Day: December 7, 2021

479 Indonesian migrant workers deported from Malaysia in December

The Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI) in Nunukan, North Kalimantan, reported that the Malaysian authority will proceed with the deportation of hundreds of Indonesian migrant workers in December 2021. Nunukan BP2MI Head F. J. Ginting noted here on Tuesday that the deportation is implemented under a scheme conceived by

Indonesia, Malaysia agree on migrant worker single-channel placement

Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed on a single-channel mechanism for the placement of Indonesian migrant workers in the neighboring country. For domestic workers, it has been agreed that each worker will only be employed in a household with a maximum of six family members, Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah said here

PPKM Level 3 cancelation follows ‘gas and brake’ policy: Moeldoko

The cancellation of Level 3 community activity restrictions (PPKM) in all regions during the Christmas and New Year holidays is in keeping with the President’s ‘gas and brake’ policy and the latest COVID-19 situation. Chief of the Presidential Staff, General (retd.) Moeldoko made the remarks in a written statement issued

Mandalika Circuit unaffected by flooding in Lombok: BPBD

The Provincial Regional Disaster Mitigation Office (BPBD) in Central Lombok District, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), confirmed that the Mandalika Circuit was unaffected by the floods that hit Kuta Village, Pujut Sub-district, on December 6. The floods, triggered by heavy rainfall and pile of rubbish, clogged the drainage stream. “The flood

Official vouches for Indonesia’s huge potential to develop EV industry

Head of Presidential Staff Moeldoko accentuated that Indonesia has vast potential to become self-sufficient in developing its own electric vehicle industry. “Motor, battery, and controller are three important aspects related to the electric car industry,” Moeldoko stated during a visit to the Sebelas Maret University, Solo, Central Java on Tuesday.

Diversity among people is nation’s strength: inter-religious forum

The rich diversity among the nation’s people should serve as its strength and unite all people, the chief of the advisory board of Jakarta’s Inter-Religious Communication Forum (FKUB), Riza Patria, has stated. At the Jakarta FKUB dialogue and meeting in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, on Tuesday, he opined that the