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View all search resultsNational Police spokesperson Brig. Gen Dedi Prasetyo said that the suspect had posted a tape on a protest occurring at nickel miner PT Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) compound on his personal Facebook account and narrated it as a rise against Chinese workers.
Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan has said the government will send a team to clarify rumors about the employment of many foreign workers, particularly from China, in the special economic zone (SEZ) of Morowali, Central Sulawesi.
The Manpower Ministry has said 18 foreign workers from China had been detained for questioning by immigration authorities after an unannounced inspection of a local company in Bogor, West Java, found that the workers had allegedly breached their work permits.
The police are currently investigating social media accounts that allegedly have been spreading rumors about the influx of millions of Chinese workers into Indonesia in response to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo’s call to have the people spreading the rumors caught.
A rumor that millions of Chinese workers are being allowed into Indonesia has irked President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo so much he has asked the National Police to pursue and arrest those spreading it.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday broke his silence on widespread rumors surrounding the alleged influx of millions of Chinese workers into Indonesia who are allegedly placing pressure on domestic blue-collar workers.
The government has vowed to tighten the supervision of foreigners coming in and out of Indonesia following the arrest of five Chinese nationals at Halim Perdanakusuma air base in East Jakarta, a top official has said.
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