Enter Ramadan 2023 Every Day 300 People Cross The RI-Timor Leste Border Via NTT

The situation of the cross-border post (PLBN) Mota Ain in NTT is directly neighboring Timor Leste on Friday, March 20, 2020. (Between-Kornelius Kaha)

NTT - During Ramadan 2023, the number of people crossing the border through three cross-border posts (PLBN) in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) reaches 300 people per day.

"So far, since entering the month of Ramadan, the number of border crossers passing through a number of PLBN in NTT per day has only reached 300 passers," said Head of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of NTT Marciana D Jone to reporters in Kupang, NTT, Wednesday, March 29, quoted by Antara.

This was conveyed in relation to the readiness of the NTT Ministry of Law and Human Rights Regional Office officers, especially every Immigration office that oversees the movement of people in a number of cross-border posts in NTT which borders Timor Leste.

According to him, the number of cross-border crossers is standard or the increase has not been significant because it is still the same as usual days in general.

"If calculated in one month there are around 8000 border crossers. And that data is the data we get," he said.

However, according to him, there is a possibility that the number of border crossers will increase ahead of Easter and also during the Eid al-Fitr holiday.

But he said, it still needs to be seen again and will be conveyed in the future if there is an increase in cross-border cross-border through the three cross-border posts, starting from PLBN Mota Ain, PLBN Motamasin and PLBN Wini.

Head of the Intelligence and Immigration Division of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, NTT Kristian Penna, said that when compared to border crossers during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a significant increase.

He gave an example in 2021, in a day there could be no crossing PLBN due to strict rules for border crossers.

However, starting in mid-2022, the number of border crossers will begin to increase with the relaxation of regulations related to PPKM.

Kris also said to anticipate the increase in the number of border crossers as well, the immigration officers at the three PLBNs were ready and ready to work optimally.