Senior Minister of State for Defence to Attend Launch of Trilateral Maritime Patrol in Indonesia as Observer

Senior Minister of State for Defence Dr Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman will be representing Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen to attend the launch ceremony of the Trilateral Maritime Patrol (TMP) by Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines in Tarakan, Indonesia on 19 June 2017. Singapore and Brunei will be attending the ceremony as observers at the invitation of the three member states of the TMP. While in Tarakan, Dr Maliki will also be meeting the Defence Ministers from the countries attending the ceremony to discuss regional counter-terrorism efforts and cooperation.

Singapore is supportive of the littoral states' efforts to enhance regional maritime security and counter-terrorism cooperation under the TMP. MINDEF/SAF has offered our Information Fusion Centre (IFC)'s to assist and facilitate maritime information sharing for the TMP. The IFC has linkages to around 70 operations centres from over 35 countries, and currently hosts 16 International Liaison Officers from countries such as Australia, Brunei, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, United Kingdom and the United States, allowing better regional coordination against maritime threats.