10 April 2019

US and Philippines Said to Be in Talks on Rocket System

10 April 2019


M142 HIMARS High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (photo : US DoD)

US and Philippines said to be in talks on rocket system to deter Beijing’s ‘militarisation’ in South China Sea

Washington and Manila have been discussing the potential deployment of an upgraded US rocket system in a bid to deter Beijing’s “militarisation” of its artificial islands in the contested South China Sea, according to regional security experts.

But the two sides have been unable to reach a deal because the high-mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS) could be too expensive for Manila given its tight defence budget, they said.

The allies’ defence chiefs, however, reaffirmed their “enduring alliance” on Monday in Washington, and agreed to increase the interoperability of their forces and US support for the modernisation of the Philippines’ armed forces.

The latest reaffirmation echoed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s mutual defence reassurance in Manila last month, when Pompeo singled out the threat of “China’s island-building and military activities” in the disputed waterway.

If deployed, the long-range, precision-guided rockets fired by the system would be able to strike Chinese man-made islands on reefs in the Spratly chain, one expert said.

The revelation came after an influential defence think tank, the Centre for a New American Security (CNAS) in Washington, warned in a new report that the US’ “freedom of navigation” operations had failed to fundamentally alter Beijing’s course in the South China Sea.

Beijing has reportedly installed anti-ship and surface-to-air missile systems on three artificial islands on Fiery Cross, Subi and Mischief reefs in the Spratly chain, posing a potential hurdle to US military access in the contested area. It rejected a US demand that the missiles be removed during high-level diplomatic and security talks in Washington in November.

The think tank’s report released on March 21 urged the US to deploy HIMARS in Southeast Asian countries, which will “demonstrate the flexibility and variability of America’s rotational military presence”.

The rocket system was first test-fired in the US-Philippines annual military drill, Balikatan, in 2016.
The Pentagon’s director of the joint staff, Lieutenant General Kenneth McKenzie, has warned that the US has the ability to “take down” China’s artificial islands.

Chinese military experts had a mixed response, with one dismissing the possibility of a HIMARS deployment in the near future and another urging Beijing to pay attention to the alarming message.


Himars on Balikatan exercise (photo : Inquirer)

The US Army Pacific, which operates HIMARS in the region, has not publicly singled out the system from a set of options that could be used in a conflict in the South China Sea.

General James McConville, the US Army’s vice chief of staff, indicated last month that no imminent deployment of “long-range precision fires” was in the pipeline but partner nations in the Pacific “are open to the discussion”, according to a report by Stars and Stripes.

Derrick Cheng, a US Army Pacific spokesman, declined to comment on the details of any “operations or activities related to any future deployment of US Army soldiers or equipment”.

“For US Army Pacific, the M142 HIMARS is a capability within our organisation, specifically the 17th Field Artillery Brigade that we train and use to maintain our overall war-fighting readiness,” Cheng said. “The brigade and its role as a multi-domain task force is part of our effort to integrate capabilities and evolve the concept of multi-domain operations.”

HIMARS is a light multiple rocket launcher, mounted on a US Army truck, that can launch six rounds of rockets, or one surface-to-surface tactical missile with a maximum range of 300km (186 miles).

Manufacturer Lockheed Martin was awarded a US$289 million US Army contract for 24 HIMARS and associated equipment in September, putting the price for each system close to US$12 million.

Patrick Cronin, former senior director for national strategic studies at the US’ National Defence University, said “HIMARS, and other rockets and missiles, are currently being considered not just for regional exercises but also for possible deployment to improve the deterrent capability of regional partners”.

Cronin, also the lead author of the CNAS report, said the US Army, Marine Corps and the Philippines armed forces “certainly” had interests in deploying the firepower, which “is being driven by China’s militarisation of outposts in the Spratly Islands”.

He added that HIMARS “would be better against a fixed target, such as an artificial island”.

Song Zhongping, a Hong Kong-based military analyst, said it would be “very difficult” for Southeast Asian countries to deploy the weapon in the near future, despite Washington repeatedly touting the offer.

“Southeast Asian countries are cautious in deploying such firepower,” Song said. “They prefer military assistance to arms sales from the US, because nations like the Philippines cannot afford it.”

