RI must demarcate border with S'pore

RI must demarcate border with S'pore

JAKARTA: Indonesia needs to demarcate its border with
Singapore as geographically the latter's expansion through
reclamation work using sand from Indonesia does not provide any
advantages for this country, an executive of the Indonesian
Fishermen's Association (KPI) said on Wednesday.

KPI chairman Hanafi Rustandi said that Indonesia obtained no
advantages from the export of sand to Singapore (now banned),
except in the case of certain persons and companies that were
involved in the sale of sea sand.

As a result of the expansion of its land area, Singapore would
be able to claim Indonesian territory, he said, adding that the
matter needed to be settled as soon as possible in a bid to avoid
any future claims that would prejudice Indonesia.

Hanafi also raised the issue of Law No. 7/1973 on the
Indonesia-Singapore maritime border in the Singapore strait.

He urged the government to stick to the agreement, which set
out all the border coordinates, if Indonesia did not want to lose
part of its maritime territory. --Antara