ASEAN ministers sign dispute-resolution protocol – Summary

On 04.15.10, In Land Border, Land Boundaries, Maritime Border, Maritime Boundaries, Sovereignty, By Farid Yuniar

taken from: www.earthtimes.org

Hanoi – Foreign ministers of the 10 members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Thursday signed a protocol on dispute resolution that could be used in several ongoing regional conflicts.

The ASEAN ministers are attending the organization’s annual summit meeting in Hanoi amidst disagreements over handling human rights issues in Myanmar and several territorial disputes.

While the procedures of the protocol have not been finalized, some experts said it could mark a major step forward.

“ASEAN used to operate on the basis of consensus, and a single member could block progress,” said South-East Asia expert Carl Thayer of the Australian Defence Academy.

Thayer said that while the body would still operate consensually, the protocol provided a mechanism for deciding what to do when member states disagreed. The protocol provides for arbitration in case of dispute, followed by a binding decision by the ASEAN Summit.

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RI does not agree with Timor Leste on border region

On 04.05.10, In Land Border, Land Boundaries, geodesi ugm, By Farid Yuniar

taken from: antaranews.com

Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA News) – Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said Indonesia objected to the Timor Leste government`s guide on boundaries at three RI-Timor Leste border points.

“We don`t agree, and are still having negotiations,” he said concluding his working visit to the RI-Timor Leste border region on Sunday.

Indonesia and Timor Leste were planning to settle their border problem at 5,000 points, 907 of which had been approved, but only 103 realized.

Of this number, three points are still being discussed with difficulty by the two governments, namely Noel Besi-Citrana, Manusasi and Memo.

Indonesia and Timor Leste still have their differences on the foundation to set the boundaries in the three points. Indonesia is oriented on river flows to the mouth of Noel Besi river, while Timor Leste on the the borderline of the royal region once in existence there.

“So, we have to make further and more comprehensive discussions,” Purnomo said.

In his working visit to East Nusa Tenggara, the defense minister was in the company of Udaya Division chief Major General Hotma Mangaraja Pandjaitan, Wirasakti military chief Colonel Dody, Defense Strategy Director General Major General Syarifuddin Tippe, and Defense Planning Director General Rar Admiral Gunadi.

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RI’s new border management

On 03.29.10, In Land Boundaries, Law, Maritime Boundaries, Sovereignty, By Border Studies

Taken from The Jakarta Post

I Made Andi Arsana , New South Wales, Australia | Sun, 03/28/2010 9:54 AM | Opinion

After a reasonably long wait, an agency dealing specifically with border management has finally been established. Through Presidential Regulation No. 12/2010, the government established the National Agency on Border Management (BNPP). The establishment of the BNPP is mandated by the 2008 law on national territory. The law, promulgated in November 2008, requires the agency to be established within six months after the promulgation. It seems that the government failed to act swiftly to fulfill the mandate concerning maritime boundaries. Even though a little too late, the finally established agency is an achievement.

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