The clutch of new legislation offers a chance to advance the country’s long-held maritime ambitions.
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January 27, 2021
Indonesian Bakamla vessel KN Tan Jung Datu (left) sails alongside the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton in the Singapore Strait, August 11, 2019.
Credit: Flickr/Coast Guard News
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As part of its efforts to cut red tape and develop the country’s maritime sector, the Indonesian government is preparing an “omnibus bill” that will integrate the various laws and regulations that govern its law enforcement at sea.
The Omnibus Bill on Maritime Security is expected to integrate 21 laws and empower the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) to coordinate several government institutions and agencies that have law enforcement authority at sea. The bill is part of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s bureaucratic reform efforts and arguably a continuation of his previous plan of transforming Indonesia into a global maritime hub and power.