Synergy of the Regional Government and the Indonesian National Army (TNI) in the Border Area Development of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (RDTL)
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MIMBAR, Vol. 33, No. 2nd (December, 2017), pp. 299-307 Synergy of the Regional Government and the Indonesian National Army (TNI) in the Border Area Development of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (RDTL) 1YUDI RUSFIANA, 2UDAYA MADJID2 Faculty of Government Management (FMP) Institut Pemerintahan Dalam Negeri Jl. Raya Jatinangor Km. 20 Sumedang, Jawa Barat 45363 Email:[email protected]; [email protected] Abstract.Building border areas is a government duty, including the local government. Conditions in the border area require continuity of acceleration so that it really becomes the front porch of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia. It takes approaches in doing so, such as welfare and security approaches because the guarantee of security in the border area will lead to conducive development. To implement such approaches in the framework of development at the border area, synergies between the local government and Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) through Kowil Officers of border areas is required. Therefore, this paper focuses on how the synergy between the Regional Government and the TNI Kowil Apparatus in developing the NKRI-RDTL Border Area. The research method used is qualitative method with literature study techniques or literature review, documentation, and other descriptive techniques. The results show that the synergy between the local government and TNI has a high urgency to do. Synergy can be done through collaboration in the implementation of tasks and functions as well as cooperation, especially in the implementation of infrastructure development involving the strength and potential of the Regional Command Apparatus, either through involvement in aspects of human resources and infrastructure facilities in various activities of bhakti TNI or in activities which then synergized by the government area.The synergy of the development in the border area can be achieved optimally so that in the end can improve the welfare of the people integrally, while supporting the performance of the local government and the TNI itself as an integral part of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia. Keywords: Synergy, Local Government, Regional Command, State Border Area Introduction shifting of boundary line; economic dimension problems, and the rampant of smuggling The development of state border and outward-oriented marketing. Therefore, areas is a part of national development in building a border area of the country as well general. To build a border area requires the as in NKRI-RDTL requires a comprehensive attention from all parts, both central and local handling, coordination, and synergy from governments that are more focus, so there various parties. will be an improvement of the implementation development quality. Law Number 43 Year 2008 on Territory of the State has been distributed to the authority The problems of development in border of Government, Provincial Government, areas generally include geographic conditions Regency/Municipal Government, and and topography of the region; local dimensions Management Board in managing the border problems such as poverty; Infrastructure; area. Therefore, the management of state national dimension of illegal economic border area becomes a concurrent authority activities; regional dimension problems such which means involving all parties, both central as social disparities between citizen in their and local government. own country and neighbour citizen, and the Received: April 21, 2017, Revision: September 27, 2017, Accepted: December18, 2017 Print ISSN: 0215-8175; Online ISSN: 2303-2499. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.29313 Accredited B based on the decree No.040/P/2014, valid on February, 18, 2014 until February, 18, 2019. Indexed by DOAJ, Sinta, IPI ‘Terakreditasi’ SK Kemendikbud, No.040/P/2014, berlaku 18-02-2014 s.d 18-02-2019 299 YUDI RUSFIANA, ET ALL. Synergy Of The Regional Government And The Indonesian National... Figure 1 a contradictory on Article 11 and Article 12 State Border Map of NKRI-RDTL – of Law Number 43 Year 2008 about State Territory or Cancel For Law. The article contrib u tes greatly to reviewing the vario u s regulations related to border area management. However, the important thing is h ow to synergize the authority of border area management to build a more advanced bor d er area as the front porch of NKRI. Synergy is so conjunctionally urgent in the construction of state border areas, especially the synergy that must be established between the Regional Government and the Source : Sindonews.com, retrieved on November,2nd Regional Army Command Apparatus because 2017 the two institutions are in the operational level and present as the representative of Among various problems existed in the state in the border region which have NKRI-RTDL border area, two of them are to carry out development with various construction of unfinished infrastructure and approaches both welfare and security to the rampant of illegal activity and security ensure the sustainability of development and assurance especially in East Nusa Tenggara the integrity of NKRI. Province which call for a stable conductive regional. Therefore, this article will discusses the development situation in the scope of Agus Mulyana in a Journal of S2 Law Indonesia’s border area, especially East Nusa Student Tanjungpura University Vol 2, No Tenggara (NTT) territory border that directly 4 (2013) discuss about The Development abutting to the Democratic Republic of Timor of Border Area of Indonesia and Malaysia Leste (RDTL), describing the actual situation In Badau District o f Kapuas Hulu Regency and condition that occurred in the border, and article through leg a l approach, stated that try to link or looking at synergic relationship The Development of K apuas Hulu Regency exists between the Regional Government and Border Area Plannin g becomes an integral the TNI through the Kowil Apparatus whose in part of RPJPD, RPJMD and RKPD of Kapuas charge of improving the development in the Hulu Regency. Badau is an area that has border area. Various key factors, elements, potential superior resources to be developed and various elements are also presented in to encourage local e conomic activities this paper to be able to describe the situation and activities of r e gional economic units. that happened as it is and try to answer the Badau’s strategic p o sition in state border formulation of the problem that has been set. areas has direct access with Sarawak, East Malaysia, which is a push factor for economic The objectives that have been set out in development in Bada u Sub-district and its this paper are to find out how the synergies surroundings towards the realization of border are developed between local government area as the front porch of NKRI. and the TNI through the Regional Command (Kowil) in the border area of NTT-Timor Leste, The article, substantively observe the and to know how it can contribu t e to the development of state border areas from legal development occurred in the border areas. aspect based on recommendation issued by While the benefit of writing this paper is to the Minister of Home Affairs Regulation No. 2 provide theoretical and practical contribution of 2011 on Guidelines for the Establishment for policymakers at the local level and (if it of Border Managemen t Bodies In Region, is possible to be a recommendation for) the which regulates the authority, duties, and central government and TNI in the effort of functions of the Border Management Agency policy formulation in the future. (BPP ) Provincial a n d Regency / Municipal BPP by taking over the authority of Provincial The problem to be answered through Government and District / City Government this research is: as arranged in Article 6 and Article 7, Law How is the Synergy of Local Government Number 43 Year 2008 , which can be done and Kowil Army Apparatus in building NTT- a judicial review to Supreme Court because Timor Leste Border Area? 300 ISSN 0215-8175 | EISSN 2303-2499 MIMBAR, Vol. 33, No. 2nd (December, 2017), pp. 299-307 Research methods only a line in a map, or a political boundary mark (security checkpoints, passport control, The method used is qualitative method transit points) progressing towards a wider with literature study technique or literature dimension. Thus, the borderless nuance is study which tries to collect various collective more visible and encourages prosperity and data documented in the form of publications security or human security to be developed, such as books, documents, and various other which make the function of border area sources. becomes important as one of the economic This method is used by considering growth motor (strategic area), although it is various elements such as fund, power, and often located in periphery. data owned by the researchers; weight of the The development of the border area is a problem; and various other limitations that sensitive agenda because it involves political must be faced by researchers in conducting issues and diminishes the bilateral tension this research. This method and techniques between two countries. The function of border used are the best method used from the area is divided into several components results of considerations undertaken to that interconnected and have an important produce a paper that is able to answer portion. Importance of border area function research questions posed. is due to border area as the face of a country alongside the function as a boundary line of a country. A border region has a function as a Community Development