Philippine President Duterte approved a US$5.6 billion military modernisation plan last June, but it focused on unmanned aerial vehicles, long-range patrol aircraft, offshore patrol ships and an electric-diesel submarine, according to Reuters.

The previous administration of Benigno Aquino spent about US$1.7 billion on the military during its 2010-16 term in office, mostly on second-hand ships and planes.

Zhu Feng, an international relations professor at Nanjing University specialising in East Asian security affairs, cautioned that Beijing should pay heed to the possible deployment.

The appeal of deploying long-range firepower reflected growing US dissatisfaction with China’s “militarisation” of the island reefs, Zhu said, adding that “Beijing should refrain from fully weaponising those artificial islands”.

However, speaking at the Boao Forum for Asia last week, Wu Shicun, head of the government-affiliated National Institute for South China Sea Studies, said China should reinforce “deterrence facilities” in the contested waters as the US and its allies mount a bigger challenge there.

Partly maintaining those outposts for civilian use would be helpful for Beijing to smooth and expand relations with Southeast Asian countries, a majority of whom shared the US’ concern, he said.

Collin Koh Swee Lean, a maritime security research fellow at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, said the relatively inexpensive HIMARS could still be “on the costly side” for militaries on tight budgets.

But the US Army considered deployment of the system “as a good expression of its strategic and operational relevance in the Pacific region”, Koh said.

He said there were two possible locations for the system: Palawan province in the Philippines and Thitu, or Zhongye in Chinese – the largest island held by Manila in the disputed Spratly chain.

From Palawan, HIMARS could launch a missile at its maximum range to hit China’s man-made island at Mischief Reef, Koh said. But Thitu island would also be vulnerable to PLA air and missile strikes because it is only about 22km (14 miles) from China-occupied Subi Reef, and within striking range of missiles originating from the Paracel Islands and Hainan, he added.

(SCMP)

75 komentar:

  1. Ane dukung kalo mereka beli niih barang.
    Tapi kalo andalin ini barang buat bikin China keder, ane jadi pengen ketawa..πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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    1. Salah ketik wartawanee😁😁..

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    2. Indon...negara sendiri tak punya...mau iri pula dgn philipine...

      kohkohkohkoh....

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    3. Malon anjing iri hati dan dengki, Philippines memperkuat otot militernya buat ambil kembali sabah

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    4. Beruk malaydogsial Jealous kerana tak mampu beli 😁

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    5. Malon digondolin rosmah@ indonesia punya aset lengkap lon,kl malon cuma ada astros,beza dgn indonesia selain ada Astros,indonesia ada aset MLRS Vampire dan MLRS RM Grad buatan Ceko,selain tuh indonesia ada MLRS Type 90B buatan cina

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    6. Astros punya Malon pun jumlahnya Ciput tak bertambah, beda dgn TNI yg tambah pesanan lagi Astros

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  2. Rakyat indonesia berterima kasih pada atm malon krn sdh memberikan pengawalan super vvip buat kkp indonesia yg berhasil menangkap pencuri ikan asal malon dan mengantarkan petugas kkp selamat sampai tujuan,, bahkan dgn bajet kecilpun mereka mengirim helinya untuk melindungi petugas kkp sampai perbatasan agar tangkapan kkp tdk meloloskan diri koh koh koh koh

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    1. Dah di dukung heli pun Beruk malaydogsial pondan tak ada telor bebaskan nelayan pencurinya 😁

      Kih kih kih

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    2. Beruk Malaydogsial kurap hanya punya telor busuk 😁

      Kih kih kih

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    3. Wkwkwk...coast guard dan ATM pondan dilengkapi 3 helikopter tak berani halau kapal KKP indonesia tangkap 2 kapal pencuri ikan malon wkwkwk

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    4. Bro malingsia 5 hari lalu juga kapal pencurinya juga ditangkap sama kkp...sebentar lagi juga diledakkan...

