VOI - Voice of Indonesia | RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia

The government, through the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, has opened up the potential for collaboration in the digital sector with Hungary. Both infrastructure development from upstream and downstream sectors.

The Minister of Communication and Information, Johnny G. Plate, said that the Indonesian government welcomes cooperation between the two countries, considering that Hungary is a member of the European Union.

"Indonesia's cooperation with Hungary is wide open. Moreover, we are actively accelerating digital transformation," Johnny said after a meeting with the Hungarian Ambassador, Lilla Karsay, at the Ministry of Communication and Informatics office, Jakarta, Friday (5/8/2022).

Johnny said the openness of the collaboration, among others, related to cyber security, 5G technology, to the development of digital talent in Indonesia.

"Hungary also offers digital talent program collaboration. Especially for advanced skills in the form of collaboration with universities in Hungary to complement the existing collaboration between Kominfo and various world-class universities today," said Johnny.

On the same occasion, Ambassador Lilla Karsay welcomed the bilateral relationship between Hungary and Indonesia and supported the potential for cooperation between the two countries.

"That we are also working on cyber security and education in the IT field. I believe that in line with the G20 and ASEAN and Indo-Pacific cooperation, it is very important to identify and focus on all the projects that Hungary can offer to Indonesia," said Lilla Karsay. (RRI)

The Director for the Protection of Indonesian Citizens and Indonesian Legal Entities (PWNI and BHI) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Judha Nugraha, said that based on his monitoring and the National Police, there were still a number of social media accounts offering job vacancies at online companies under the guise of investing in Cambodia.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will coordinate with the Ministry of Communication and Information (Kemenkominfo) to terminate access or take down various accounts that offer job vacancies.

"We have discussed with the National Police and will also convey it to the Ministry of Communication and Information so that these accounts can be taken down and then we can take law enforcement steps," said Judha Nugraha in a weekly press briefing, Friday (05/08/ 2022).

Judha said that the recurrence of work fraud cases that have befallen Indonesian citizens since 2021, Judha said, could be prevented by being careful with various job offers abroad that were submitted in various modes.

“Recruiters are willing to promise job offers abroad via social media with fantastic salaries. We cannot cross check the company's credibility. These job vacancies do not require high qualifications and then they leave using a tourist visit visa and not a work visa,” he explained.

As of Friday (05/08/2022), the number of Indonesian citizens who were victims of fraud by fake investment companies in Cambodia reached 129 people.

“They work in various online scam companies in various regions. However, the majority are in Sihanoukville," said Judha Nugraha.

A total of 37 of them are known to have just arrived at the Indonesian Embassy (KBRI) Phnom Penh on Friday (05/08/2022) in the morning and were immediately handled with a number of procedures.

“Of course there are several processes for these new arrivals. We carry out psychological assessment and counseling for traumatized victims. Then, we also conducted a screening interview for the implications for victims of TIP. Only then will we take steps to accelerate repatriation,” he said again.

The coordination between the Indonesian and Cambodian governments has had a positive impact by accelerating access to repatriation of victims by the Cambodian Police.

In the initial stage, 12 Indonesian citizens were repatriated on Friday (05/08/2022). "Furthermore, we will repatriate other victims on Saturday and Monday," said Judha Nugraha. (RRI)

The government continues to anticipate the increase in Covid-19 cases due to the Omicron BA4 and BA5 subvariants.

Spokesman for the Covid-19 Handling Task Force, Wiku Adisasmito, said the emergence of the Omicron subvariant must be watched out for because it causes a significant increase in Covid-19 cases in several countries. Such as Japan, South Korea, Australia and Singapore.

"It is important to learn from the causes of the increase in cases in other countries. So that we can reflect on it and prevent as much as possible this potential from happening in Indonesia," said Wiku as quoted from a press release, Friday (5/8/2022)

Based on data as of July 31, the number of cases in Japan exceeded 1 million cases, while South Korea recorded more than 500 thousand cases, followed by Australia with nearly 300 thousand cases, and Singapore reaching 54 thousand cases in 1 week.

According to him, the reason for the increase in cases in Japan occurred because it was entering the summer period which made people's mobility for recreation and travel both international and domestic increase. The BA5 and BA2 subvariants spread widely as public activity resumes.

Meanwhile in South Korea, said Wiku, this was due to the opening of international travel which was accompanied by the abolition of most social distancing regulations, so that they only relied on the use of masks.

As for Australia, continued Wiku, due to the widespread BA5 subvariance, it was exacerbated by the simultaneous spike in influenza cases. In Singapore, the increase was also due to the BA4 and BA5 Subvariants.

Meanwhile, the condition of the increase in weekly cases in Indonesia was the lowest compared to the 4 countries.

"This fact should not be taken lightly by the people of Indonesia. This confirms that this subvariant of Covid-19 has become a threat," said Wiku.

Although currently in Indonesia the impact is not like other countries, it still needs to be watched out for. Because, the possibility of a spike in cases is still there.

"We need to minimize the potential for a spike in cases by learning from these countries," he said. (RRI)

The Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Sakti Wahyu Trenggono, said that the use of marine space and small islands that did not comply with the regulations still occurred.

He explained that in 2022 there were 6 cases of reclamation violations, 8 cases of violations of marine structures, 2 cases of violations of marine cables, mining, pollution and up to 2 cases of violations of the use of protected fish species.

"The challenge in sustainable management of coastal and small islands is that there are still a number of violations against the use of marine space in 2022," he said at the Jakarta KKP office, Friday (5/8/2022).

Sakti said to prevent the recurrence of such violations, the KKP has prepared a number of policies for active management of coastal and small islands based on sustainability. Such as implementing a comprehensive Marine Spatial Plan on the coast and on small islands.

Then, requires all activities that utilize marine space in accordance with the allocation of sea space, carrying capacity, and impact mitigation. Including the obligation to have an Approval for the Suitability of Marine Space Utilization Activities (PKKPRL) in every implementation of marine space.

"All activities that utilize marine space must be in accordance with the allocation of sea space, carrying capacity and prevention of its impacts," he explained.

Sakti believes that this policy will prevent damage to the coastal marine ecosystem and small islands from the economic activities carried out. Because every utilization carried out on marine space on the coast and small islands must meet these requirements.

"Setting up marine space for the protection of coastal and marine ecosystems," he said. (RRI)