China mobilize air and sea forces to repel the warships United States of America in the South China Sea (SCS).
Meanwhile, the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia is ready to assist Malaysia regarding Rohana Abdullah’s citizenship.
The following three news are summarized in Kilas Internasional this Friday (21/1) morning:
China deployed their air and sea troops to repel US warships sailing in the South China Sea region today, Thursday (20/1).
“[Tentara Pembebasan Rakyat China/PLA] deploy naval and air forces to track and monitor, as well as warn and repel [kapal itu],” the Chinese army said in a statement, as reported by AFP.
The PLA said it deployed the troops after the US ship, USS Benfold, sailed near the Paracel Islands. According to China, the ship entered their territory illegally.
The man named Lisala Folau swam about 27 hours after being swept away by the Tonga tsunami at the weekend. Because of this action, Folau is hailed as “Aquaman in real life.”
In an interview with local media, Broadcom Broadcasting, Folau admitted that he was swept away by the waves of the sea when the tsunami hit his island on Saturday (16/1) around 19.00 local time.
Folau said that when the tsunami hit, he was drawing at his home on the small isolated island of only about 60 people, Atata.
The Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Malaysia, Hermono, is ready to help and find a solution related to the citizenship status of children of Indonesian workers who are being treated by a citizen of a neighboring country, Rohana Abdullah.
“If Malaysia is to give citizenship to Rohana, it needs documents from Indonesia because her mother is said to be Indonesian, then we will help,” said Hermono when contacted. CNNIndonesia.com, Thursday (20/1).
He then continued, “However, we don’t know yet whether we need documents from the Indonesian Embassy or not, and if we need what documents?”
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