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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) wants the foreign workers permit which is until now still complicated will immediately be simplified.

It is realized that until now so many things related to foreign workers permit are still convoluted, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung quoted the president as saying here on Wednesday after a limited cabinet meeting presided over by President Jokowi.

"And the president has instructed the related ministries, Minister of Law and Human Rights, Manpower Minister, Trade Minister, Industry Minister, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, and Energy Minister to simplify (the working permit)," Pramono said, adding that the working permit simplification should be prepared within two weeks.

According to Pramono, if it is not immediately resolved, a Presidential Regulation (Perpres) will be issued to regulate it.

"Because we should not complicate the investment, nor people who want to come to work in this republic," he remarked.

However, he further said, the foreign workers in question are those who have the knowledge and the capacity and also needed in Indonesia, instead of the foreign field workers.

This effort is to boost the "ease of doing business" in Indonesia to be more competitive even though Indonesia`s investment grade has improved, he added. (antaranews)

The Indonesian Trade Ministry`s Trade Mission to Pakistan has recorded potential trade and investment transactions of US$115.02 million.
"The transaction covers several commodities of palm oil, cocoa, coffee, spices and tea," Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita said here on Wednesday.
In addition, Indonesia`s energy sector has signed an Inter-Government Agreement (IGA) for liquefied natural gas (LNG) export to Pakistan.
Indonesia, through the National Oil Company, PT Pertamina, will export LNG of 1.5 million tons per year to Pakistan LNG Ltd for ten years. This contract can be extended for another five years. The potential transactions resulted from the contract amounted to US$6.4 billion.
In a series of trade missions to Pakistan, Enggartiasto and Pakistani Textile Industries and Trade Minister Mohammad Pervaiz Malik also witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) with the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI).
The memorandum of understanding is aimed at encouraging businesses of both countries to increase trade and information exchange. Meanwhile, in a business forum and one-on-one business matching, there were more than 100 Pakistani business actors to meet directly and do business with their Indonesian counterparts
"Business actors of both countries could interact and discuss the demanded products," Enggartiasto said.
Indonesia and Pakistan also agreed to establish cooperation in the field of promotion. Such cooperation was marked by a technical cooperation agreement which was signed by the Director General of National Export Development (PEN) at the Indonesian Ministry of Trade, Arlinda, and the Secretary of Trade Development and Authority of Pakistan (TDAP).
The agreement is an initial effort to enhance the trade relations between Indonesia and Pakistan and improve information exchange.
"The information exchange and promotions are the scope of the agreement. Some of which include business opportunity and promotions by encouraging private sector involvement from both countries," Arlinda said.
The trade cooperation between Indonesia and Pakistan was began in 2005 at a signing of Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Partnership. The trade relation with Pakistan is a perspective and an opportunity to develop the Indonesian market.
Indonesia sees there are further opportunities through geostrategic aspect of Pakistan and its neighboring countries in Central Asia.
The total trade between Indonesia and Pakistan in 2016 was recorded at US$2.17 billion, with a surplus for Indonesia of US$1.86 billion. 
Meanwhile, the export value from January to November 2017 reached US$2.38 billion or increased by 24.24 percent compared to that in the same period in 2016. (antara)

World cup is one the biggest sport events that can be enjoyed by the people around the globe. World Cup 2018 will be held on June 14^th to July 15^th 2018 with Russia as the Host. In order to make people with disabilities around Indonesia enjoy the event, the Football Momentum Asia (FMA) acknowledges RRI to be the licensed Radio Broadcaster of World Cup 2018. After a press conference at the Galeri Triprasetya RRI on Tuesday, January 30^th 2018, Chairman of The Football Momentum Asia (FMA) David Kim to Voice of Indonesia said the main reason he chooses RRI as the licensed radio broadcaster of world cup 2018.

“For me radio has more public interest than anything else and this is business but at the same time we need to do something that is going to benefit everybody and absolutely everybody especially the 1.5 percent of the population that cannot see and enjoy the game, why shouldn’t they. So it is the only choice for me ‘cause everybody else is going to turn it into commercial gimic and it is enough with television so that was my main reason for working with RRI,” said David Kim.

On the same occasion the Memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Radio Republik Indonesia and FMA was signed. RRI which has more than 90 radio stations in Indonesia is hoped to bring the World Cup until the remote areas in Indonesia. The press conference and the launching of RRI as the licensed Radio Broadcaster was also attended by a member of Presidential Advisory Council, Agum Gumelar, Secretary of Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs Gatot Dewabroto, the National Broadcasting Commission Chairman Yuliandri Darwis and RRI management staff// (VOI/NK)