REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Indonesian government has sent two protest notes to Malaysia over border violations in Sebatik Island, which is part of Indonesian territory.

During a press briefing here on Thursday, Political Security and Territorial Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Octavino Alimudin said that a Malaysian aircraft had made seven border violations in January.

"We have sent two protest notes, while more details need to be added to the others," he added.

Alimudin explained that the government needed to have every detail related to a border violation on paper, including the exact geographical coordinates, registered number of vehicles/people who trespassed and the date and time of the incident.