The deportees returned home via Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, two days ago. They had been detained at the Syumaisi Immigration Detention Facility in Mecca for working illegally in Saudi Arabia.

Indonesia and Malaysia have discussed solutions to problems related to the protection of Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia.

Malaysia and Indonesia will finalise issues related to the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the recruitment and placement of domestic workers, during a working visit by Malaysian Minister of Human Resources M. Saravanan to Jakarta on January 24.

The Governments of Indonesia and Malaysia have continued talks, focusing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the employment and protection of Indonesian migrant workers (PMI) in Malaysia.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Brunei’s Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah met in Jakarta on May 3 to discuss a number of bilateral and regional issues.

The death toll from a speedboat accident in Indonesia on November 2 has climbed to 54 as dozens of bodies were found floating in the ocean, an official has said.