Top 3 News: Indonesia Bears No Obligation to Accept Rohingya Refugees, Indonesian Peacekeeping Forces to Remain in Lebanon
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17 November 2023 15:34 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Three popular news compiled by Tempo English on Friday, November 17, are Indonesia Bears No Obligation to Accept Rohingya Refugees, Foreign Ministry Says; Indonesian Peacekeeping Forces to Remain in Lebanon Amid Aggression, Defense Minister Says; and IT Expert Reacts to Report that Indonesia Ranks 17th in Cheapest Mobile Data Plans.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Indonesia Bears No Obligation to Accept Rohingya Refugees, Foreign Ministry Says
The Indonesian Foreign Ministry spoke up about the hundreds of Rohingya refugees that arrived in Aceh by boat on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. The ministry stressed that Indonesia has no obligation and capacity to accept refugees.
Ministry spokesperson Lalu Muhammad Iqbal affirmed that Indonesia is not a party to the 1951 Refugees Convention that obliged its state parties to protect refugees entering their territory. Around 146 countries have ratified the Convention and 147 countries are parties to its 1967 Protocol.
"Indonesia is not a party to the 1951 Refugees Convention. Thus, Indonesia has no obligation and capacity to accept refugees, moreover to provide a permanent solution to said refugees," he said in a brief message on Thursday.
2. Indonesian Peacekeeping Forces to Remain in Lebanon Amid Aggression, Defense Minister Says
Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto stated that Indonesia currently has no plan to withdraw its military forces deployed in a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. The information was relayed during a press conference after the 17th ASEAN Defense Minister's Meeting (ADMM) and the 10th ASEAN Defense Minister's Meeting Plus 2023.
The ASEAN forum discussed several security and defense issues, including the geopolitical dynamics and defense agreement in ASEAN. All state members' defense ministers attended the forum with the exception of Myanmar.
3. IT Expert Reacts to Report that Indonesia Ranks 17th in Cheapest Mobile Data Plans
Information technology or IT expert from the Indonesia ICT Institute, Heru Sutadi, responded to a recent study by a UK-based price comparison website Cable which ranked Indonesia 17th in the world for the cheapest mobile data tariffs with an average price per GB of US$0.28, or equal to Rp4,357 at an assumed exchange rate of Rp15,561 per US dollar.
Heru, however, raised concerns about the report, underlining that the comparison of mobile data tariffs in the archipelago needs to be done in detail. He said the government has never even revealed the real figures of the average tariffs of the telecommunications industry in the country.
