House members to go overseas

House members to go overseas

JAKARTA: Five members of the House of Representatives will
visit Malaysia and Singapore between Feb. 8 and Feb. 13 to
discuss, among others things, migrant workers and border issues
with the host countries.

Deputy House Speaker A. M. Fatwa will head the delegation,
which will meet parliamentarians and government officials in the
neigboring countries.

Yasril Ananta Baharuddin, a member of the delegation, said on
Tuesday the talks with Malaysia would focus on protection of
Indonesian migrant workers, while border issues will highlight
the talks with Singapore.

Border issues were among the topics of discussion during the
recent visit of Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
to Jakarta.

Jakarta has complained about Singapore's major reclamation
project which is feared may affect the sea borders with
Indonesia. -- JP