MALAYSIA CLAIMS AMBALAT OVER ITS OIL RESERVES

Jakarta, June 7 (ANTARA) – When tension heightened between Indonesia and Malaysia over the Ambalat Block back in 2005, Kuala Lumpur offered a joint cultivation of the area and divide the proceeds.
For Indonesia, however, the Ambalat issue is a matter of sovereignty so that no meeting point has been achieved so far. Malaysia puts Ambalat [...]

AMBALAT HEATING UP WHILE TALKS STILL ON HOLD

Jakarta, June 2 (ANTARA) – With tensions over a near-standoff in the disputed Ambalat block on the border between Indonesia and Malaysia in the Sulawesi Sea still high, and negotiations to solve the border dispute at a halt, analysts have advised Jakarta not to be misled by Malaysia’s provocative acts. “It is vitally important for [...]