Singapore-Indonesia ties need to be 'continuously strengthened in every aspect': Vice President Mar'uf Amin

Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Vice President Ma'ruf Amin introduce members of their new cabinet on the steps of the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Oct 23, 2019. The 76-year-old vice president, who is a senior Muslim cleric, believes Singapore companies can invest more in Indonesia. For instance, there could be increased economic cooperation in a special area comprising Singapore, Batam and Bintan, he said.Visitors arrive at the ferry terminal on Batam island.

He hopes that Singapore can provide vocational training to Indonesians who are not pursuing tertiary education so to enable them to become productive workers.Both sides have previously agreed to explore further collaboration in vocational education.The Indonesian government led by President Joko Widodo has made human resource development one of its top priorities in this new term of government.

When asked for more concrete details on how Singapore can work with Indonesia in the education sector, the vice president said: “There are several options. It can be the teachers , it can also be our children being sent to Singapore." For years, Indonesia has been struggling with seasonal land and forest fires, which have resulted in haze choking the region.

The national disaster agency said last September that 99 per cent of the land and forest fires were man-made, believed to be deliberately started to clear land for agriculture.Mr Amin said the government is trying to prevent the same from happening again next year.

Source: Financial Digest (financialdigest.net)

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