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Indonesia, Japan strategic partners, friends: Kalla
Kamis, 30 November 2017 05:36 WIB - 3 Views

Reporter: antara

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla (ANTARA /Puspa Perwitasari)

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said Indonesia and Japan have been strategic partners and friends for the past 60 years.

"Japan has been a cooperation partner with Indonesia in various fields. The partnership between the two countries has grown closer, marked by the holding of Maritime Strategic Cooperation Forum signed in 2016," he said, at a reception to mark the 84th anniversary of Emperor Akihito here, on Wednesday evening.

The Maritime Strategic Cooperation Forum is aimed at strengthening and accelerating cooperation in maritime security and safety, as well as maritime infrastructure and connectivity development, training and education, and other strategic areas for the two countries.

Kalla stated that the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the two countries` diplomatic relations next year would be a momentum for reviewing the progress that has been made as well as efforts to improve mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries.

"Cooperation is not only in physical terms but also between nations," he added.

At the reception, held at Hotel Mulia, Kalla wished Emperor Akihito a very "Happy Birthday" and joined a toast led by Japanese ambassador for ASEAN, Kazuo Sunaga, for continued partnership between the two countries.

"On behalf of the government and people of Indonesia, I wish Emperor Akihito a "Happy Birthday." The government and people of Indonesia would pray for his health and welfare," Kalla remarked.

Kalla was accompanied by head of presidential secretariat, Mohamad Oemar; vice president`s special staff for bureaucratic reform, Azyumardi Azra; and chief of vice president`s expert team, Sofjan Wanandi.

Reported by Azizah Fitriyanti
(H-YH/INE)
(T.SYS/B/KR-BSR/B/H-YH)
Editor: Heru Purwanto

COPYRIGHT © ANTARA 2017

 

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Image Credit: Indonesian Navy
3 Years Later, Where Is Indonesia's 'Global Maritime Fulcrum'?
Messy maritime security governance will have implications for Jokowi’s ambitious maritime vision.

By I.G.B. Dharma Agastia
November 22, 2017



It has been three years since President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced Indonesia’s grand maritime vision, the Global Maritime Fulcrum (GMF). Jokowi pledged to capitalize on Indonesia’s geographic position to make Indonesia a “fulcrum” of Indo-Pacific maritime activity. Iterated many times in his campaign manifesto and later at the 9th East Asian Summit at Naypyidaw in 2014, the vision now finally has an authoritative document titled “Indonesian Ocean Policy,” which was recently published by the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs.

There are two dimensions to the GMF: the strategic and economic. The strategic dimension envisions the Indonesian Navy as regional maritime power. To that end, the administration has pledged to increase defense spending to facilitate naval modernization. In the economic sector, the Jokowi administration envisions a more interconnected Indonesia. By pledging to develop ports, fisheries, and shipping, Jokowi hopes to decrease the development gap between the main and outer islands. Jokowi also hopes to better integrate Indonesian islands with global maritime trade routes by developing ports.

How fares the GMF? As the last three years have shown, Jokowi has been diligent in building the physical elements of the GMF. Ports are being upgraded to facilitate the much-lauded “sea toll road,” particularly in less developed islands such as Papua, in hopes of bringing equality in economic development. The Navy is acquiring new ships to replaced Indonesia’s ageing naval fleet. The most recent commissioning of the newest PKR frigate, the KRI Raden Eddy Martadinata-331, is just a small part of Indonesia’s upcoming naval modernization. The naval base at Natuna Island has also been modernized and upgraded to anticipate potential traditional and nontraditional security threats coming from the South China Sea.

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However, despite Jokowi’s persistent focus on infrastructure and physical development, the largest hurdle that the GMF continues to face is messy maritime security governance.

Overlapping authorities pose a significant barrier to inter-agency coordination. Indonesia currently has 13 different agencies that are stakeholders in maritime security. This includes some of the major players, such as the Navy (TNI-AL), the Police, the Civil Service Investigators of ten different ministries – including Customs and Fisheries – and the fledgling Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla). These 13 agencies have yet to be integrated under a single command, which provides ample opportunities for miscommunication and lack of coordination.

One only needs to remember the time when the TNI-AL detained two boats to get a glimpse of the complexity of Indonesia’s maritime security governance. In 2014, the TB Bina Marine 75 tugboat and Bina Marine 76 barge were seized by the Indonesian Navy due to suspicions of smuggling. The TNI-AL indeed has the right to detain any suspicious vessels in Indonesian waters. However, smuggling also falls under the jurisdiction of Customs. Whose authority should supersede the other in this case? This unclear distinction of authority, caused by a confusing legal overlap, will often lead to cases of legal “turf wars” where each agency will fight for their share of credit, only to be further exacerbated by sectorial egoism.

For the remaining two years of Jokowi’s term in office, the highest priority should be to straighten out these tangled threads of maritime security governance. Without a robust and clearly defined framework or action plan, the physical elements of the GMF will continue to operate at limited efficiency simply because different agencies are always at each other’s necks.