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    5. Askar malays beruk dilawan KKP je tak berani... Apalagi kalau ada KRI pasti langsung kabur... Maklum trauma diseruduk... Kapal malays cem tin milo....😁

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  3. Waaah ini baru bikin kaget😲😱beli ketapel jarak jauhh... Mantuuul

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  4. Jek sangar nggone Malonjing,ISO gwe nembak planet namexxπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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  5. jika saling lempar.. ibaratnya pinoy lempar pensil pewarna.. laaahh china lempar paku bumi.. haha..

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  6. Bagus philipine...saya percaya tentera philipine berani..terbukti di medan tempur...

    bukan kaya indon...di lebanon tercirit di kejar tentera israel..di negara sendiri terbirit di kejar APMM...

    ish ish ish...kesiannnnnn....


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    Balasan
    1. Cuba tengok prestasi askar beruk malon pondan 😁

      Sapi pun mampu bikin askar malon tercirit
      https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_mK2tjVLxz4

      Askar Malon kalah dengan monyet
      https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/2016/08/02/monyet-curi-surat-biasa-bukan-dokumen-rahsia-kata-tentera/


      Baru latihan askar beruk malaysial dah pingsan
      https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oz3lIf_G3Ck

      Hanya dengan 2 kopaska malaysial pondan tercirit
      https://monitorriau.com/news/detail/690/mantap-dibentak-kopaska-tentara-laut-malaysia-kabur-dari-ambalat

      Malaysial Dengan nelayan vietnam kabur
      https://malaysiadateline.com/kelemahan-penguatkuasa-maritim-di-lautan-negara/

      Dengan nelayan china pun tercirit
      https://www.beritaharian.sg/dunia/ketua-maritim-malaysia-tegaskan-bot-nelayan-china-sah-ceroboh-perairan

      Lol Stupid malaysial pilots eject in hanggar

      http://www.klsreview.com/HTML/2010Jan_Jun/20100603_04.html

      5 Tentara Malaysial Tewas Ditembak di Sabah

      https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.voaindonesia.com/amp/1614274.html?espv=1

      2 maut, 2 parah kereta perisai ATM terbalik di Lebuh Raya


      Askar malon memang jaguh sedunia akhirat 😁

      Kih kih kih

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    2. Bhahahaha lupa ya tldm tercirit di kejar bot singapura di wilayah kalian pulak.... Ingat kkp berhasil tangkap nelayan kalian di wilayah kalian pulak tp tdk sanggup kalian bebaskan bhahahaha

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    3. Mereka tak guna rasa percayamu nyet...
      Itu buat invasi Sabah..😁😁

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    4. APMM bersama ATM beserta helikopter tuh cem pondan,tak berani halau Kapal KKP indonesia tangkap 2 kapal illegal fishing malon wkwkwk...lebih APMM dan ATM guna bra dan bikini je kalo pondan cem tuh wkwkwk

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    5. Beruk malon ketauan penakutnya...
      Klo nyali gede berhentiin donk kapal Indonesia yg bawa nelayan malon...hahaha

      Maap ya lon percuma deketin ama ngikutin doank...tetep aja d bawah ke Indonesia itu nelayan yg masuk wilayah Indonesia...lawan satu kapal Indo aja...malon kaga berani...hahaha

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    6. Askar malays beruk dilawan KKP je tak berani... Apalagi kalau ada KRI pasti langsung kabur... Maklum trauma diseruduk... Kapal malays cem tin milo....😁

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  7. Kita Support mat sabu beli MPA meski harus jual asset segala. Kebutuhan pesawat MPA lebih penting daripada jet ringan. Hmm... kira2 bagaimana chance pesawat CN-235 MPA tender disana ? Apakah akan sukses "pesawat plastik (kata unknown)" lagi2 akan diorder negeri jaran ? Lets wait and see..

    https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2019/04/10/putrajaya-to-buy-maritime-patrol-aircraft-after-all/

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    1. PT DI beri saja N-212 MPA atau ke malon anjing

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    2. Sorry salah tulis.. *negeri jiran bukan jaran. Maap.

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    3. KL dibarter dg sarong jgn mw la...negara mendonia tak de Wang.

