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Singapore's new defence agreement with Indonesia means better training facilities, among other things


The Singapore Armed Forces will now be able to train at bigger and better facilities closer to home, under the Defence Cooperation Agreement signed by Singapore and Indonesia on Friday.
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A lack of training facilities nearer home has meant the SAF had to conduct training in countries such as Thailand, Australia and the United States.
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The agreement, revived after a four-year hiatus, will allow the SAF to use designated land, sea and air facilities in Indonesia.
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Signed by Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean and his Indonesian counterpart, Mr Juwono Sudarsono, in Bali on Friday, the pact is expected to enhance the long-standing military cooperation between the countries. Witnessing the signing were Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
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The defence pact, along with the Extradition Treaty that was also signed on Friday, is the product of two years of arduous negotiations. Both agreements were negotiated as one package and have to be ratified by the Indonesian Parliament before they can come into effect.
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The defence pact lays down a comprehensive strategic framework for bilateral defence cooperation and includes the development of joint training areas and facilities; provision of training assistance to the Indonesian military by the SAF; and access to training areas in Indonesia.
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It also allows Singapore to conduct training exercises with another country on Indonesian soil after getting Jakarta's approval. The Indonesian military can also participate in such exercises if it wants.

The training areas where the navies, armies and air forces can conduct their training have also been clearly marked out under the agreement. The air forces will resume training at Pekanbaru while the navies will practice firing at Pulau Kay Ara in the South China Sea. The land at Baturaja Land Forces training area in Palembang, Sumatra, has been earmarked for the land forces.
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Singapore's air force, navy and army chiefs services will sign separate agreements relating to specific training requirements with their Indonesian counterparts on May 7 in Jakarta.
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A Defence Cooperation Committee has been set up to ensure the smooth implementation of the agreement, which will be in force for 25 years

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Source : TODAYonline

finaldust

quite good for small country like singapore which little land bah lol or else army force no more space to train

furthermore can help to strength tie between countries bah

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to start a relationship is always simple
to build it, is always tough
to maintain it, is 'better said than done'
to break off, is 'easier said than done'
to remain friends after u broke off, is never possible
to forget the memories is 'always doing but never succeeding'
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but one has to try to heal your own heart...

snoozy

But thinking is with Indonesia.. ermmm. still kinda of dangerous..