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Indonesia signs LoI with Switzerland on vocational education

Indonesia and Switzerland signed a letter of intent (LoI) for cooperation to strengthen Indonesia’s
vocational education system in the manufacturing sector. The cooperation will come under a dual
education-and-training system.

Switzerland Ambassador to Indonesia Yvonne Baumann said the dual system would allow
students to combine learning processes at school and in the workplace.

“Switzerland has consistently ranked among the world’s most competitive economies and has one
of the lowest rates of youth unemployment in the world,” she said after the LoI signing with the Industry
Ministry in Mojokerto, East Java, on Tuesday. “One of the reasons for that success is our education system
and the dual vocational education and training system, which has been crucial for Switzerland’s economic
performance.”

In addition to signing the LoI, the two parties are also seeking to assist a certain manufacturing
sector and link it with vocational schools (SMK) in the next three to six months.

The embassy has stated that Switzerland has allocated 75 million Swiss Franc (US$74.36 million)
for various development projects in the 2017-2020 period to enhance bilateral relations with Indonesia. The
funds will be allocated for macroeconomics assistance, private sector development, infrastructure and
trade.

Meanwhile, earlier on Tuesday, the Industry Ministry launched a demand-driven vocational

program named "Link and Match" in an industrial area in Mojokerto to address the lack of skilled workers,
a problem that hampers the development of some industries.

Source : The Jakarta Post

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Town Contaminated

Moscow – A Russian journalist has uncovered evidence of another Soviet nuclear catastrophe,
whichkilled10 sailors and contaminated an entire town.

Yelena Vazrshavskya is the first journalist to speak to people who witnessed the explosion of
a nuclear submarine at the naval base of shkotovo – 22 near Vladivostock.

The accident, which occurred 13 months before the Chernobyl disaster, spread radio active
fall-out over the base and nearby town, but was covered up by officials of the Soviet Union. Residents
were told the explosion in the reactor of the Victor-class submarine during a refit had been a ‘thermal’
and not a nuclear explosion. And those involved in the clean up operation to remove more than 600
tones of contaminated material were sworn to secrecy.

A board of investigators was later to describe it as the worst accident in the history of the
Soviet Navy.
Source : Britishcourse.com

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Indonesia still largest contributor of tourists to Singapore

About 2.89 million Indonesians visited Singapore throughout 2016. It is about 17.7 percent of the
country’s 16.4 million total foreign tourist arrivals. According to a statement released by Singapore
Tourism Board (STB). It is the largest contributor of tourists to Singapore.

The number of tourists who visited Singapore from Indonesia grew by 6 percent, which was
categorized as a sharp jump from the 10 percent decline in 2015, the statement says.

Raymond Lim, STB area director to Indonesia, said on Tuesday in a media gathering in Jakarta
that his office would continue trying to attract more Indonesians to visit Singapore.

“We really hope that we can maintain what we got last year,” he said, adding that about 13 percent
of those Indonesians went to Singapore for business.

Lim said the board aimed for 16.4 to 16.7 million foreign tourists to visit Singapore in 2017 and
expected revenues of between US$25 and $25.8 billion.

Source: thejakartapost.com

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Indonesia still largest contributor of tourists to Singapore

About 2.89 million Indonesians (1)______ Singapore (2) ________ 2016. It is about 17.7
percent of the country’s 16.4 million total (3) _______ tourist (4)_________. According to a statement
released by Singapore Tourism Board (STB). It is the (5) _______ contributor of tourists to Singapore.

The number of tourists who visited Singapore from Indonesia grew by 6 percent, which was (6)
_________ as a sharp jump from the 10 percent decline in 2015, the statement says.

Raymond Lim, STB area director to Indonesia, said on Tuesday in a media gathering in Jakarta
that his office would continue trying to (7) ________ more Indonesians to visit Singapore.

“We really hope that we can (8) ________ what we got last year,” he said, adding that about 13
percent of those Indonesians went to Singapore for business.

Lim said (9) ________ aimed for 16.4 to 16.7 million foreign tourists to visit Singapore in 2017
and (10) _________ revenues of between US$25 and $25.8 billion.

Source: thejakartapost.com