Foreigner Given The Authority To Work On Treasures At Sea, Susi Pudjiastuti Begs To Jokowi And Sakti Wahyu

The owner of Susi Air and Marine Group, Susi Pudjiastuti. (Photo: KKP)

JAKARTA - The government, through the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), opens the door for foreign and private investors to look for treasures or Shipwrecked Objects Sink (BMKT) under the Indonesian sea.

This was revealed by the Head of BPKM Bahlil Lahadalia in a virtual press conference that was held on Wednesday, March 3 yesterday. According to Bahlil, this treasure search permit is one of 14 business fields opened by the government in the era of the implementation of Law Number 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation.

Former Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Susi Pudjiastuti also opened her voice on the investor's permission while retweeting the news entitled 'Jokowi Permits Foreigners to Find Treasures in the Republic of Indonesia'.

Susi asked President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and KKP Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono to manage the treasures by the government themselves.

"Please with humility for BMKT to be managed and appointed by the government themselves", said Susi via her Twitter account, @susipudjiastuti, quoted on Thursday, March 4.

The boss of Susi Air added that many ancestral treasures have been buried in the lost sea. She didn't want it to happen again.

"We have lost a lot of historical objects that should belong to our nation", explained Susi.

Pak President @jokowi & Pak MenKP @saktitrenggono @kkpgoid, please with all humility for BMKT to be managed & appointed by the government themselves. We have lost many historical objects which should belong to our nation🙏 https://t.co/WI8dZ6Tx8L

- Susi Pudjiastuti (@susipudjiastuti) March 3, 2021

Until this news was published, Susi's tweets had been liked by more than 5 thousand accounts. "Sir President's does not understand, Ma'am", tweeted the @oyzoro account

"Actually, Indonesia is rich, but always sells and sells without thinking about the impact", replied @alurwaktu

Back in Bahlil, the search for treasure at sea was not carried out haphazardly. Investors or parties who wish to search are required to apply for a permit from the Indonesian government through BKPM.