To address these issues, there should be a serious legal review of the current maritime security regime. The review should target redundancies in maritime laws with a specific focus of clearing up potential “turf war” clauses. The tasks of each agency should be made explicitly clear, with little room for jurisdictional overlap. This will allow each agency to focus on their specific duties.

There also ought to be a centralized “command center” for the 13 maritime security agencies in order to lessen the probability of inter-agency clashes and to minimize lack of coordination. The Bakamla fits the bill; however, at the moment, it is still relatively powerless to act as a central command, both in operational and technical terms. There ought to be efforts to strengthen the position of the Bakamla as a central coordinating unit for all maritime security stakeholders.

Seeing these possibilities, it is essential for Indonesia to straighten out its complicated maritime security regime. Without substantial reform, Indonesia’s bid to become a regional maritime power will remain a pipe dream. Moreover, as the future maritime security environment becomes more complex, it is important that Indonesia’s maritime security agencies are well coordinated and not bickering with one another in the face of emerging maritime security threats that require dynamic and joint responses.

I.G.B. Dharma Agastia is a Lecturer at the International Relations Study Program at President University, Cikarang. The views and opinions expressed in this article are the author’s alone.

"...seized by the Indonesian Navy due to suspicions of smuggling. The TNI-AL indeed has the right to detain any suspicious vessels in Indonesian waters. However, smuggling also falls under the jurisdiction of Customs. Whose authority should supersede the other in this case?"


After the vessel is seized, TNI-AL hands over the smuggler to the Customs to begin the legal process. What's the problem??

The right of TNI-AL to seize smuggling vessels is given by the Customs. Customs also give equivalent right to police, BAKAMLA, and 13 others. This right is given so that Customs don't have to ask for assistance from other branches everytime there's a smuggler. Vice versa, this right is also necessary so that other branches don't need to ask permission from Customs everytime they see a smuggler.

I'm not saying that GMF is not without problems but no country in the world have the experience with a massive maritime project like Indonesia. Unlike a lecturer, who can start lecturing people as soon as there's a textbook, we have no other people's mistakes to learn from.

 

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build 2 LSTs at once?

 

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build 2 LSTs at once?

Not 2 but 3 LST all at once (LST-5, LST-6 and LST-7).

http://poskotanews.com/2017/07/11/d...ri-keel-laying-pembangunan-kapal-angkut-tank/

Before the 3 LST there is also 1 LST (LST-4) under construction. So in total there is 4 units LST currently being built by PT Daya Radar Utama.

http://www.tnial.mil.id/tabid/79/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/28669/Default.aspx

 

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build 2 LSTs at once?

Pengerjaan proyek 5 kapal LST sesuai rencana

Pengerjaan proyek 5 kapal jenis Landing Ship Tank (LST) dipastikan telah sesuai dengan waktu yang telah direncanakan. Kepastian tersebut didapat setelah Kementerian Pertahanan melaksanakan kunjungan kerja ke PT Daya Radar Utama (DRU) di bandar lampung selaku Badan Usaha Milik Swasta Strategis. Kepala Pusat Komunikasi Publik Kemhan, Brigjen Totok Sugiharto menyatakan, dari 5 pengadaan LST, 1 LST yaitu Kapal Republik Indonesia (KRI) Bintuni 520 telah beroperasional, sementara 4 LST lainnya direncanakan akan diselesaikan secara bertahap mulai pada pertengahan tahun 2018 mendatang.

"PT DRU telah mendukung program penguatan Alutsista, khususnya armada laut guna mendukung pertahanan maritim di Indonesia. Sudah menghasilkan banyak kapal dengan sebagian besar komponen dalam negeri," kata Totok dalam rilisnya yang diterima redaksi elshinta.com, Rabu (29/11).

Tidak hanya pembangunan LST, PT DRU yang berada di Lamongan Jawa Timur saat ini juga tengah mengerjakan 17 unit Landing Craft Unit (LCU) untuk TNI Angkatan Darat. Selain untuk keperluan militer, PT DRU juga memenuhi pesanan kapal untuk Bea dan Cukai serta Kementerian kelautan dan perikanan.

Dikatakan Kapuskom Publik Kemhan, keterlibatan BUMS Strategis dalam mendukung pertahanan maritim menunjukkan bentuk sinergitas antara BUMN dengan BUMS dalam mewujudkan kemandirian industri pertahanan dalam memenuhi kebutuhan dalam negeri.

Kemampuan PT DRU dalam memenuhi standar spesikasi membuktikan bahwa BUMS Strategis sebenarnya telah mampu. Terlebih dalam pembuatan LST ini murni hasil karya cipta anak indonesia tanpa adanya campur tangan dari negara lain.

Walaupun merupakan karya asli anak bangsa, diakui Totok Sugiharto, masih ada beberapa komponen yang harus di impor seperti mesin utama dan generator. Untuk saat ini lokal konten LST buatan PT DRU telah mencapai 30 persen dan terus di tingkatkan.

http://m.elshinta.com/news/128746/2017/11/29/pengerjaan-proyek-5-kapal-lst-sesuai-rencana

 

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I can see that it is modular in construction

yeah, hope our state owned shipyard can catch up such professional attitude.
4 more 120M LST, and 1 120M LPD... are nice progress for Navy

 

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