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    4. Nggk yakin uang mereka cukup utk beli CN 235 MPA,
      Uang utk ongkos barang hibah black hawk brunei & Sph paladin US aja nggk ada

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    5. CN235 MPA tuh perlengkapannya mahal bingitz,apa malon miskin mampu beli wkwkwk

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    6. Bila mungkin Malon mampu beli pesawat MPA? Sembang besar tapi Real miskin mendonia πŸ˜€

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  8. Good Philippines....saya percaya keberanian Sulu Army di Sabah terbukti berhasil membuat kocar kacir pdrm dan ATM = angkatan tentera maho malonanjing.

    Bukan kaya ATM maho malonanjing di Sabah mati ditutupi daun pisang dibunuh Sulu Army, lari terberak berak dikejar RSAF dan sama KKP malah memberikan pengawalan vip plus heli malonanjing

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    1. Betul bro mengawal kkp dgn kawalan vvip xixixixixi

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    2. Anggaran sdh teruk malah ngawal kapal KKP... Terima kasih beruknjing malon

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    3. Beruk malaydogsial pondan hanya pandai pingsan saat latihan, bom wanita hamil dengan C4 serta rogol gadis dibawah umur 😁

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    4. Selepas tuh spesial force malon tewas selepas exercise lari lasak wkwkwk

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  9. lumayan buat gempur malon yg kelaparan

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    1. Himars nya nembakin pisang ke beruknjing malon

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    2. Malon akan melawan nya dengan roket Taming sari roti..

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    3. HIMARS jangkauannya sampe 300 km

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  10. Philippines shopping time...warga Sabah harap bersabar,kalian nak dibebaskan dan merdeka...

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    1. Insya Allah indonesia,thailand,brunei dan singapore senantiasa bantu sabah sarawak merdeka dari beruk semenanjung zholim

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  11. Sabah kaya tapi dimiskinkan oleh pemimpin Malaysial
    Rakyat Sabah perlu berani mempertahankan haknya yang telah dicabul sejak menyertai Malaysia. Sabah perlu keluar dari Malaysia sebelum hasil bumi Sabah habis dirompak oleh pemimpin Malaya. Sabah menjadi negeri termiskin sedangkan Brunei dan Singapura yang tidak menyertai Malaysia kini antara negara yang terkaya di dunia. Marilah kita korbankan jiwa dan raga kita demi Sabah tercinta. Mari Berjuang bersama !


    https://kamimahusabahkeluarmalaysia.blogspot.com/2018/03/sabah-kaya-tapi-dimiskinkan-oleh.html?m=1

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    1. Indonesia,singapore,brunei dan thailand senantiasa bantu SSKM

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  12. HIMARS nggk cukup utk jd alutsista deterent utk hadapi china.

    Keknya mau diletakin di Zamboanga & pulau palawan,..untuk dukung Raid sulu jilid 2 ke sabah..salvo malon dari sebrang

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  13. Hihihihi

    Akan Shopping lagi

    http://www.angkasareview.com/2019/04/10/hawk-100200-tni-au-kemungkinan-diganti-f-16v-skadron-tempur-baru-akan-dibentuk-di-kupang/

    Hawk digeser ke Pekanbaru semua.
    Viper untuk skadron 1 dan skadron Kupang.

    Kali ini nggak pakai dicoba dulu 2 biji seperti tetangga yang itu tuh...

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    1. Kode keras nih...

      https://www.instagram.com/p/BwBaNWbHvm1/?hl=id

      Pakai IFF lho...

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    2. Ada lagi nih daftar blanjaan AURI


      https://mylesat.com/2019/04/10/beli-amraam-uav-awacs-tni-au-akan-miliki-postur-yang-kuat-di-akhir-renstra-iv/

      πŸ˜‹πŸ˜‹πŸ˜‹πŸ˜‹

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    3. πŸ˜™πŸ˜šπŸ˜šπŸ˜šπŸ˜šπŸ˜›jos gandoss

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  14. Besok tanggal 11 peluncuran Kasel di PT PAL

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    1. Besok ya, malem jumat..😨
      Bakal serem niih lontong..😱

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    2. Ono" isine "mengko.. Prewanganne aquaman iki😱😱😱

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    3. Unknown jgn meroyan..😁

