President Donald Trump will bring the "full force" of the U.S.

government to combat human trafficking

WASHINGTON (AP) — The president is meeting with senior advisers and representatives of organizations
that deal with trafficking at the White House. His daughter is among those in attendance.

Trump calls “human trafficking” as a problem that is "not talked about enough." He said that he would order
the departments of Justice and Homeland Security to take a hard look at the resources they were devoting to
addressing the issue.

Human trafficking tends to occur around international travel-hubs with large immigrant populations, such as
California and Texas. The U.S. Justice Department estimates that 14,500–17,500 people, including young
children, teenagers, men and women, are trafficked into the country every year. They can be domestic citizens
or foreign nationals. According to the Department of State's statistics from 2000, there are approximately
244,000 American children and youth that are at risk for sex trafficking each year.

An Indonesian domestic worker has claimed that she lost her kidney without her knowledge while
she worked in Doha, Qatar, three years ago

DOHA – Sri Rabitah, 25, told the Indonesian press on Monday that she only realized what had happened
before when she returned to her home and went to hospital complaining of constant back pain.

To her surprised, doctors told the young mother that one of her kidneys was missing. Muhammad Iqbal, a
foreign ministry official, said that her case was a “clear indication” of organ trafficking and called for an
urgent investigation soon.
Her employers allegedly told her to go for a medical check-up at a hospital, during which she was placed
under anaesthesia with no explanation.

“Without permission, I got an injection. The doctor said I was so weak, so I was told to relax,” Sri told the
Detik news site.
Sri said that she remembered being taken to a room containing medical tools before waking up in pain with
an inexplicable incision scar.

She claims that she was never given an explanation about what happened in the room at that time, and was
sent back home as her employers deemed her unfit to work.

Sri has said that she wants to fight back. “I want the government to sue the perpetrator. My kidney was
stolen,” she said.

Minister expects MXGP 2017 to boost tourism

Jakarta (JP) – Indonesia is expected to earn US$5 million in foreign exchange and US$3.74 million from
domestic visitors from the international sport series event MXGP 2017 in Pangkal Pinang, Bangka-Belitung
province, on March 4th and 5th.

Indonesia is the third selected country in Asia, after Qatar and Thailand, to host this MXGP sport event. The
event was introduced in 1957 and was sanctioned by international motorsport federation, the Feé deé ration
Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). In this event, dozens of motocross racers from 20 countries will
compete in motocross races.

“The event, which will be covered by 62 foreign TV broadcasters, is also expected to help promote tourism
sites in the region,” said Tourism Minister Arief Yahya. About 5,000 foreigners are expected to attend the
event hosted for the first time by Indonesia, with each person spending an average of $1,000 while staying in
the country, he said. “We also expect over 50,000 Indonesians to attend the event,” Arief said on Monday
during a press conference at the ministry’s office in Jakarta, adding that each Indonesian was projected to
spend an average of Rp 1 million. (The Jakarta Post Jakarta | Tue, February 28, 2017 | 01:06 pm)
 King Salman to give speech in Arabic

Jakarta (JP) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud is scheduled to give a 10-minute speech in
Arabic at the House of Representatives on Thursday during his state visit to Indonesia. The king’s speech will
follow a speech which will be delivered by House Speaker Setya Novanto.

“Each of them will have 10 minutes to speak,” acting House secretary-general Achmad Djuned said on
Monday evening.

The House has prepared all things needed to welcome the King. The King is scheduled to arrive at the House
at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 2nd , 2017. He will be in Indonesia from March 1st to 9th, bringing an entourage of
up to 1,500 people, including 25 princes and 10 ministers. (Nurul The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, February
28, 2017 | 12:31 pm)
French Renewable Energy Group set up in Indonesia

Jakarta (JP) – French delegates represent French companies which aim to tap into the huge potential in
Indonesia’s renewable energy sector.
A new group named the French Renewable Energy Group (FREG), comprises companies which have interests
in investing locally and a branch of France’s largest renewable energy organization, Syndicate for Renewable
Energy (SER).
FREG is expected to enhance business-to-business contact between French and Indonesian companies and to
encourage more companies to invest in Indonesia.

Furthermore, the group will work together with the Indonesian Renewable Energy Society (METI) to develop
renewable energy projects in the country.

French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Marc Ayrault said that France was willing to share its expertise with
its counterparts.
“We have many innovative and high-achieving companies in France. The new energy group that we have
formed in Indonesia will be a stage where we can show off France’s strengths in the energy sector,” said
Ayrault, who is also former French prime minister, during the FREG launch at the Energy and Mineral
Resources Ministry’s office.
He also hoped that the newly-founded group could strengthen bilateral cooperation in this sector. (The
Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, February 28, 2017 | 02:19 pm)

Traffic to be rerouted during Saudi king’s visit

Jakarta (JP) – Jakarta commuters should be prepared for even worse traffic congestion in some areas of the
city over the next three days.
Road users, particularly those traveling on arterial roads in Kuningan and Senayan, are advised to seek
alternative routes as a result of the state visit of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to the
capital from Wednesday to Friday as part of his month-long tour of Asian countries.
Jakarta Police Spokesman Sr. Comr. Raden Prabowo Argo Yuwono told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday that the
81-year-old king and his entourage will visit the State Palace in Bogor, West Java. “Routes to be used by the
entourage will be sterilized when they pass,” Argo said.
Separately, toll road operator PT Jasa Marga said that it would close access to the Jagorawi toll road from
Bogor on Wednesday from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. to clear the road.

“Motorists who are going to Bogor are suggested to use alternative toll gates such as Sentul Selatan and
Ciawi,” the company said in a statement. (The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, March 1, 2017 | 10:05 am)