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The United States and Indonesia are building a U.S. $3.5 million coast guard training center on Batam, an industrial and transport hub at the south end of the South China Sea, to boost Jakarta’s capacity to fight domestic and transnational crime, authorities said.
Representatives of Indonesia’s Coast Guard (Bakamla) and the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta were present at the groundbreaking ceremony at the Batam Navy Base on Friday. The U.S. ambassador and Indonesian Coast Guard chief attended virtually.
“[T]he United States remains committed to supporting Indonesia’s leading role in advancing regional peace and security by countering domestic and transnational crime,” U.S. Ambassador Sung Kim was quoted as saying in a joint statement about the event.
Sub salvage mission brings Jakarta, Beijing closer
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published : 25 May 2021 at 04:00
1 An Indonesian military personnel displays a clip showing the wreckage of the sunken Indonesian Navy KRI Nanggala-402 submarine on April 25. REUTERS
Amid the uncertainties surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, Indonesia was deeply saddened by the sinking of KRI Nanggala 402 last month. On April 21, the Indonesian Navy submarine sunk off the coast of Bali after losing contact shortly after it was authorised to begin its operation. All 53 crew perished in the incident.
Despite rampant speculation around what might have caused the sinking of KRI Nanggala 402, Indonesian authorities confirmed that natural factors contributed to the accident.