Indonesia and Malaysia to dispute over territorial waters or to seize energy

China Daily Online news: According to U.S. media reports, Indonesian lawmakers June 9 accused the Malaysian navy since May this year illegal entry into Indonesian waters 19 times, the comments rekindled the two countries on the Ambarate waters dispute.　　Although the International Tribunal ruled in 2002 that Malaysia enjoys the sovereignty of two islands north of the Ambarate Sea, it still has disagreements with Indonesia over maritime borders, each of which claims to enjoy Ambarate sovereignty. Indonesian Congressman Zocco Soussillo (Djoko Susilo) said after a meeting with the Malaysian Defense Minister 9th, "We told them to stop provocative activities in the Ambarate waters." He added: "They [Malaysia] cannot claim that Ambarate is theirs." No, Ambarate is ours, which is very clear in law.　　Malaysian Defense Minister Ahmed Zahid Hamidi said 7th this month that the Indonesian warships had repeatedly crossed the border between the two countries to invade the Malaysian waters, but in order to avoid fuelling relations, Malaysia had previously decided to exercise restraint. Indonesia and Malaysia have been known to have been at sea for weeks on the issue of Ambarate maritime sovereignty. Indonesia said that a patrol boat in Malaysia May 25 broke into Indonesian territorial waters 11 kilometers, Indonesia has almost opened fire.　　Ahmed Zahid that the two sides should resolve the dispute peacefully, and suggested that the two sides stop using all naval patrol vessels before the problem is resolved. Malaysian national News agency reported that the Malaysian defense minister will travel to Indonesia later on 9th to hold talks with the Indonesian defense minister on the issue.　　Indonesian Defense Minister Yuvono Sudassono urged lawmakers to refrain from inflammatory comments. The territorial disputes in the Ambarate waters originated February 16, 2005. The Malaysian state-owned oil company has announced that it is Ambarate to its maritime bidding area near the border of the two countries and has granted development rights to shell. Indonesia's foreign Ministry protested, and the Indonesian Navy and Air Force subsequently dispatched 7 warships and several F-16 fighters to the area, causing the border dispute to heat up again. Subsequently, the two foreign ministers met to agree to resolve the dispute by diplomatic means, the situation was eased. (Global online: Xiao Tang)