VOI - Voice of Indonesia | RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia

RRI World Service -Voice of Indonesia with Diplomatic Corner, a program which presents information about activities and progress of Indonesian diplomacy in the international world.

The first information is from New Delhi, India.

With happy feeling at around 7 o’clock A.M. local time, Indonesian Muslims flocked Baiturrahman mosque of Indonesian embassy in New Delhi to conduct Idul Fitri 1439 Hijriah prayer which felt on Friday, June 15. Besides Indonesian came to the mosques in New Delhi, other Muslims from other cities such as Aligarh, Gurgaon, Noida, and Lucknow, also attended to voice ‘takbir, tahlil and tahmid’ in a bid to welcome the day of victory after fasting one month. Around 100 Indonesian citizens shared happiness together. After worshiping Idul Fitri payer, gathering at the Indonesian embassy by all Indonesian citizens in New Delhi and surrounding area, was the most waited moment. Idul Fitri celebration at the Indonesian embassy in New Delhi was enlivened by not only Muslims, but also Indonesian citizens who follow different religions. This reflects harmony, tolerance and togetherness which become strength among Indonesian citizens in foreign country. Lebaran typical foods also made Lebaran nuance in New Delhi perfect.

The second information is from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Hard work by the staffs and high officials of Indonesian embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia increased service and protection to Indonesian citizens, got appreciation from several Indonesian migrant workers. One of them who gave the statement was Emma who has worked for 10 years in Malaysia. Emma and some of her friends when having dialogue with RRI in Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday (17/6) admitted that they feel the change of service which has been carried out by the Indonesian embassy in Kuala Lumpur. Emma remarked that now, it is easy for Indonesian citizens in Kuala Lumpur to administer immigration document or other related documents. She viewed that the Indonesian embassy is very responsive to any problems posed by Indonesian citizens in Malaysia, especially if they busy with legal document. Currently, the Indonesian embassy is operating for 24 hours every weekday to serve Indonesian citizens, Malaysian citizens or citizens of other countries who are in Malaysia, and want to administer all immigration documents to visit Indonesia.

We end Diplomatic Corner with the information from the country.

On Thursday (14/6), European commission has updated EU Air Safety List on a list of airlines that do not meet the international safety standards. Thus, the airlines may not operate in European Union territory. Based on the newest list, 55 Indonesian airlines that were on the old list, have been issued from list of flight restrictions in European Union. The revocation was the result of collaboration which was very long among diplomacy, regulatory improvement and Indonesian flight safety standard which have been begun since 2007. Since 2007, European Union imposed a ban for Indonesian airlines to operate from and to the territory of European Union. In 2009 until 2011, gradually Indonesian airlines were revoked from the restriction list, namely Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia Air Asia, Airfast Indonesia, and Ekspres Transportasi Antarbenua. Meanwhile, in 2016, 3 Indonesian airlines were also issued from the restriction list, namely Lion Air, Batik Air, and Citilink. The development has chance to increase national and international trust on Indonesian airlines’ industry, to facilitate, to enhance tourism industry more solidly, and to open up opportunities for the development of the national aviation industry to Europe.