How to create a blog from Zero to earn Dollar! 1000% Work

 

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    How to Create a Blog - Nowadays, the use of the internet has become something that cannot be separated in everyday life, because all activities on average always involve the internet.

    Starting from buying and selling activities, ordering food, transportation such as Grab, schools, presentations, and even in our daily lives we always update on the internet through social media stories.

    Based on data analysis from the HootSuite website, internet users in the world reached 4.66 billion users.

    When you browse the internet to find the information you want to know, you must enter a website that provides that information, and the admin is sure you are familiar with the names of websites such as Wikipedia, Yahoo, Google, Yandex, Bing, Opera, Mozilla, etc.

    But do you know? We can use all of that to be an opportunity to make money as long as we can process the internet well.

    So how do you make money? Try now to open a new tab, then open the monitoringoil.com website, and try to see more details on the contents on my website! the contents of the ad when you want to open news? So from the ads that I manage the website can get AdSense in the form of dollars, yes dollars, you are not wrong.

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    And you can know that the lucrative income from the detik.com site can reach 20 million in just one day, as well as tribunnews.com, devianart.com, etc. 

    Take a look at lindaikejisblog.com, an ordinary person who started a blog from nothing to make billions.

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    As proof, you can read in another article how to see other people's website earnings.

    How are you interested in creating a blog? If you are interested, keep reading this article to the end. Because in this article the admin will show you how to create a blog in the easy steps below.

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What is a Blog?

    A blog is a website that contains content in the form of writing or posts that are always discussed by the Author discussing various topics. The blog will display the most recent posts after the old posts.

    You can also use blogs to share personal experiences, stories, fiction, and share knowledge with internet users. The blog is your diary in the internet world.

Here's the Difference Between a Blog and a Website.

    In a blog, there are three basic elements, namely the Author name, Date, and Category which are clearly visible on a posting page.

    Whereas in a website, these three elements are not present and at the end of a blog post there is a comment column to interact with the audience, which is two-way communication, while the website does not have a comment column.

    Blogs are dynamic because their pages and content are always updated regularly by the author, while websites are static or can also be dynamic such as news websites because the page is updated if there is an announcement or notification to the audience such as school websites, product websites and news websites, online store sites such as Shopify, Amazon, Alibaba as well as other websites.

    So we can conclude that a blog can be said to be a website if you have purchased a TLD (top-level domain) domain ending in com, net, org, etc., but a website cannot be called a blog.

How to Create a Blog from A to Z Until you get the first dollar.

    In creating a blog there are many considerations that must be considered so that you are not wrong in making decisions and actions.

    Such as your main goal in creating a blog and blog platform selection, niche/theme selection, domain name, hosting, and others. OK, let's discuss one by one!

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Purpose

    In this case, the purpose of money is very important whether you build a blog just to share on the internet or want to earn? try to think again by yourself well so that you do not stop in the middle of the road in building a blog which in the end only takes time.

    If you want to create a blog to share knowledge or stories on the internet and have a hobby of writing, make sure that the journey of creating a blog will be easier and not stop in the middle of the road.

    But if you're aiming to build a blog to make money overnight, it's going to be more difficult, because you need to have patience and a deeper understanding of blogging.

    And most people stop in the middle of starting a blog because they have a goal of wanting to make money fast like magic, but they don't realize that making money from a blog is not something that can be easily realized in an instant and requires patience and a process. 

    My advice is if you create a blog hoping to share knowledge or stories on the internet, then making money will be easier.

Choosing a Blog Platform

    There are lots of platforms that you can use to build a blog. And each blog platform has advantages and disadvantages, therefore in choosing a blog platform you must consider it well. Here are some blogging platforms that you can use:

A. Blogger

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Blogger platform

    Blogger is a platform provided for free by the Google company. Blogger was previously created by Pyra Labs and bought by Google in 2003.

    Blogger also has many features that are integrated with applications or services owned by Google such as access to Adsense, Adword, and Google Analytics available in it.

    In addition, the blogger platform also provides a free SSL certificate that serves as blog security to avoid hackers and so on.

    Currently, there are still a lot of blogger users because a simple Content Management System (CMS) makes it easier for users to manage blogs and the blogger platform is perfect for beginners like me.

