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The Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA), plans to carry out quarantine efforts for banknotes and coins, which they receive from local and international sources. This is to anticipate and the prevention of the coronavirus spreading in Saudi Arabia. SAMA states the currency, along with electronic payment instruments, is considered a way that allows transmission of Covid-19. SAMA will isolate banknotes and coins in closed units for between 14 and 20 days, with duration depending on where the cash comes from. Additional steps will also be taken in SAMA to reduce the risk of health problems. SAMA, as reported by Arabnews, May 23 states, that banknotes and coins will undergo special maintenance mechanisms, to ensure they are safe to use//rri/trans:PTR

People arriving in France from the UK will have to self-isolate for 14 days from 8 June, the French government has announced. It comes after Home Secretary Priti Patel revealed, quarantine plans for visitors to the UK from the same date. France said it would impose reciprocal measures for any European country enforcing a quarantine. Travelers arriving in France from Spain by plane will also be asked to go into quarantine from Monday. Speaking at Friday's Downing Street briefing, Ms Patel said travelers to the UK will need to tell the government where they will quarantine, and face enforcement through random spot checks and £1,000 fines in England if they do not comply. Lorry drivers, seasonal farm workers, and coronavirus medics will be exempt. The requirement will also not apply to those travelling from the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man//BBC

Department (Bareskrim), confiscated 821 kilograms (kg) of crystal methamphetamine, during a raid on a warehouse in Taktakan, Serang City, Banten Province, on Friday. The illicit drugs were smuggled from Iran and two foreigners, identified by their initials as BA from Pakistan and AS from Yaman, were detained, Bareskrim Head Commissioner General Listyo Sigit Prabowo stated during a press conference here on Saturday. The raid was conducted following a four-month-long investigation on an international narcotic network from the Middle East, he revealed as quoted by Antara.

The police commenced investigation in December 2019, and it succeeded in January to seize 288 kg of methamphetamine and arrested three suspects. The police extracted information from the three suspects about the network that was planning to conduct transactions again. To hoodwink the officers, the drugs were mixed with tamarind and wrapped in various types of packages, such as plastic, duct tape, and food container, and they were covered by tamarind. BA and AS trafficked drugs in Indonesia for the past two years. The methamphetamine was smuggled from Iran and entered the Banten coast aboard a boat two weeks ago//ANT

The Indonesian Destructive Fishing Watch (DFW) has proposed a moratorium and evaluation on the policy, to send Indonesian seafarers to work on Chinese-flagged fishing vessels, in the wake of several problematic cases. DFW Indonesia National Coordinator Moh Abdi Suhufan noted in a statement here on Saturday, that irresponsible perpetrators at home, sent Indonesian seafarers to work in Chinese fishing boats, for alleged human trafficking and forced labour. Suhufan drew attention to another incoming report of an Indonesian crew member, who had died on May 22, 2020, as he was abandoned for two months at the Karachi Port of Pakistan, after working on a Chinese-flagged fishing boat, FV Jin Shung.

The deceased, Eko Suyanto, had been ill since March 19, 2020, and was unilaterally moved by the FV Jin Shung Shipmaster and placed in a small boat owned by a Pakistani fisherman. Suyanto had never received medical treatment. According to a complaint report received by the Fisher Center of Bitung on May 21, 2020, Suyanto had earlier worked on FV Jin Shung for four months from November 2019 to March 2020//ANT