President Joko Widodo speaking to fishermen during his visit to the Natuna islands on Jan 8. - Presidential Palace/AFP
JAKARTA (The Straits Times/ANN): President Joko Widodo flew to the Natuna Islands on Wednesday (Jan 8) amid a stand-off between Indonesian warships and Chinese coast guard vessels and fishing boats in the rich fishing grounds between Malaysia and Borneo.
His fourth visit to the regency of around 81,000 inhabitants, which is part of Riau Islands province, came just two days after the President asserted that Indonesia's territorial integrity was "non-negotiable".
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