Indonesia Emerges as Power Player !!!

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South China Sea: Indonesia Emerges as Power Player with Attack on Taiwanese Ships


                                Following the arrest of the crew of a Chinese ship allegedly fishing illegally in its waters, the government of Indonesia is facing regional criticism for shooting at two Taiwanese ships that it also alleges had trespassed into Indonesian territory. The recent incidents are helping to raise Indonesia’s profile as a formidable player in growing tensions in the South China Sea.
Indonesian Coast Guard patrol ships fired at two Taiwanese vessels traveling to Singapore this week, both of which had allegedly illegally entered Indonesian waters in the Strait of Malacca. Indonesian authorities let the ships go, but not before firing about 20 shots at them. The Lien I Hsing No. 116 was reportedly fired at about “four or five times;” the Sheng Te Tsai had 12 bullet holes in its hull. Indonesian authorities insist they made multiple attempts to communicate with the ships and did not receive a response, and that their officers followed all legal protocol regarding such trespasses.

Both ships have arrived in Singapore, where their crew spoke to media about the incident.

Captain Lin Nan-yang of the Sheng Te Tsai told Singapore’s The Straits Times his crew was unable to hear any of the messages from Indonesian officials. “At first, we thought we were being attacked by pirates. There was no warning at all and they started shooting. … Everyone was just hiding under the consoles or in their bunks, hoping to stay alive,” he said, adding that, while he tried to contact one of the Indonesian vessels, he “didn’t understand what the other side was saying.”

Taiwan is demanding answers. “We require that the Indonesian government respond speedily to our statement as to why our fishing boats fired on the cockpits of our fishing boats,” the Taiwanese Foreign Ministry said in a statement, summoning an Indonesian diplomat in Taipei to explain the circumstances behind the attack. Indonesia has yet to issue a formal response, other than denying any wrongdoing on the part of their law enforcement officers at sea.

The incident occurred shortly after the government of Indonesia arrested the crew of a Chinese ship illegally fishing in the waters near Natuna Island, one of the few territories in the South China Sea that Beijing acknowledges does not belong to it. Nonetheless, the Chinese government claimed the ship fishing near Natuna had not broken the law because it was operating in “traditional Chinese fishing grounds.”

The Indonesian government disagreed and captured the ship and its crew. The Chinese Coast Guard responded to the event by ramming the captured ship, forcing Indonesian authorities to let it go. Indonesia still has custody of the ship’s crew and has refused to return them to China, asserting they will be prosecuted for their trespass. Indonesian head of maritime security responded to China’s claim that the waters near Natuna are Chinese by describing bilateral relations as “a new ball game” following the remark.

The Indonesian government, while wary of Chinese claims, has also insisted that the fishing incident is “a fishing dispute” and not a defense issue, though legislators are pressing President Joko Widodo to take stronger measures to keep China out of Indonesia’s waters.

The Associated Press notes that Indonesia has destroyed “dozens” of ships for trespassing its waters. The nation has also taken an aggressive stance against China for its expansive claims in the South China Sea. Indonesian officials have specifically threatened to take China to international arbitration over its claims in the South China Sea, though they are one of the few nations whose claims in the sea do not overlap with China’s. China has claimed territory belonging to Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei. The Philippines has taken the case to the International Court of Arbitration at The Hague.

China has attempted to use Taiwan’s claims in the South China Sea as proof that the territory belongs to China, as Beijing does not recognize Taiwan’s sovereignty. The Chinese government applauded outgoing Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou for traveling to Taiping, the largest island in the Spratly chain claimed by Taiwan in the region, claiming his trip was to promote China’s claim over the island. The United States called the trip “extremely unhelpful.”

Taiwan is now seeking to have the island designated an official island by international law, not simply a “rock” that cannot legally have sovereignty. Also claiming Taiping is the Philippines in the case at The Hague. “Islands are entitled to territorial waters, an exclusive economic zone and other rights not enjoyed by mere rocks,” The Jakarta Post explains. Taiwan argues that, because it runs a hospital and other facilities on Taiping, it is by definition an inhabited island belonging to Taiwan. To promote its claims, Taiwan will also be aiding journalists who wish to see it in trips to Taiping.
                       

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Indonesian Armed Force Denies Firing at Taiwanese Vessel

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta-Head of Navy Information Division Lt. Col. Edi Sucipto denied the rumor that an Indonesian naval ship (KRI) had fired shots at Taiwanese vessel amid sailing through Malaka Strait on Monday morning.
“There has no any shooting so far,” Edi told Tempo through a text message on Tuesday, March 22.

