AMBALAT has become a hot topic. The oil exploration block located off the East Kalimantan coast is rarely out of the news these days, following a dispute over which nation owns the oil- and gas-rich area, Triggering the clash were the arrest and torture of Indonesian workers building a lighthouse on that block—Unarang Reef to be exact—by a Malaysian Navy patrol. The patrol boats of both countries may be positioned to attack, but their guns remain covered and silent. Thankfully the need for restraint is understood by one and all...

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