Disadvantages of bloggers

    Do not have SEO tools to check blog performance and it is difficult to solve the problem of broken links. For SEO Tool, I am using Semrush.com

Advantages  of blogger (Free)

    It's free, you don't need expensive hosting, everything is provided by Google, you can also buy a domain on Google. Very easy to use, free hosting and domain ending in .blogspot.com for free for its users. As well as a menu display that is easily customizable for beginners.

Read also how to create a blog on the blogger platform

B.Wordpress.com

Dashboard WordPress

    WordPress.com is a web hosting company that uses the WP content management system for all of its blogs. After creating an account, users will get a myblog.wordpress.com subdomain for their blog. However, if you intend to use your own domain, you must subscribe to the paid plan. Like any free service, WordPress.com's free plan also has its limitations. In wordpress.com you are required to buy a certain hosting package (expensive) in order to be able to adjust the appearance and add certain features or add ons, plug-ins.

C.Wordpress.org

    WordPress.org is a type of WordPress platform that is intended for users who want to create a website with a subscription to their own hosting and domain (self-hosted). This platform will be downloaded to your hosting account. To maximize its functionality, you can install plugins and themes from the available collections.

WordPress Advantages and Disadvantages

    WordPress is beginner-friendly because it is easy to use. On the other hand, because of the many powerful and modifiable tools, WordPress is also for professional users and web developers. Here are some points that are the advantages and disadvantages of CMS WordPress.

Advantages of WordPress

1. Low cost. You just need to subscribe to a hosting service and buy a domain. WordPress plugins, themes, and the software itself can be used immediately for free.

2. Easy setup and updates. Unlike other CMS, WordPress does not require a lot of configuration and can be updated with just one click.

3. Easy to manage. You don't have to master programming to perform daily tasks, such as writing and editing posts, uploading and editing images, managing users, adding menus, and installing plugins and themes.

4. Customizable design. WordPress has thousands of themes that you can use right away. Choose a theme and adjust the appearance of the design to the niche of your blog or website. There are many themes for all types of websites, for example, restaurant themes, health world themes, small business themes, food blog themes, etc.

5. Added functions. WordPress provides plugins for all the functions you want to bring to your website. For example, there are plugins for search engine optimization and there are also plugins for event bookings.

6. Great community. Because many use WordPress, the community is large and spread across a number of countries. If there are problems or you want to ask questions about WordPress, you can ask the local community directly or look for other sources on the internet.

7. Open-source. There is no fee to be paid to be able to use the WordPress software.

Disadvantages of WordPress (Expensive)

1. Low security. Over 35% of websites are built on WordPress, and this makes them vulnerable to hacking. Secure your website by installing a security plugin.

2. Content from third-party services. Most of the plugins and themes are developed by third-party developers. No wonder there are errors or bugs. My advice is always to read descriptions and user reviews before installing a new plugin or theme. Feel free to ask the WordPress community if you're not sure about the security of the plugin or theme you've chosen.

3. Loading time. Installing a lot of plugins will slow down the loading speed of the website. One solution to reduce loading times is to install a cache plugin.

4. Hosting is very Expensive.

What Websites Can Be Created in WordPress?

    Apart from being a CMS, this platform can also be used as a tool to create various types of websites. Here are some examples of websites that can be created in this most popular CMS.

Blogging

    Since it was first released until now, WP is still a blogging platform that continues to be used. To create a blog, you can start by subscribing to a basic hosting plan first. After that, if the traffic increases, upgrade the hosting to a more premium plan which offers many features and functions.

Portfolio Website

    This platform is widely used by artists, photographers, musicians, writers, and other art workers to create portfolio websites that showcase their work. There are many portfolio themes it provides as well as on third-party sites. Each theme has a variety of features, such as image galleries, lightboxes, and portfolio grids.

Business Website

    If you have a small and medium business, this platform can be the best choice for you to create a business website. However, over time, more and more large-scale businesses are using it as a platform for their websites.

Website for Charity Events

    The maintenance cost of this platform is not so high. Operation is also very easy, even for novice users. These two advantages of WordPress make it often used as a platform for websites for charities and religious institutions. With it, various non-profit organizations can have official websites with adequate functionality.

