The director general for overseas labor placement and protection affairs at the ministry, Reyna Usman, said she would lead a delegation representing the government and labor supplying companies to visit Karni’s family in Brebes, Central Java, on Saturday.
“The government will provide a donation to express its solidarity to Karni and simultaneously call on locals not to send unqualified workers to work overseas,” she told The Jakarta Post in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Apjati chairman Ayub Basalamah said his side would donate Rp 10 billion to Karni’s family and provide scholarships for elementary and secondary education for her only son.
Bali aims for 30 million foreign tourists
Bali Governor Made Mangu Pastika is upbeat that Bali can attract 30 million foreign tourists by 2029.
Pastika submitted on Wednesday a tourism roadmap for 2014 and 2029 to Bali councilors, highlighting the resort island's capacity to receive the surge in travelers. Bali welcomes around 3 million foreign tourists annually.
"Singapore, which is way smaller than Bali, can attract 37 million tourists annually. If they can, why can't we?," said Pastika.
He also said that the Bali administration was ready to construct necessary infrastructure and new destinations to achieve the target.