Navy helps fight drug trafficking

Mon, 11/24/2008 11:35 AM | National

BATAM: Navy Chief of Staff Adm. Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno signed Saturday an MoU with the National Narcotics Agency in the fight against drug trafficking.

Tedjo said the agreement would allow the Navy to help prevent drug trafficking by sea, given the vulnerability of maritime borders to narcotics-related criminal activities.

The Navy chief also inked an agreement with the director general of taxes and excise, the director general of sea transportation and the director general of fisheries and marine resources control and supervision, on the prevention of crimes at sea, also covering the lending of a 12.7 mm weapon and its ammunition to support law enforcement at sea. -- JP

Foreign officers complete study

Sat, 11/15/2008 10:57 AM | National

JAKARTA: Navy chief of staff Adm. Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno closed Friday a training program for 128 Navy Staff and Command School officers that was attended by eight foreign officers from eight countries.

The foreign officers represented the United States, Australia, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Pakistan.

Tedjo said the school was a center of excellence that was expected to generate thinkers who would contribute to maritime development in Indonesia.

The annual course lasted 10 months. Participating officers were ranked major or lieutenant colonel.

The school has so far graduated 3,402 officers, including 170 foreign officers from 15 countries thanks to a cooperation agreement between Indonesia and the participating countries. -- JP