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“Indonesia was overpassed by Brazil, Switzerland, Germany, Colombia, and even Vietnam.”

The Indonesian President further highlighted how being the second-largest fish producer globally, Indonesia had only succeeded ranking 13th in the world for fish exports in 2019.

Despite the lack of competitiveness level of Indonesia products on the international market, Jokowi stated that there is no room for pessimism as there are ways to make improvements.

Source: https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2020/12/04/15290201/jokowi-indonesia-tertinggal-dari-negara-lain-dalam-menangkap-peluang-ekspor?page=all#page2 

3. KPK Arrests Former Director of Garuda Indonesia

The KPK arrested Hadinoto Soedigno today where the former director is currently at the organization’s holding cell in Pomdam Jaya Guntur and will remain there until Dec. 23.

Hadinoto served as Garuda Indonesia’s Director of Engineering and Management of the company’s fleet from 2007-2012.

Among the charges he is fighting includes allegations of receiving a bribe of up to $2.3 million and €477,000 from a Singapore-based firm.

The former employee of Indonesia’s national carrier is believed to have transferred the bribe money to his wife and children as well as a Singapore investment account in an effort to remove his tracks from law enforcement officials.

His decision to move his money around has led to his second charge by the KPK on money laundering grounds.

Source: https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2020/12/04/18522811/kpk-tahan-mantan-direktur-garuda-indonesia-hadinoto-soedigno?page=2