Monday 3 November 2014

Place TNI Leopard Tank Battalion in RI-Malaysia Border

Place TNI Leopard Tank Battalion in RI-Malaysia Border



EAST BORNEO - TNI will put a battalion of tanks on the border between Indonesia's East Kalimantan and Sabah in Malaysia. TNI will also put skuardron combat helicopters to strengthen security at the border with Malaysia.

Battalion Leopard tanks, attack helicopters and missiles skuardron tank destroyer, will complement Indonesia's national sovereignty custody in Indonesia-Malaysia border in East Kalimantan. During his visit on the border of East Kalimantan of Indonesia and Sabah, Malaysia, Commander of Military Region VI Mulawarman said Mulawarman battalion reinforced will guard the border with as many as 44 Leopard tanks.

Procurement tanks at the border had to be completed in October 2013 to come. Personnel RI-Malaysia border guards will be equipped with a combination of three battalions of infantry and artillery, which have anti-tank weapons.

Expedition Team Not Find Shifted Stakes

Kopassus commander Major General Wisnu Bawa Tenaya said Equator Expedition Team that traveled to the District of Sebatik Island Sei underscores, Nunukan, have not found any stakes RI-Malaysia border is shifted from its original position.

"During the journey of the Equator Expedition Team 2012, no border markers were found to shift or disappear," said Kopassus commander Major General Wisnu Bawa Tenaya is also Commander of the Equator Expedition Team 2012, in Sei underscores, Nunukan, East Kalimantan, on Wednesday.

Kopassus commander said Equator Expedition Team that traveled to explore the border region has not reported any such findings.

"Hopefully the participants Expedition Team immediately report if they found the stakes are shifted or missing in the border," he said.

Meanwhile, Deputy Commander Sub Regional Coordinator 5 Nunukan Equator Expedition Team 2012 Major Inf Achiruddin say, browsing the Indonesia-Malaysia border in the north during this Nunukan found only a few markers are buried in the ground or shifted due to landslides. 

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