Online Store Website

    To create an online store on this platform, you don't need to understand a programming language first. With the most installed eCommerce plugin, namely WooCommerce, you can create an online store that is rich in features, such as shopping carts, order management, checkout pages, refunds, and so on.

Examples of Successful WordPress Websites

    WordPress is indeed better known among bloggers and also small and medium business owners. However, this does not mean that this CMS cannot be used by companies, organizations, and even well-known people.

Here are some examples of successful websites going online on WordPress:

1. The New Yorker

Website The New Yorker

All structures and displays of The New Yorker digital magazine are fully supported by WP.

2. TechCrunch

TechCrunch Website 

    TechCrunch is the site to always go to if someone is looking for information on the latest technology and startups. It's no secret that sites like TechCrunch choose WP as their website platform.

3. Sony Music

 Sony Music Website

   Sony Music is a successful music company and commercial brand in the market. The website itself is created and online on this platform.

4. White House

 White House Government Website

    Who would have thought that the White House Government also trusted WP as its website platform?

5. Beyonce

 Beyonce Website

    WordPress is widely used by artists, including Beyoncé. Through his website, this black singer interacts with his loyal fans.

D. Joomla Platform

    Joomla is one of the popular blogger platforms that is also used but to be able to activate a blog site you need to pay to buy hosting and a domain to publish your blog to be online on the internet.

Disadvantage

    Good knowledge and skills are needed to be able to operate the Joomla platform because it is difficult to use compared to WordPress and technical matters such as security protection and manual backups.

Advantage

    There are many templates that you can use to customize the look you want and you can add extensions to bring out the features you want to use.

    Those are some of the blogger platforms that the admin recommends for you because these platforms are the most popular ones that are widely used by bloggers.

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    The admin recommends that you choose a blog platform only because it is very good for beginners like me and can still make money. If you've learned WordPress, there's no harm in moving to WordPress one day, because large sites generally use WordPress.

    But if you are still a beginner and still learning better choose the blogger platform. Because the blogger is a platform that is suitable for beginners and easy to use and can also make money like my mentor above with a table full of money using only a Core Two Duo computer.

Our next step is to discuss the Niche. Let's take a good look!

E. Choosing a Niche (Topic)

    Niche is a topic or the main topic of a blog which means the blog discusses one thing such as technology, health, education, tutorials, and much more.

    In determining a good theme, you should do research first through AHrefs, Semrush, Keyword Everywhere to find out which themes might know the low or high competition.

    In the niche there are also several sections such as a mixed theme that discusses all mixed topics, then there is also a niche that discusses one topic, namely choosing one of many niches such as the blog www.monitoringoil.com which discusses the topic of oil and gas, the blog chooses a niche oil and gas.

    And there is also a microniche, which is a discussion of blog topics that are more specific, such as an example of a technology niche blog but the discussion of technology is very broad and a microniche blog chooses only one topic, for example discussing gadget technology.

    And these are some recommendations for niche choices from admins who have very large Cost Per Click (CPC) such as Technology, Online Business, Health, Education, Traveling, Electronic Products, Beauty and Fashion, Entertainment, Insurance, Education, Property, Automotive, Insurance Lawyer, Accident Lawyer.

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    In this step, I assume you understand the niche and have determined the niche.

Now we enter the discussion of the domain selection step

F. Choosing a Domain Name

    The domain is something that you must consider to build a good brand name reputation and is also easy to remember by the audience.

    There are so many existing domain names that you can choose from, such as .com .xyz .website .site .online. me. org, and many more.

    You can also buy old (used) or new domains, but finding old domains is a bit difficult because most old domains have a lot of problems with high spam scores or are former websites that have a history of not having a good reputation on the internet.

    Therefore, the admin recommends buying a new (new) domain instead of an old (used) domain.

G. Choosing Web Hosting

    Hosting is the most important thing for a website/blog because hosting is like a house whose function is to accommodate a large audience.

    In hosting there are also several options such as Shared Hosting, VPS hosting and Cloud hosting. Let's discuss them one by one.

1. Shared Hosting

    Shared hosting is a service used by many websites/blogs therefore you have to share space with other websites/blogs.

Shared hosting is always optimized and monitored for every website having equal and fair power for every website owner

Advantages :

- low price and very easy to use.

- server and uptime managed by the hosting provider.

- easy to install blogger platform.

