Jayapura (Antara Bali) - Indonesia will close its border gate with Papua New Guinea (PNG)
in the runup to its legislative elections on April 9, 2014, a border
official said.
"We will close the border gate until April 12, 2014," Susanna Wanggai, head of the Indonesia-PNG border office, said here on Sunday.
She said that Indonesia had notified the government of PNG on the plan to close the border gate because so far PNG citizens visited Jayapura almost everyday.
Susnna said that about 100 to 300 PNG citizens entered Indonesia ever day. The number increases on market season days. "On market season days, the number of PNG visitors could reach 1,000 per day," Susanna added.
Now, Indonesia is entering a cooling-down period after a 21-day elections campaigns.
Indonesia is organizing a legislative election on April 9, 2014 and a presidential race on July 9, 2014.
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"We will close the border gate until April 12, 2014," Susanna Wanggai, head of the Indonesia-PNG border office, said here on Sunday.
She said that Indonesia had notified the government of PNG on the plan to close the border gate because so far PNG citizens visited Jayapura almost everyday.
Susnna said that about 100 to 300 PNG citizens entered Indonesia ever day. The number increases on market season days. "On market season days, the number of PNG visitors could reach 1,000 per day," Susanna added.
Now, Indonesia is entering a cooling-down period after a 21-day elections campaigns.
Indonesia is organizing a legislative election on April 9, 2014 and a presidential race on July 9, 2014.
Editor : I Gusti Bagus Widyantara
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