Tensions between Malaysia and Indonesia are heating up again following the arrest of three Indonesian maritime officers by Malaysian Marine Operations Force.
The three officers were in Bintan waters off Riau Islands when they were arrested on Friday night by the Malaysian Marine Operations Force.
The three had been part of a five-strong patrol team when they encountered the ILLEGAL fishermen. Two officers took seven of the fishermen to Sekupang, Batam, while three boarded the fishing boats, where they were arrested.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the matter must be resolved diplomatically to avoid straining relations.
Indonesia is highly sensitive about its territorial integrity since losing the tiny islands of Sipadan and Ligitan off the northeastern coast of Borneo — disputed since 1969 — to Malaysia following a 2002 ruling by the International Court of Justice.
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