- get 24-hour service.

Disadvantages :

- can't do root access

- share server resources with other people's websites

- limited configuration

2. VPS hosting

VPS is a Virtual Private Server which means a hosting service that gives more freedom and control to its users. The operation also requires understanding/skill so that it is not too difficult to use.

Advantages :

- the user has the freedom to fully control the server owned

- user can change settings from server-side

- get a dedicated IP address

- can do root access

Disadvantages :

- very difficult operation of other hosting types

- requires users to have a technical understanding of VPS hosting

- requires users to have good server management

3. Cloud Hosting

    Cloud hosting services are a mix of sophistication and server and shared hosting simplicity. Cloud hosting is commonly used for those of you who are managing businesses and various small and large companies.

    Cloud hosting is not like shared hosting which includes all your server resources and does not share with other people's websites.

Advantages :

- Get resources and a dedicated IP address.

- Resource server used for one person only

- Can upgrade account from shared hosting

- Has 1 click installer tools for blogger platform

- Get 24-hour customer support

Disadvantages :

- Unable to do root access

- Limited configuration options

- Very high cost compared to shared hosting.

H. Understand the Science of Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

    SEO is a term that you must master because the main key in the development of a blog's success is in SEO.

    SEO is an abbreviation of search engine optimization which means search engine optimization to determine giving a good place on Google pages.

    In analyzing the SEO score of a website/blog. You can use tools for SEO purposes such as Ahrefs, Ubbersugest, Keyword Finder, Semrus, Keyword Everywhere, and others.

I. How to make money from a blog

There are many ways to make money from a blog such as the ways below:

1. Google Adsense

Google Adsense Dashboard

    Google Adsense is a company owned by Google that manages an advertising program that is very popular in today's era.

    And to work with Google Adsense you have to create a quality blog, interesting and have good traffic. Just follow the steps to create a blog above if you want to have a website/blog that is attractive and has traffic.

    But don't despair if you can't work with Google AdSense because there are other Adsense alternatives that you can use, for example, MGID, PopIn, Adsterra, Propeller Ads, Admob, etc.

2. Affiliate Program

    Affiliate is a profit-sharing program that works by promoting other people's businesses as attractively as possible on your blog.

    For example, if you work with a web & hosting company, Niagahoster, then your job is to find consumers or customers for Niagahoster, so you get bonuses and money from Niagahoster.

    Even if you are smart in finding consumers. Then the income will be much greater than Google Adsense.

3. Content Placement

    If your blog has a lot of traffic then there is no need to worry. Because there will be lots of people contacting you to offer cooperation through content placement.

    Content Placement is another person who is a guest writer or sends articles to be posted on your blog account which later inserts a link to that person's blog to get a backlink from your blog. And each backlink has a relative price depending on the specifications and blog traffic.

4. Unlock Services

    If you are a reliable blogger, you can also offer your audience to use your services such as article creation services, website creation services, maintenance service sites, and website optimization services that you have mastered.

5. Unlock Ad Banner Slots

    Creating empty space on your blog for advertising banners from other people's efforts can be an additional income that you can take advantage of.

6. Selling Your Own Products

    Selling your own products is one of the best ways to make money from a blog. The reason is that by selling your own products, you can earn many times more than using other monetization methods.

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    If you use this method, you can say you don't make money from your blog directly, because the income you get is from selling. While the function of the blog that you manage will only be a place to promote the products you sell.

Indeed, what can be sold through a blog, Bro?

Products that can be sold through blogs are divided into two types.

Namely physical products and digital products.

    For physical products, almost anything can be sold through blogs. But of course, the products that are sold must be in accordance with the topic of your blog.

For example, your blog discusses birds, so you can sell bird medicine.

For example, your blog discusses motivation, you can sell motivational books.

For example, your blog discusses gadgets, you can sell gadgets, and so forth

As for digital products that can be sold through blogs, usual products such as:

- Ebook (Electronic Book)

- Videos

- Audio

- Software

- Website Themes

- Plugins

- Image design, like mine www.design-agus.website and

www.instagram.com/aguskend/

etc.

    Selling your own products through blogs is certainly not an easy thing. First, you must have a product to sell, second, you must be able to find targeted blog visitors to buy the product you are selling.

