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The mutually beneficial cooperation between Indonesia and Denmark will continuously increase in the future. It is proved by the intensity of the State Heads meeting of the two countries in strengthening  the strategic cooperation. It was stated by Ambassador of Denmark to Indonesia, Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen in a special interview with RRI World Service Voice of Indonesia in Jakarta on Monday  (04/6).

“I think now with this partnership agreement that was signed in 2015  and with the action plan we signed in November last year. I think we have trade really good platform  for strengthening our cooperation and also make sure that we strengthen not just in the sense of  the cooperation becoming deeper and more intense, higher quality and what we do together , but also broadness to more sectors,” Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen said.

Moreover, Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen explained Denmark has developed investment in Indonesia for services company that employ some Indonesian workers. He hoped the investment can keep on growing and becoming bigger to support Indonesian economy. (VOI/Ahmad Faisal/AHM)

Swedish Ambassador to Indonesia, Johanna Brismar Scoog expected in Jakarta on Wednesday that Indonesia and Sweden would increase bilateral trade cooperation. She said that she along with colleagues and the Indonesian Embassy in Stockholm are trying to introduce the potentials of increasing cooperation between the two countries. Indonesian and Swedish trade value reached $744 million dollars in 2017, increasing from $670 million dollars in 2016.

“I would hope that the increasing trade between our countries due the efforts that we’ve been making here in the embassy. My colleague and the Indonesian embassy in Stockholm are promoting the bilateral ties between our countries. And I think also from the Swedish company side, they see Indonesia more and more as an interesting market not only because its size but because of its democracy because it has a steady growth, has a very good finance minister and Bank of Indonesia, all very capable and managing the country well so it’s an interesting country to look at from that point of view,” Johanna Brismar Scoog said.

Furthermore, Ambassador Johanna Brismar Scoog of Sweden stated that Indonesia and Sweden have reached an equal bilateral relationship. Some sectors that are being built are in the transportation and technology transfer. She also remarked that in addition to contributing to Indonesian development program, Sweden is also opening its country for Indonesian investors who are interested in entering the Swedish market. (VOI/Ndy/RHM)

The Bali police have deported 105 Chinese nationals who were part of an alleged cyber fraud ring that targeted people living in China. The fraudsters would call up people and extort money by pretending to be government officials who had uncovered wrong-doing by the victims living in China.

The 105 Chinese nationals had tourist visas and they were deported aboard two planes chartered by the Chinese authorities at 12.00 local time," said the head of the Ngurah Rai immigration office, Amran Aris, here on Wednesday. The deportees had also overstayed in Bali, he said. "We did not charge them with immigration crime but they were deported for committing cyber crime." Aris said his office would continue to watch closely the inflow of foreigners to the resort island.

The Bali Deputy Police Chief, Brig.Gen I Wayan Sunartha, said the legal process against the deportees -- 11 women and 94 men -- would be conducted under Chinese law.

"The arrest of 105 Chinese nationals allegedly involved in cyber fraud was based on investigation conducted by the Bali regional police, the Denpasar police and the Chinese police," he said. The police had also worked with the Ngurah Rai Airport immigration office to deport them.

An official of the Bali Police`s special crime directorate, Agung Kanigoro, said investigation showed the Chinese nationals had entered the country through Ngurah Rai airport on tourist visas. They were not linked to any specific crime syndicate as yet.

"We have also arrested 11 Indonesians and questioned them as witnesses. They worked as domestic help in three locations rented by these Chinese nationals," he said.

The Chinese police would continue investigations to see whether they were linked to certain syndicates. "They (the perpetrators) targeted Chinese nationals living in China. They got at least Rp2 billion from the victims," said Agung. A joint team of the Bali Police`s special crime directorate, the Counter Transnational and Organised Crime (CTOC) task force and the SABATA antibandits, street crime and anarchism unit arrested the 105 Chinese nationals from three locations in May.

As many as 43 suspects were arrested in Jalan Perumahan Mutiara Abianbase in Badung. The police seized 51 telephones, one laptop, 43 passports, five cellular phones, two routers, two printers and 26 units of hub. In a raid in Jalan Bedahulu XI no. 39 Denpasar, the police arrested 30 suspects and seized 20 telephones, two laptops, one passport, and 13 routers. In a raid in Jalan Gatsu I no. 9 Denpasar, the police arrested 32 suspects and confiscated 28 telephones, two laptops, 38 passports, three routers and one hub. ( ant ) 

- Indonesia is set for a non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council when 193 member-states of the world body vote to appoint five new members in New York on Friday.

"Indonesia will voice the hope and views of countries if elected as a non-permanent member of the UNSC; also will be a bridge-builder to achieve common goals towards world`s peace and prosperity," the Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Retno Marsudi, said in a statement on Tuesday.

Marsudi, leading the Indonesian delegation, is in New York for Friday`s election. She started her working visit to the UN Headquarters by hosting a diplomatic reception. In her remarks before ambassadors and diplomats, Marsudi conveyed Indonesia`s commitment to becoming a True Partner for World Peace, which is the slogan for its candidacy, and to contributing to world peace and stability.

Indonesia had a long track record in contributing to peace and humanitarian efforts, Marsudi said. The country had been involved in UN Peacekeeping Missions since 1957 and currently ranks as the eighth-largest contributor to these missions. It had deployed 2,631 military and police personnel, 81 of them women, for several UN peacekeeping missions. Indonesia was also actively involved in humanitarian efforts in Haiti, Fiji and Nepal, which had been devastated by natural disasters.

Indonesian activists were in the vanguard in addressing the humanitarian crisis in Bangladesh`s Cox`s Bazaar, Myanmar`s Rakhine State, Gaza of Palestine and Marawi of the Philippines.

"A country`s track record cannot be established in a day or in a month," Marsudi said. ( ant ) 

To be elected a non-permanent member of the UNSC, Indonesia needs two-thirds or about 129 of the votes in a secret ballot. Indonesia is competing with the Maldives for one seat allocated to the Asia-pacific group. Indonesia has held the seat three times in 1973-1974, 1995-1996, and 2007-2008.

The Security Council has 15 members --five permanent (United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, and China) and 10 non-permanent serving for two years.