BORDER SECURITY
Sovereignty at Kilometer Zero
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Military border guards are the spearhead of national sovereignty. They get by without even the simplest of amenities.
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THE rain quickly turned the dry dust to mud in the village of Jagoi Babang, Bengkayang, West Kalimantan. The small village on the equatorial line appears to lie right alongside Serikin village in Malaysia. Located 319 kilometers from Pontianak, more than half the roads are in extremely poor condition. Mud, rocks and sand are interspersed with gaping potholes. “Only jeeps can get through to here,” said Private First Class Iskandar, a member of
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