JP\/1\/BADAWI<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post
\nJakarta<\/p>\n
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdulah Ahmad Badawi is scheduled to
\narrive in Jakarta on Thursday morning for a working visit to meet
\nwith President Megawati Soekarnoputri.<\/p>\n
After replacing Mahathir Mohamad in October, Indonesia is the
\nsecond nation of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian
\nNations (ASEAN) he will have visited after Brunei Darussalam.
\nAccording to the regional grouping's tradition, a member's new
\nleader is expected to visit the ASEAN countries to introduce
\nhimself.<\/p>\n
"Indonesian migrant workers will be one the topics of
\ndiscussion between the Malaysian Prime Minister and President
\nMegawati," Wirayuda said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Badawi will travel here along with his foreign minister, Syed
\nHamid Albar. During the ASEAN-Japan Summit in Tokyo last month,
\nBadawi already paid a courtesy call on Megawati.<\/p>\n
According to Antara, Badawi will stay one night in Jakarta.
\nHowever, Malaysian news agency Bernama reported that he would
\nleave Jakarta on Thursday afternoon after his bilateral talks
\nwith Megawati and having attended a tea party with Malaysian
\nexpatriates in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The Malaysian media also reported that the problem of
\nundocumented Indonesian migrants would be the biggest single
\nissue that needed to be ironed out by the two neighbors. Malaysia
\nremains the favorite destination for Indonesian illegal migrants,
\nwho mostly find work in the construction and plantation sectors,
\nalthough the neighboring country continues to take harsh measures
\nagainst them.<\/p>\n
The two countries set a major precedent for ASEAN in resolving
\nterritorial disputes by asking the International Court of Justice
\nto decide on the ownership of Sipadan and Ligitan islands. The
\ncourt declared the two islands belonged to Malaysia.<\/p>",
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