Perbatasan dengan Malaysia-kah yang dimaksud Presiden
dalam berita di bawah ini? Please, Mega, lugas sajalah
menyebut negara mana yang suka memindah-mindah patok
perbatasan. Masih perlu apalagi disembunyikan,
tambahan kayu-kayu hutan kita sudah disedot ke negara
mereka untuk membangun istana-istana sementara
penduduk di Kalimantan hanya bisa mengalami kemiskinan
dalam "keadadian". Masihkah perlu disembunyikan??
Tangkisan Letug
Mega asks country's borders marked
Fabiola Desy Unidjaja and Rusman, Jakarta/Samarinda
(The Jakarta Post, 3 August 2004)
President Megawati Soekarnoputri ordered on Monday
local governments whose territories share borders with
neighboring countries to build monuments to mark the
country's borders.
Speaking to key players in the tourism industry at the
State Palace, Megawati said Indonesia would soon issue
a new map of the country, with clear borders.
"I do not want the country to lose more land. So, do
not take the issue of border markers lightly," the
President said. "To ensure the border markers stay, I
urge regional governments close to the border to build
monuments to mark our boundaries with neighboring
countries."
Megawati's administration has been working on the
settlement of border disputes with neighboring
countries since Indonesia lost the legal battle
against Malaysia over its jurisdiction of Sipadan and
Ligitan islands early last year.
The government has also received reports of certain
parties who moved border markers in Kalimantan several
kilometers toward Malaysian territory in order to
facilitate illegal logging activities.
"We are going to continue negotiations with
neighboring countries before we can produce the new
map of Indonesia," Megawati said.
Separately, the East Kalimantan administration
announced a plan to open a border crossing point
between Indonesia and Malaysia in Nunukan regency to
improve the supervision of the movement of people and
goods across the border.
Governor Suwarna Abdul Fatah said the border crossing
would cost his administration around Rp 200 billion
(US$22.2million). The province borders the East
Malaysian state of Sabah.
"With or without the gate, there are always people and
goods crossing the border. With a proper gate we
expect to tighten supervision and minimize
trafficking," Suwarna said.
He added the gate would help end the isolation of
several remote areas near the border.
Currently, there is only one guard post jointly run by
both the Indonesian and Malaysian armies. A
four-kilometer-long free zone separates the countries.
"We will discuss the plan with the Malaysian
authorities during our routine talks on Wednesday. We
hope they will respond positively to the plan," the
governor said.
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