Within Sight of Skyscrapers

Nipah Island is but a stones throw away from Singapore.

August 16, 2005

THE sky was bright that morning. The Indonesian Navys patrol boat, Silumba, sailed through the waves, heading for Nipah Island. Under the command of Second Lieutenant Rudi, the boat sped at 35 knots. This boat often catches criminals in the act at sea, Rudi said, on the voyage at the end of last July.The wind blew hard and the waves crashed against the boats hull. Rudy concentrated on controlling the boat. After a one-hour trip, a form came in si

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