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Malaysia Worries Indonesia Will Stop Sending Housemaids

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Malaysia hopes Indonesia will not stop sending female migrant workers (TKW), who work as household assistants (PRT) following the death of Adelina Jemira Sau in Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia. Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, said Indonesia’s drastic action will only harm both countries. Ahmad Zahid, who is also Minister of Home Affairs, […]

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Indonesia Faces Deficit of Notary

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Master’s Programme in Notary Studies Chairman Widodo confirmed the number of notaries in Indonesia is still insufficient. Widodo pointed to a number of eastern Indonesia still very lacking in notary services. “Even in Kaimana, Papua, there is only one notary,” he stated. Widodo also remarked the quality of notary depends on the college where he […]

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Laos sees marked shift in tourist appeal

VIENTIANE — It is Saturday afternoon in tourist high season, and Vientiane is very quiet. Most shops are closed for the weekend. A couple of Asian tour groups ascend the Patuxai, the Laotian capital’s answer to the Arc de Triomphe. On every floor, stalls are packed with five-year-old photocopies of the Lonely Planet guide to […]

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