Edi said KRI has a three-digit code on its body, not a four-digit as claimed by Taiwan. “And the first number is not started with the number 2,” he said.

On Monday, Taiwanese media broadcasted a rumor that two Taiwanese fishing ships had been shot by KRI during their course to Malaka Strait on Monday morning, March 21.

Those ships are “Sheng Te Tsai” and “Lien I Hsing No.116”. Both are registered in Liouciou City, Pingtung. The owner of the ship Lee said that he received a satellite call from the ship’s captain, Lin Nan, around 5am.

Lin said 20 crews of both vessels had been injured, while “Seng Te Tsai” vessel had more than 10 bullet holes on it. Lin claimed the shots were aimed at both of the ship’s cockpits since it was different from the ordinary warning shot which targeted the ship’s rear or its surrounding.

The Taiwanese ship crews believed that the vessel shooter was an Indonesian Naval Ship. The allegation was based on the 2804 code imprinted on the ship’s body. Such code is only seen on official ships from Southeast Asian countries.
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LEOMAR

Fri Mar 25, 2016 9:14am EDT

A hundred Chinese boats encroach in Malaysian waters: minister

About 100 Chinese fishing boats have been detected encroaching in Malaysia's waters in the disputed South China Sea, Malaysia's state news agency and a coastguard official said on Friday.

The reported encroachment on Thursday is the latest action by Chinese vessels to raise concern in Southeast Asia, where four countries object to China's claim to virtually the whole of the South China Sea.

Malaysia's national security minister Shahidan Kassim said assets from the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency and the navy have been sent to the area near the Luconia Shoals to monitor the situation, the Bernama news agency reported.

Shahidan did not specify what type of Chinese vessels had been spotted but a Maritime Enforcement Agency official said they were fishing boats guarded by two Chinese coastguard vessels.

China claims most of the South China Sea through which about $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year. Its Southeast Asian neighbours Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam, also claim parts of the sea, as does Taiwan.

China's foreign ministry spokesman, Hong Lei, asked about the Malaysian report at a briefing on Friday, said he did not "understand the details" of what Malaysia had said.

"Now is the fishing season in the South China Sea ... At this time of year, every year, Chinese trawlers are in the relevant waters carrying out normal fishing activities," Hong said. He did not elaborate.

Shahidan said Malaysia would take legal action if the boats were found to have trespassed into its exclusive economic zone, Bernama cited him as saying.

The Malaysian maritime agency official said three of its boats were monitoring the Chinese fleet..

"Our orders are not to provoke them in any way  ," said the official who declined to be identified as he is not authorised to speak to media.

This week, Indonesia protested to China about an incident involving an Indonesian patrol boat, and a Chinese coastguard vessel and fishing boat in what Indonesia said was its waters.

China has said its vessels were operating in its fishing grounds and its coastguard vessel did not enter Indonesian waters.

Indonesia is not embroiled in the rival claims and has instead seen itself as an "honest broker".

China says it is committed to resolving the disputes but only via bilateral talks. Speaking at a conference in China, Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin repeated that position.

"We rarely see multilateral negotiations are able to resolve complex and sensitive territorial and maritime boundary disputes," Liu said, according to a transcript provided by China's foreign ministry.

(Reporting by Rozanna Latiff in Kuala Lumpur and Ben Blanchard in Beijing; Editing by Robert Birsel)

Reuters


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Changa

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sekngucing

tapi kapal china ni sampai argentina dia pergi
aku tgok peta, lautan china takla luas sangat, sebab tulah dia tuju ke bawah ni kot

si_buta

Those 100 boats are just passing througn on tneir way to indon waters. What idiot would want to fish in the same area as 99 other boats ?
indon dari dulu hingga sekarang asyik diinjak malaysia, china dan australia
Seperkara lagi, setiap nelayan laut dalam memerlukan kawasan sendiri yang luas. Lain lah kalau bot pesisir seperti di teluk siam

pyropura

LEOMAR replied at 25-3-2016 10:14 PM
Fri Mar 25, 2016 9:14am EDT

A hundred Chinese boats encroach in Malaysian waters: minister

KASIHAN, MASAK KAPAL TNI KEKURANGAN BBM
JATAH ANGGARAN OPERASIONALNYA DIUSULKAN DITAMBAH


Pegiat media sosial sedih menge­tahui kapal TNI kekurangan BBM untuk berpatroli. Tweeps berharap pe­merintah meningkatkan anggaran pe­ngadaan BBM untuk TNI.

