Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief, General Moeldoko, stated TNI will not be ambiguous to deal with foreign illegal fishing vessels in Indonesian waters. However, he asked people to understand the obstacles faced by TNI during the execution since TNI cannot carelessly bomb the vessels. Some people said TNI is slow. TNI is actually not slow but…
United States (US) pays great attention to Indonesia since it has strategic position between two oceans and two continents. US stated it is ready to assist Indonesia’s maritime axis program. Yesterday, a corvette named USS Forth Worth arrived at Tanjung Priok Port, Jakarta. The corvette is a littoral combat ship (LCS) 3 designed for war…
Even though the government pays special attention to fishermen, fishermen’s lives will still be pitiful. It can be seen from 2015 State Budget arrangement which does not prioritize fisherman empowerment. In 2015 State Budget, 65.2 percent Maritime and Fishery (KP) budget is for infrastructure and purchasing goods and services. Meanwhile, fisherman empowerment does not become…
Foreign Affairs Minister, Retno LP Marsudi, got protests from the neighboring countries whose vessels were sunk by Indonesian government due to illegal fishing in Indonesia. Therefore, Retno is ready to clarify it to the protesting countries. Retno asserted everything decided by President Jokowi has been suitable with law. “This issue must be seen from law…