J. Conclusion

    So building a website/blog is very easy, there are many important aspects that you must prepare, and once again don't choose the wrong blog theme so that it is not empty of visitors.

    And the steps above the admin write based on personal experience and other knowledge that the admin applies in building a blog.

    Are you interested in creating a blog? Look again at the data of internet users in the world! do you see an opportunity? There is a huge opportunity to sell online or sell graphic design assets.

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    Admin's message for you newbie bloggers don't despair or be afraid that your blog will be empty of visitors because of big media such as the Tribunnews network because it all depends on the pilot or admin, how do you take care of and manage your blog until earning like me!

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    But the admin is also still a beginner too Ha Ha Ha Ha

It's Okay. Admin feels that it's enough to discuss how to create a blog from A to Z for making money and hopefully, this article can be useful for all of you! if there are still shortcomings, please comment below to add.

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PHR Starts 2022 by drilling Three Wells

 

    PT Pertamina Hulu Rokan (PHR) - Sumatra Region started 2022, at 00:00 WIB, by drilling wells in 3 locations, namely the PRD-09 Field Rantau (Zone 1) well, MNA well - P03 Field Minas (Work Area) Rokan) and the KRG -PA1 Field Limau well (Zone 4).

Nicke Widyawati

    Drilling wells is a tradition carried out at Pertamina at the turn of the year and especially this year is monitored directly from the PHR War Room, the operational control center which was just inaugurated by the President Director of PT Pertamina (Persero), Nicke Widyawati. The event began with thanksgiving delivered by the President Director of PHR, Jaffee A Suardin.

PHR

"This activity is carried out as a form of gratitude for operating achievements in 2021 and welcoming the new year 2022 with the spirit of SUMATERA (Sustainable, Massive, To Grow, Efficient, Resilient, Aggressive). We, all members of the management and PHR officers, are present to be connected virtually from various locations from Aceh, Riau to South Sumatra," said Jaffee in his statement in Jakarta.

Blogger Agus Purnomo in SKK Migas

    Also attending the inaugural drilling event were SKK Migas officials, Deputy for Planning Benny Lubiantara, Vice President for Operations Sondang Maria, Head of SKK Migas for northern Sumatra, Rikky Rahmat Firdaus, and Director for Development of Pertamina Upstream Subholding Operations Taufiq Adityawarman.

 Jaffee also added that the drilling was carried out as an effort to demonstrate PHR's readiness and commitment to continue to focus on massive and aggressive drilling in 2022 to reach 500 wells, the majority of which are in the Rokan Block Working Area in Riau.

“Sumatra is the backbone and one of the largest contributors of crude oil in Indonesia. In 2022, the Sumatra Region is targeted to produce crude oil of 225 thousand barrels oil per day (BOPD). This is not an easy task but we will do our best to support national energy security,” he continued.

    On this occasion, Jaffee conveyed a message to all officers (as Pertamina's workers are called) to always pay attention to HSSE (Health, Safety, Security, and Environment) both in the field and in the office. Always start any work with prayer and carry out tasks by prioritizing the values ​​of AKHLAK (Trust, Competent, Harmonious, Loyal, Adaptive, Collaborative).

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Claims of Successful Intelligence Operations Reply to Rebuttals

 

    Finally the long-awaited information from the Iranian Embassy in Jakarta regarding Ghassem Saberi Gilchalan (49) arrived. Sunday (12/12/2021) morning, a Whatsapp message was received from the Public Diplomacy officer of the Iranian Embassy in Jakarta, Ali Pahlevani Rad. He wrote in Indonesian, “This afternoon we will send a response from the embassy, ​​yes, sir.”

    In less than half an hour, he sent an answer letter to the Kompas team's questions. The question via letter was sent to Ali, Monday (29/11), or 11 days before the first issue of Gilchalan was published, Thursday (9/12).

Majid A.K.A Gilchalan

    The question relates to a request for confirmation about Gilchalan's figure and his confession regarding intelligence activities carried out in Indonesia. A day before the first article was published, Kompas reminded Ali as well as informed him of the plan to publish the article.

"Thank you for the information provided," he replied.

