To Protect Heroes

Indonesian workers dont need to come to Jakarta just to obtain passports. Smart cards will be introduced to avoid forgery.

August 8, 2006

IMPRISONED abroad, blackmailed at homewhat a fate the dozens of Indonesian workers from Lombok must suffer. Entering illegally put them in jail for up to three years and lashed three times by the Malaysian government. When repatriated, they became targets for blackmail.

The journey of two days and three nights on a Damri bus from Jakarta was uneventful. It wasnt until they arrived in Mataram on Thursday last June that problems began. Alighting fro

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