Today's Top 3 News: EU, Indonesia Explore Steps to Regulate Underwater Drones
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27 June 2024 19:10 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top three news on Thursday, June 27, 2024. Here are the highlights: EU, Indonesia Explore Steps to Regulate Underwater Drones, Number of Undocumented Migrants from Indonesia Abroad Steadily Rises in Last 5 Years, and Indonesia Calls Austria to Consider Recognizing the State of Palestine.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. EU, Indonesia Explore Steps to Regulate Underwater Drones
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - In a significant step towards ensuring the responsible and sustainable use of underwater drones, participants from Indonesia and the European Union (EU) convened at the International Experts’ Meeting on the Regulatory Framework for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), according to a press release received by Tempo on Wednesday, June 26, 2024.
The activity brought together leading professionals from government, industry and academia to address the pressing need for a comprehensive regulatory framework that balances innovation with regulation.
2. Number of Undocumented Migrants from Indonesia Abroad Steadily Rises in Last 5 Years
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Director of Citizen Protection at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Judha Nugraha, said there were over 53,000 Indonesian citizens who migrated abroad through unlawful means.
"There has been a consistent increase in the last 5 years," he told Tempo on Monday, June 24, 2024.
In 2019, the ministry recorded 24,000 cases, rising to 29,000 in 2021, and 35,000 the following year. Out of these cases, the ministry noted immigration breaches as the largest number, including by living illegally in the destination country. Workers who enter a country using a tourist visa fall into this category, even if the visa has yet to expire.
3. Indonesia Calls Austria to Consider Recognizing the State of Palestine
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi expressed Indonesia's hope that Austria would consider recognizing the State of Palestine.
"I convey Indonesia's hope that Austria can start considering its recognition of Palestine," Marsudi noted in a written statement from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs during her visit to Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
Marsudi told Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg that Indonesia understands Austria's current difficult position.
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