Di jejaring sosial twitter, account @ga­­nidarmawan sedih mengetahui pengoperasian kapal TNI terhambat karena kekurangan BBM.

Kasihan TNI, ini kayaknya imbas dari subsidi BBM yang salah sasa­ran,” kicaunya.

Account @mustofaakbar menya­ran­­kan, pemerintah menambah ang­gar­an operasional untuk pengadaan BBM bagi kapal perang TNI.  

Anggarannya perlu ditambah. Jangan sampai tugas negara terha­lang karena kurang bensin,” katanya.

Account @Bdhary berharap, PT Per­tamina menambah jatah subsidi BB­M untuk TNI. Diingatkanya, Indo­nesia dalam bahaya jika kapal TNI tidak bisa beroperasi.

Tambah jatah BBM subsidi seba­gai solusi,” bebernya.

Account @adhyreizki mengingat­kan, negara lain akan meledek In­do­nesia, jika tahu kapal patroli TNI tidak bisa berlayar karena kekura­ngan BBM.

Masak kapal patroli banyak yang nganggur brur, mau ditaruh dimana muka Indonesia nantinya,” sindir­nya.

Account @alvin_bargaz berharap, pe­merintahan Jokowi-JK mereali­sasi­kan janji kampanye meningkat­kan anggaran untuk TNI.

Jangan sampai mereka cari uang bensin sendiri,” ingatnya.

Account @dennybahari memperi­ngat­kan semua pihak agar tidak me­nyepelekan kekurangan BBM kapal patroli TNI.

Perlu respons cepat. Jangan tung­gu kekayaan laut kita dijarah baru sadar,” ujarnya.

Account@fayakhun meng­usul­kan, PT Pertamina memutihkan utang pengadaan solar untuk TNI.

Kasihan, utangnya dievaluasi saja,” sarannya.

Account @danarbowo usul, penggunaan bahan bakar alternatif bagi kapal patroli TNI.

Bahan bakar kapal TNI diganti BBG saja pak,” usulnya.

Account @Adhi Nugroho  tak me­nyangka, TNI sebagai garda terde­pan penjaga kedaulatan negara ke­kura­ng­­an BBM.

Negara yang katanya kaya, tetapi aparatnya pun kekurangan BBM,” herannya.

LEOMAR

si_buta posted on 26-3-2016 12:24 AM
Mereka cuma tumpang lalu dalam perjalanan ke perairan indon la bodoh. Mana ada 100 bot mau tangkap ...

“What I want to point out is that now is the fishing season in the South China Sea ... At this time of year, every year, Chinese trawlers are in the relevant waters carrying out normal fishing activities,” Hong was quoted by Reuters as saying

pyropura

mepusembilan replied at 25-3-2016 09:38 PM
malay sendiri udah takut sama indonesia

thai udah takut

Australia : TNI Itu Kecil, Tidak Mampu Kendalikan Perairan Indonesia

Kapal perang Australia masuk ke perairan Indonesia hingga 7 mil dari pesisir Pulau Rote, Nusa Tenggara Timur, untuk mengiring kembali perahu pengangkut imigran yang berlayar ke negara itu.Penilaian pihak Australia itu disampaikan salah satu imigran, Rabu (8/1). "Tentara Australia bilang tentara Indonesia itu kecil. Tidak mampu berbuat apa-apa," kata Mohamed  Abdirashid, 18, imigran asal Somalia.Ia mengisahkan, selama pelayaran melintasi perairan Indonesia menuju Australia, lampu kapal perang tersebut dipadamkan termasuk pada malam hari. Pemadaman lampu tersebut bertujuan mengelabui aparat keamanan Indonesia."Kami berlayar hampir dekat ke Pulau Rote kemudian melihat perahu di kejauhan. Kami mengira itu kapal perang Indonesia, ternyata bukan," ujarnya. Oleh kapal yang ternyata milik Australia, Abdirashid diminta untuk terus jalan karena Pulau Rote sudah dekat.Sementara itu, Ketua Yayasan Peduli Timor Barat Ferdi Tanoni mendesak Pemerintah Indonesia khususnya TNI agar tegas kepada Australia. Pasalnya, keberadaan kapal perang Australia di perairan Indonesia yang tanpa izin merupakan pelecehan.  

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