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The Indonesian Embassy in London succeeded in repatriating 14 Indonesian Migrant Workers as the crew members of the British flag fishing boat "Magan D" from Dublin, Ireland, Saturday (27/3). The crews arrived in Indonesia on Sunday (28/3) and they carried out quarantine according to health protocols. Previously, Magan D had an emergency dock due to engine failure at Dun Laoghaire Harbor in Dublin, Ireland on last Friday (12/3/2021). There are 17 crew consisting of 14 Indonesian Migrant Workers and 2 crew members as well as a Spanish captain. The Indonesian Embassy in London has facilitated steps to fulfill the demands of the Indonesian Migrant Workers to ship management, namely returning to Indonesia, payment of arrears of wages in February - March 2021, and bonuses for each voyage made.   

The Indonesian Embassy in Seoul, South Korea held a virtual performance with the theme “An Exotic Journey to Nusantara”, last Saturday (27/3). The event brought together Indonesian and South Korean creative economy actors. Quoted from the media RMOL.id, the virtual performance is a breakthrough for the Indonesian Embassy in Seoul in promoting 2021 as the Year of the Creative Economy. During the opening of the event, Indonesian Ambassador to South Korea, Umar Hadi emphasized that the creative economy collaboration between Indonesia and South Korea can create jobs for the younger generation of both countries. In addition, cooperation in the creative industry will open many opportunities for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. The Indonesian Embassy in Seoul will continue to support the penetration of the 16 Indonesian creative economy sub-sectors into the South Korean market; one of which is through the fashion industry as a potential sub-sector.

President Joko Widodo has prohibited regents across Indonesia from buying foreign products in order to meet the needs of government projects. It is mandatory for the government project procurement to use local products. This was affirmed when he opened the Fifth National Conference of the Association of Indonesian Regency Governments at the State Palace in Jakarta last Friday (26/3). He emphasized that every existing project must use local products instead of foreign ones. He also explained that this is meant so that the government projects increase demand for the local products. Moreover, the government projects are usually of great value and require the procurement of large quantities of products.

According to President Joko Widodo, if the demand for the local products increases, consumption will also surge and the industries will inevitably boost the speed of their production at the factory. This will increase industrial productivity. Likewise, the labour will be used up and even more able to be absorbed, so there will be no layoffs.

Previously, President Joko Widodo had also made calls of rejecting foreign products. The goal is that import floods do not occur in Indonesia. On the occasion, he also asked regents throughout Indonesia to provide good services for exports and investment because these two things are the key to economic growth in Indonesia. He reminded that the Investment Coordinating Board provides a license to be integrated electronically or online single submission, which is very fast. The Head of State asked that once the investment reaches the region, the process must also be done quickly. Given their importance, President Joko Widodo asked that exports and investment be paid close attention. He added that currently, the Job Creation Law and the supporting regulations have been promulgated. This makes it very easy for entrepreneurs to open up investment and jobs.

If you travel to Makassar, South Sulawesi, just  visit Kampung Berua. This village area was stipulated as National Geopark in 2017 with the beauty of Mount Karst that surrounds it// Kampung Berua is located in Rammang-Rammang sub village, Salenrang Village, Bontoa sub-district, Maros regency, South Sulawesi.This tourism attraction can be reached for approximately 1.5 hours by  motor vehicles from Makassar. When you arrive at Salenrang port, you must get on a rental boat. It takes about 30 minutes by boat.   you will cross the Pute river which is quite wide and quiet while looking at the natural scenery.

When you get off the boat, you will be presented with a beautiful view. There is a high mountain, namely Karst, combined with green   rice fields and the residents' stilt homestays.  Kampung Berua is a village that has only 15 houses in which all of them are still in one relative. Traveling to Kampung Berua, you can stroll around this village. You can see black karst rocks standing strongly in the middle of the rice fields. There are only a few houses around the rocks. You can also visit a lake, Telaga Bidadari arund Kampung Berua. The water in this lake is very clear and clean, so that the residents of Kampung Berua make it a source of water to meet their daily water needs. There are also several caves in Kampung Berua, namely Kingkong Cave and Berlian Cave. Each cave has its own uniqueness. To reach the caves, you have to travel down the rice fields and ponds owned by the local residents.

In Kampung Berua, you can also visit Padang Ammarung. To go to Padang Ammarung, you will pass a simple wooden bridge, and then climb several rocky steps to reach the top. In Padang Ammarrung, you can see the beautiful view of Kampung Berua from the top. Traveling to this tourism village, you don't need to worry, because there are  restaurants, toilets, prayer rooms and homestays.

To introduce Indonesian culture to South Korean people, the Indonesian Embassy in Seoul held again offline Gamelan class on Tuesday (23/3).  Previously, the Gamelan class has been stopped due to the Covid-19 pandemic that hit the world, including South Korea.  This activity was held again because of the good situation, but the embassy kept carrying out strict health protocols. Since 2018, the Indonesian Embassy in Seoul has collaborated with the Seoul Institute of the Arts to make Gamelan one of the foreign ethnic music taught to university students.

Until now, there have been 33 music students from the Seoul Institute of The Arts who are enthusiastic to join the Gamelan class. The event of the cultural or Indonesian language classes is one of the activities held by Indonesian Representatives abroad in a bid to preserve and introduce Indonesian culture. The classes are generally attended by the local people who are interested in Indonesian culture.