evidence: In a discussion between a writer and international legal experts from the Faculty of Sharia and Law at the Islamic Science University of Malaysia, Dr. Mohd Hazmi Mohd Rusli, intensive negotiations have been ongoing since 2005 when the Ambalat Block dispute arose. This means that it took no less than 18 years for both countries to reach a maritime boundary agreement. [...] Read also: Indonesia-Malaysia Agree on Maritime Boundaries After 18 Years of Negotiations [...] From year to year, we are often presented with news related to incidents in the maritime border area between Indonesia and Malaysia. The dispute over the Ambalat Block that exploded in 2005 and 2009 is one real example.