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9980
Fri, 06/13/2008 - 16:00
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M'SIAN EMBASSY: HELIPADS NEAR BORDER FOR JOINT SURVEYS
Jakarta, June 13 (ANTARA) - Permanent helipads (helicopter landing pads) located near the Malaysia-Indonesia border, around seven kilometers from West Kalimantan's Tanjung Lokang, are to facilitate joint surveys by the two countries, according to information from the Malaysian embassy in Jakarta.
The locations of the helipads are near the border demarcation no. U0921 inside the Kapit area in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, at the coordinates of 0127.05N 11358.31E, using Ulu Lengai map no. PY407599, the embassy said in a press statement on Thursday evening.
The helipads were to facilitate joint surveys carried out by the two countries
to mark the border demarcation and repair border poles which were damaged or
shifted in April 2007.
The joint surveys involved the Malaysian Department of Surveys and Mapping
(Jupem), the Indonesian Army's Military District Command VI/TPR , the
Indonesian Mapping and Topography Service and the Indonesian Mapping and Survey
Coordinating Agency, the embassy said.
The construction of the helipads was agreed on by the two countries in a
preliminary meeting prior to the implementation of the joint surveys. The
helipad was used by both parties during the joint surveys.
The Malaysian embassy stated that the helipads had been built in the interest
of both countries and the two countries were fully aware about the helipads'
existence.
The presence of the helipad did not violate existing agreements between the two
countries, therefore the Malaysian embassy asked for a stop to speculations
which could complicate the issue.
A joint team of the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry, the Ministry of Legal and Human Rights Affairs and the Headquarters of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) during a security operation in the border areas between Indonesia and Malaysia recently, claimed to have found Malaysian helicopter pads built about seven kilometers from the border.
The locations of the helipads are near the border demarcation no. U0921 inside the Kapit area in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, at the coordinates of 0127.05N 11358.31E, using Ulu Lengai map no. PY407599, the embassy said in a press statement on Thursday evening.
The helipads were to facilitate joint surveys carried out by the two countries
to mark the border demarcation and repair border poles which were damaged or
shifted in April 2007.
The joint surveys involved the Malaysian Department of Surveys and Mapping
(Jupem), the Indonesian Army's Military District Command VI/TPR , the
Indonesian Mapping and Topography Service and the Indonesian Mapping and Survey
Coordinating Agency, the embassy said.
The construction of the helipads was agreed on by the two countries in a
preliminary meeting prior to the implementation of the joint surveys. The
helipad was used by both parties during the joint surveys.
The Malaysian embassy stated that the helipads had been built in the interest
of both countries and the two countries were fully aware about the helipads'
existence.
The presence of the helipad did not violate existing agreements between the two
countries, therefore the Malaysian embassy asked for a stop to speculations
which could complicate the issue.
A joint team of the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry, the Ministry of Legal and Human Rights Affairs and the Headquarters of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) during a security operation in the border areas between Indonesia and Malaysia recently, claimed to have found Malaysian helicopter pads built about seven kilometers from the border.
