Jakarta, April 28 -- Naval Staff Chief Admiral Muhammad Ali emphasized the need for interagency synergy in addressing maritime security challenges, as the Navy (TNI AL) personnel remain unable to fully safeguard Indonesia's vast waters alone amid operational constraints.

"We really need a synergy. We have to work together because if we synergize, the broad maritime issues can all be covered," Ali stated during a meeting with Commission I of the House of Representatives (DPR) at the parliamentary complex here on Monday.

Ali identified a persistent "sectoral ego" or non-cooperative outlook among agencies related to maritime affairs.

However, he ensured that the Indonesian Navy has been working to mitigate this through holding meetings at...