The Indonesian Military (TNI) will move to secure the disputed oil-rich Ambalat territory, amid renewed tensions between Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur, TNI chief Gen. Djoko Santoso said on Sunday, as quoted by kompas.com.
TNI would continue to guard the border areas but would leave the dispute solution to the government, Djoko said.
Ambalat is a maritime area located off the eastern coast of Kalimantan, which both Indonesia and Malaysia claim as their territory.
Indonesia recently accused Malaysian battleships of entering Indonesian territorial waters surrounding Ambalat. Malaysian naval ships have breached the disputed zone several times. According to the TNI, this was the ninth time Malaysia had breached the law in 2009.
The dispute over the maritime bloc, believed to be rich in oil and gas, has been increasing tensions between Indonesia and Malaysia since the 1980s.
Jakarta Post
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