Singapore and Indonesia to Enhance Manpower Cooperation

At a meeting with his Indonesian counterpart Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi in Jakarta recently, Singapore's top diplomat Vivian Balakrishnan conveyed Singapore's interest to intensify cooperation in several areas, such as manpower development. Balakrishnan was on a two-day visit to Indonesia last week.

The cooperation will include a scheme to help Singaporean companies recruit personnel from Indonesia. Balakrishnan said Indonesian universities will be able to provide graduates with relevant skills in the digital world. "We are thinking of launching a scheme, in which Singapore companies will be able to recruit their human resources here and provide services for the rest of the world," he said.