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Mon, 11/30/2009 - 20:27
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GOVT PREPARING ALLOWANCES FOR SOLDIERS IN BORDER AREAS
Jakarta, Nov 30 (ANTARA) - The government is formulating a regulation to provide special allowances for soldiers posted in areas adjoining the territory of other countries, a minister said.
The special allowances would be set forth in a presidential regulation, Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said at a working meeting with the House of Representatives Commission I overseeing defense, information and foreign affairs here on Monday.
"To date, there are some 9,000 soldiers posted in land borders, 400 soldiers in sea borders or outlying islands, and 200 soldiers monitoring border areas on a mobile basis," he said.
The 9,000 military personnel were posted in the Indonesian areas bordering Malaysia, Timor Leste and Papua New Guinea, he said.
Meanwhile, the 400 soldiers assigned to safeguard the Indonesian sea border territory or outlying islands were posted in 12 out of 92 vulnerable points, he said.
He said the plan to give special allowances to the soldiers was part of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's program in his first 100 days in office.
"We are aware that promoting soldiers' living standards is closely related to their professionalism. So the time has come for us to pay attention to the welfare of soldiers, particularly those posted in border areas," he said.
The presence of military personnel in the border areas was the main part of the efforts to anticipate and address any threat to the Indonesian sovereignty, he said adding sovereignty was not bargainable and must be defended.
Purnomo said the government was also planning to improve the remuneration system of soldiers and civil servants working for the defense ministry and the Indonesian military (TNI) next year.
"The remuneration is part of our program in the first 100 days to improve the living standard of soldiers and civil servants at the defense ministry and Indonesian military within the framework of bureaucratic reforms," he said.
A number of House Commission I members, including Tjahjo Kumolo of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) asked the government at the meeting to pay attention to soldiers' welfare.
"We are deeply concerned about the living standards of TNI soldiers, particularly those posted in the border areas because of their formidable tasks and challenges. The meal allowance of the TNI soldiers must be a minimum of Rp50,000 per day," Tjahjo said. ***4***
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The special allowances would be set forth in a presidential regulation, Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said at a working meeting with the House of Representatives Commission I overseeing defense, information and foreign affairs here on Monday.
"To date, there are some 9,000 soldiers posted in land borders, 400 soldiers in sea borders or outlying islands, and 200 soldiers monitoring border areas on a mobile basis," he said.
The 9,000 military personnel were posted in the Indonesian areas bordering Malaysia, Timor Leste and Papua New Guinea, he said.
Meanwhile, the 400 soldiers assigned to safeguard the Indonesian sea border territory or outlying islands were posted in 12 out of 92 vulnerable points, he said.
He said the plan to give special allowances to the soldiers was part of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's program in his first 100 days in office.
"We are aware that promoting soldiers' living standards is closely related to their professionalism. So the time has come for us to pay attention to the welfare of soldiers, particularly those posted in border areas," he said.
The presence of military personnel in the border areas was the main part of the efforts to anticipate and address any threat to the Indonesian sovereignty, he said adding sovereignty was not bargainable and must be defended.
Purnomo said the government was also planning to improve the remuneration system of soldiers and civil servants working for the defense ministry and the Indonesian military (TNI) next year.
"The remuneration is part of our program in the first 100 days to improve the living standard of soldiers and civil servants at the defense ministry and Indonesian military within the framework of bureaucratic reforms," he said.
A number of House Commission I members, including Tjahjo Kumolo of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) asked the government at the meeting to pay attention to soldiers' welfare.
"We are deeply concerned about the living standards of TNI soldiers, particularly those posted in the border areas because of their formidable tasks and challenges. The meal allowance of the TNI soldiers must be a minimum of Rp50,000 per day," Tjahjo said. ***4***
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