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Archipelago 2 months ago
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Malaysia deports more Indonesians as part of Program M
The deportations were part of Malaysia’s Program M, a two-year collaboration between the Malaysian Immigration Department and Indonesian diplomatic missions in Peninsular Malaysia to facilitate the repatriation of 7,200 Indonesian illegal migrant workers.
Archipelago 2 months ago
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Pesparawi committee reports travel fraud as Riau Islands choir left stranded
A provincial committee managing the Riau Islands' participation in a national choir festival has filed a police report alleging fraud by a travel agency after 63 chorists and officials were left stranded in Jakarta, unable to make the final leg of their trip to the event in Manokwari, West Papua.
Archipelago 2 months ago
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Batam tax status entices cigarette smuggling into Indonesian customs area
Cigarettes produced in the Batam, Bintan and Karimun Free Trade Zone (FTZ) are not required to have a tobacco products excise (CHT) if consumed inside the FTZ, leading to much cheaper cigarette prices when compared to those produced inside the Indonesian customs area.
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