The Australian Border Force (ABF) remains steadfast in its determination to tackle illegal fishing in the country’s sovereign waters. In the latest enforcement effort, it destroyed three additional vessels and arrested 27 foreigners. The newest crackdown occurred in a span of two days mid-last month in the country’s northern waters. In the first case … Read more
KYOTO, Japan — Japanese startup Ocean Eyes has begun a service in Indonesia that combines satellite data with artificial intelligence to help commercial fishing ships find their next catch. Kyoto-based Ocean Eyes uses AI to estimate factors like seawater temperature and tidal currents based on data from Japan’s Himawari weather satellites. The system can predict … Read more
he Foreign Ministry is providing legal support to an Indonesian detained in Minnesota, the United States, amid an immigration crackdown by the administration of President Donald Trump. Aditya Wahyu Harsono, a US… Source link
Jakarta. The newly imposed 32 percent tariffs by the United States on Indonesian imports are expected to significantly impact Indonesia’s automotive and electronics exports, a leading economist warned on Thursday. Between 2019 and 2023, Indonesia’s exports in both sectors recorded an average annual growth of 11 percent, including to the US market, according to Bhima … Read more
South Korea is considering honouring an Indonesian fisherman with a long-term residence visa for saving elderly inhabitants from the country’s worst wildfires in history that killed 31 people, displaced hundreds and razed thousands of buildings. When the blaze, which erupted in North Gyeongsang province’s Uiseong, engulfed Sugianto’s coastal village in Yeongdeok last Tuesday night, he … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – South Korea’s Ministry of Justice on Tuesday, April 1, is reportedly considering a long-term residence visa for Sugianto, an Indonesian citizen who saved elderly locals from the wildfires that ran rampant in the East Asian country last week. As reported by South Korean media, dkilbo, the acting Minister of Justice, Kim Seok-woo, is … Read more
Jakarta. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is partnering with Indonesia’s Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry to train Indonesian workers for employment in Japan’s fishery industry. Under this program, trained workers will gain hands-on experience in Japan and are expected to share their knowledge and skills with their compatriots upon returning, contributing to the development … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Arrmanatha Christiawan Nasir spoke about the ‘Kabur Aja Dulu‘ (Run Away First) trend circulating on social media. He stated that the decision to move and work abroad is the right of Indonesian citizens. “To go abroad, it’s the right of each individual,” said Arrmanatha while attending the … Read more
Jakarta. As of November 2024, 272,164 Indonesian migrant workers have been deployed abroad, nearly matching the 274,000 recorded in 2023, according to the Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI) report. The majority of migrant workers are employed in the informal sector, with 145,962 workers compared to 126,202 in the formal sector. Women make up the … Read more