 After the article was published, Kompas again sent a message to Ali reminding him to ask for confirmation, but he didn't reply. The response to Gilchalan just emerged after the publication of the fourth article entitled "The Mask of Building an Intelligence Base in Bali" which was followed by a promo for the last article entitled "Intelligence Operation Claimed to be Successful".

    The letter from the Iranian Embassy signed by the Head of the General Diplomacy Section of the Iranian Embassy, ​​Bita Zolali, among others, denied Gilchalan's intelligence operations.

"The various oblique accusations that have been submitted relating to his activities in Indonesia are untrue and baseless," he said.

    He said Indonesia and Iran are two friendly countries with good and historic relations. In fact, in 2020, the two countries will celebrate 70 years of diplomatic relations full of constructive cooperation.

"In this regard, parties who are not happy with the development of bilateral relations between Iran and Indonesia are trying to abuse various things for their evil purposes," he said.

"The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran has an obligation to protect the privacy of its citizens and in accordance with Iranian regulations and various international conventions and with full respect for the laws of the host country, only defending the rights of its citizens abroad."

Mission claim successful

    Meanwhile, Gilchalan claimed that his operation in Indonesia was successful. He conveyed this in a written statement in Persian that he made for law enforcement or when he was met by Kompas at the Class IIA Youth Correctional Institution in Tangerang, Banten, November.

MT Horse Tanker

    The mission is to free the Iranian tanker, MT Horse; “I came to Indonesia to help the Iranian tanker, MT Horse, which was being tried in Batam. The Iranian government sent me to help free the ship and return it to Iran," he said.

    Gilchalan's arrival to Indonesia, May 18, coincided with the trial of the MT Horse tanker. The ship was confiscated by the Maritime Security Agency in Kalimantan waters in January 2021 for violating shipping lanes. MT Horse transports 1.8 million barrels of crude oil, the value of which can reach Rp. 25 billion.

    MT Horse was confiscated while transferring its cargo of oil to a Panama-flagged tanker, MT Freya. In a trial on May 25, the panel of judges at the Batam District Court, Riau Islands, sentenced the captain of MT Horse, Mehdi Monghasemjahromi, to a year in prison with two years probation, the same as the prosecutor's demands so he was not detained. The judge then ordered the skipper to be released. After the verdict, MT Horse was also released.

“Yes (the mission was successful), everything went well. The tanker was acquitted by the court," Gilchalan said.

    Before going to Indonesia, in his written confession, Gilchalan said he contacted his acquaintances in Bali and in Batam to find out the condition of MT Horse. From acquaintances in Batam, information was obtained that MT Horse was involved in legal problems, the captain was imprisoned and awaiting trial at the Batam District Court. After conveying the information to the Intelligence agent Sayed Alireza Mir Jafari who recruited him, Gilchalan was ordered to immediately go to Indonesia.

    Gilchalan then took care of a residence permit in Indonesia by contacting a visa agent in Bali. However, before leaving, he met Jafari and his partner, Monghasemjahromi, in Tehran.

    Jafari said the MT Horse tanker had to be released because it was very important. Gilchalan was provided with 10,000 US dollars or the equivalent of Rp. 140 million. However, upon arrival in Indonesia, Jafari asked him to change his destination from Batam to Bali because the tankers would be free soon.

“You have to go to Bali to build a company, then come back to Iran,” Gilchalan wrote.

    Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many places are closed in Bali. Gilchalan then reported this to Jafari and asked to return home early to Iran. The request was approved by Jafari. He asked that after Iran, Gilchalan continued the search for an Iranian citizen in Malaysia, namely Hamed Nasrallah. The person who is said to be dangerous to the country has already been stalked by Gilchalan in Malaysia.

    The results of the extraction of Gilchalan's cellphone by Indonesian law enforcement also found photos of Nasrallah's house. In his confession, Ghilcalan admitted that there was a threat from Daniel Ghorbani to the safety of his family if he continued the surveillance.

Not clear

    In his confession letter or when he met Kompas, Gilchalan did not mention how to free the MT Horse tanker. However, the results of the extraction of 11 cellphones by law enforcement found a number of traces suspected to be related to the MT Horse case. 

    On his cellphone, for example, there is a photo of MT Horse as well as a photo of three Indonesian defense and military officials. There were also several Whatsapp conversations with someone in Batam regarding the tanker's release. One of the man's messages to Gilchalan in English was:

“Brothers, from the very beginning we worked Underground for you as a shipowner, not for the embassy. If you need documents, we need a lawyer, you don't need a stamp, just your signature on paper. We will do our best for you.”

