SOE Minister Ready To Support Three Cleaning Programs Silmy Karim

SOE Minister Erick Thohir (right) together with the Director General of Immigration at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Silmy Karim (left). (Photo: Mery Handayani/VOI)

JAKARTA - Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir admitted that he was ready to support the three cleaning programs brought by the Director General of Immigration at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Silmy Karim.

Erick Thohir said, this has become a spirit in regulating state-owned companies.

Erick Thohir's commitment was conveyed after meeting with former President Director of Krakatau Steel Silmy Karim at the BUMN Ministry office, Jakarta, Tuesday, January 10.

"We continue to synergize in carrying out the BUMN cleaning program. I ensure that @kementerianbumn and related state-owned companies will support the three agendas set by Mr. Silmy Karim, Director General of Immigration," Erick wrote in an upload on his official Instagram @erickthohir, Tuesday, January 10.

"Community services, including foreign nationals who are active in Indonesia, must be served properly," continued Erick.

In the short video clip uploaded, Erick is seen asking about Silmy Karim's priority program.

"This is the Director General of Immigration who will dismantle and clean up, what is the agenda, sir?" Erick asked.

Responding to this, Silmy revealed three programs that were his priority in the first 100 days as Director General of Immigration. The program is, regarding services, digitization, and golden visas.

"So these three things that we may try to do in 100 days, with the support of the Minister of SOEs, we discussed and supported, thank God, thank you, the minister is extraordinary. So maybe we can deliver faster," said Silmy.

Responding to Silmy's statement, Erick ensured that he would provide full support.

"We have to complete backup, because why? The services requested by President Jokowi are very important, this is part of us also serving our people," he said.

"And also serve other nations who want to come to Indonesia, whether to travel or for investment, which can open up jobs," he continued.

Erick assessed that one of the keys to this goal was at the Directorate General of Immigration, because it was one of the doors that needed to be passed.

"Well, this is the key here (Dirjen Immigration), if he can't come to Indonesia, there's no job opening," he said.

But unfortunately, Erick did not explain the type of support or cooperation that was established.

Erick only gave an example of some support that could possibly be done through Telkom or the Association of State Banks (Himbara).

"So we support, whether it's a system later from Telkom, from Himbara what has happened today is a service rather than a lounge for migrant workers and others, we support it," said Erick.