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Indonesia border and remote area management restructuring

Overview

Indonesia has undergone a restructuring of its border management administration. Initially, the National Border Management Agency (BNPP) focused on infrastructure development, with the appointment of Major General Edi Nurhabad as Deputy for Border Area Infrastructure Management to address connectivity issues in regions like Kalimantan and the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea border.

Following this, the agency was transformed into the National Border and Remote Area Management Agency (BNPPDT). This change in nomenclature expanded the agency’s mandate to include the management of remote areas alongside border regions. General Maruli Simanjuntak assumed leadership of the newly renamed BNPPDT, with a mission to coordinate land and sea border management, resolve international disputes, and develop border zones as economic hubs while improving community welfare in remote buffer zones.

Entities

Muhammad Tito Karnavian · Prabowo Subianto · BNPPDT · Indonesia · Tito Karnavian

Timeline

  1. [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Maruli Simanjuntak appointed head of BNPPDT

    General Maruli Simanjuntak has assumed leadership of the newly expanded BNPPDT, tasked with managing Indonesia's borders and remote areas to boost welfare and national security.

  2. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Indonesia appoints Edi Nurhabad as BNPP Deputy for Border Infrastructure

    Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian inaugurated Major General Edi Nurhabad as Deputy for Border Infrastructure at the BNPP to prioritize development and connectivity in Indonesia's border regions.

Sources

antaranews.com · disway.id · medcom.id · republika.co.id · rri.co.id