Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Djamari Chaniago asked the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the Indonesian National Police (INP) to strengthen their unity in safeguarding the sovereignty of Indonesia's border regions while reviewing troops in Natuna, Riau Islands.
The Anambas Islands Sub-regional Police conducted a border patrol on Tokong Nanas Island, which directly borders Malaysia, in order to prevent potential disturbances.
Riau Islands Regional Police Chief Inspector General Asep Safrudin is committed to ensuring that the border areas of the Riau Islands Province do not become entry points for drugs into Indonesia.
The Indonesian Military has dispatched 450 soldiers from the 112th Infantry Battalion/Darma Jaya to secure the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea border in Puncak Jaya, Central Papua.