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  15. Sifat orang malonkan memang begini di saat kita lemah krn tni dan polri sibuk mengamankan pemilu pasti mereka bikin ulah seperti yg dulu2,,,sifat pengecut mereka muncul lagi ish ish ish

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    1. Betul bro,tapi mereka salah sangka dan shock setelah mereka kekuatan indonesia walaupun yg dihadapi KKP INDONESIA yg merupakan bukan bagian dari army wkwkwk

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    2. Askar malays beruk dilawan KKP je tak berani... Apalagi kalau ada KRI pasti langsung kabur... Maklum trauma diseruduk... Kapal malays cem tin milo....😁

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  16. Balasan
    1. Malon tertinggal 100 tahun dari indonesia wkwkwk

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    2. Dan di garansi g akan bisa menyalip industri strategis pertahanan Indonesia.

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  17. Menteri bu Susi bisa pesta pora ledakin kapal Maling ikan Malaysia,

    Syarikat Maling kapal ikan Malaysia tidak akan memberikan wang kopi kepada Cost guard Malaysia yang terbukti pondan banci ompong tidak berani bebaskan kapal yang tertangkap oleh bukan kapal army

    Kohkohkohkohkoh.....

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    1. Askar malays beruk dilawan KKP je tak berani... Apalagi kalau ada KRI pasti langsung kabur... Maklum trauma diseruduk... Kapal malays cem tin milo....😁

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  18. 1 kapal patroli versus Boat Plastik dan Helikopter lapook hasilnya tangkapan 2 kapal maling


    Bwahahahahahahahaha

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    1. Wkwkwk...Kesian APMM Coward cuma berani ngekorin tapi tak de kuasa halau kapal KKP indonesia tangkap 2 kapal illegal fishing malon wkwkwk

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    2. Askar malays beruk dilawan KKP je tak berani... Apalagi kalau ada KRI pasti langsung kabur... Maklum trauma diseruduk... Kapal malays cem tin milo....😁

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    3. Awak kapal indo bw SS1,helinya cm pusing2 dr jaoh....😁

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  19. wahh makasi mimin akhirnya dimasukin jugak brita ini haha!πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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  20. Gue copy komen yg menjadi viral di malaysia utk tatapan kalian.

    Dihina teruk indon.

    Kohkohkoh.

    Indon= Lanun,Maling,Penculik,Kaki Claim.

    Indon= Ompong,Kabur,Banci.

    NKRI harga discount..dua singgit dua singgit dua singgit (murah amat)

    Garulah didadaku (gatal amat)

    ��

    #cp

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    1. bwahhahahahaa.. satu lagi IDIOT melayu malon bangga dengan kebodohan.. sudah jelas2 petugas Indonesia membawa dan menangkap nelayan malon ke daratan sumatera karena maling ikan diperairan Indonesia.. eeeeehhh.. datang2 petugas pondan malon ngemis2 minta nelayan malon dilepaskan... kahkahkahkah.. FAKTAnya tuh nelayan malon ditahan di Medan kan..?? mau bikin cerita apalagi kau lon.. malon idiot..?? bwahahahha..

      Kalau kabur itu cem ini lah... cakap diwilayah sendiri tapi ketakutan lari tercirit2 saat dikejar bot Singapura... kahkahkahkah.. Malon pondan bersarong.. πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

      https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KJiFQbbjdjk

      Nnnnnaaaahh.. kali ini heli Apache singapura yg ceroboh wilayah malon pun tak berani berbuat apa2.. kahkahkahkah..negara MALON dihuni para pengecut dan penjilat bersarong.. .. πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

      https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f5uymxn6RFE

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  21. Nih beruk malays.. Aku nak hantar yang viral di Forum Indonesia... 2 Kapal Maling Ikan Asal malaysia Miskin di tangkap cukup dengan 1 kapal KKP. Kemudian 3 Boat TLDM dan 1 Heli TUDM menghiba hiba supaya tak tangkap kapal miskin malaysia... Tp KKP teguh tetap tangkap Kapal Miskin Malaysia di Medan lalu Askar TLDM dan Heli TUDM Miskin Malaysia tak punya nyali hadang KKP Indonesia...😁

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