Thousand Islands Redressing
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
LAST week, Governor of Banten, Djoko Munandar, re-staked Bantens claim over the disputed islands. These claims are not based on considerations of economic potential but rather on territorial boundaries, said Munandar.
Munandar is demanding that control over the disputed islands be transferred to Banten. Currently, the islands are controlled by the Jakarta Special Province (DKI Jakarta). According to Munandar, Article 3 of Law No. 22/1999 on Regiona
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