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The trilateral exercise involved 60 personnel and three patrol vessels from Malaysia, Singapore and host Indonesia.

Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) head Vice Adm. Irvansyah (center) is flanked by Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) director general Adm. Mohd. Rosli bin Abdullah (left) and Singapore Police Coast Guard commander Sr. Asst. Comr. Ang Eng Seng during the opening ceremony of the inaugural INSIMA trilateral exercise on Aug. 11 in Batam, Riau Islands. The trilateral exercise involved 60 personnel and three patrol vessels from the three participating countries. (JP/Fadli)

Coast guard forces from Malaysia, Singapore and host Indonesia started their inaugural three-day trilateral joint exercise in Batam, Riau Islands, on Tuesday.Dubbed INSIMA – for Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia, the trilateral exercise includes the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), Singapore Police Coast Guard (SPCG) and host Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla).