The Qatar Crisis Affects Us All
The government needs to be on its guard for the impact of the Qatar crisis. It is the largest exporter of gas to Indonesia and one of the main destinations of our migrant workers.
June 13, 2017
There are at least two things the Indonesian government needs to consider in the context of the "Qatar crisis". Firstly, there are 43,000 Indonesians in that country, with around 38,000 of them being migrant workers. Secondly, Qatar is the largest exporter of gas to Indonesia. The dispute in the Middle East could potentially result in 50,000 fewer foreign tourists coming to Indonesia because of the loss of flights from Qatar.
This crisis broke out
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