    The person in Batam referred to when confirmed, Tuesday (16/11), said Gilchalan, who claimed to be named Majid, asked for legal assistance to free the MT Horse tanker from criminal threats. When he wanted to go to Indonesia, May, 2021, Gilchalan promised to meet him, but it never materialized. 

    Extraction of Gilchalan's cellphone also found documents offering strategic consulting services and legal assistance from the Association of Cakra Sembilanbelas Nusantara (Perkasa) to Tulip Shipping Ltd, the registered owner of MT Horse.

    The letter sent in February 2021 was a response to Tulip Shipping Ltd's request to assist in the MT Horse case. Head of Perkasa Major General (Ret.) Andogo Wiradi in the letter said, to fulfill Tulip's request, a special team was formed, consisting of two institutions of strategic advisory consultants and legal assistance. In the proposal, the service is offered at US$300,000 or equivalent to Rp. 4.2 billion.

    When confirmed, Wednesday (17/11), Andogo confirmed that he had offered to offer strategic consulting services and legal assistance for the MT Horse tanker case. The information was obtained from the Iranian Embassy in Jakarta. He claimed not to know Gilchalan. However, the negotiations did not result in an agreement.

"Until the offer, no deal," he said.

    Former Head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) Sutiyoso said BIN or the police needed to interrogate Gilchalan to trace what operations were carried out in Indonesia so that he claimed it was successful. An investigation is also needed to find out what other operations Gilchalan may have carried out in Indonesia. Former Deputy Head of BIN As'ad Said Ali said that the initial investigation could be carried out by tracing the parties that Gilchalan contacted through his cellphone.

Kompas, Page-1, Monday, Dec 13, 2021

A Camouflage to build an Iranian intelligence base in Bali

    A middle-aged woman with long blonde hair sitting right in front of us in one of the guest chairs at an outdoor cafe at Kedonganan Beach, Jimbaran, Badung, Bali, September. That night, we agreed to meet to talk about a foreign tourist who has become his best friend for the past three years, Ghassem Saberi Gilchalan (49).

Kedonganan Beach, Jimbaran, Badung, Bali

"I really don't like things like this. But it can't be helped, he called me, yes," said Mrs. Nyoman, the owner of the cafe where we met, starting the conversation.

Majid A.K.A Gilchalan

    Nyoman has known Gilchalan by the name Majid. His real name only came to her when law enforcement showed him Gilchalan's photo. They first met in 2019. She was impressed that Majid treated about 20 guests at his restaurant even though they didn't know each other.

    Since then, Majid alias Gilchalan always comes to her restaurant every time he visits Bali. In fact, when Nyoman had closed the restaurant and opened a cafe on Kedonganan Beach, he often visited the cafe. Once also Gilchalan rented her villa for a month.

"We are good friends, but only to the extent that I am a seller and he is a buyer," She said.

    However, Nyoman was a bit annoyed with Majid because the villa rental payment was not paid. Contrary to Majid's habit of treating many people.

    Nyoman, who is the owner of several cafes, villas, and four-star hotels in Badung Bali, was once invited to do business together. Majid wants to open a restaurant in Bali.

"I want to open a restaurant here, you manage it, I provide the capital," he said, repeating Majid's invitation.

    However, it never materialized. Majid actually disappeared.

"I sent WhatsApp, never got a reply," She said, showing the conversation on her cellphone. The last message was sent at the end of May 2021.

Two orders from Iranian Agent Sayed

    Through written acknowledgments in Persian for law enforcement. Gilchalan admitted that his arrival to Bali was an order from the person who recruited him as part of Iranian intelligence, namely agent Sayed Alireza Mir Jafari.

    Initially, he was ordered to go to Batam to release the MT Horse tanker which was confiscated by the Indonesian authorities in Batam, Riau Islands. However, the destination was shifted to Bali because the legal issues had been resolved.

"Sayed said, I have to go to Bali to set up a company, then return to Iran," he said in the confession.

Bali is Familiar to Gilchalan

    Records of a visa service company in Jimbaran show that he had applied for a limited stay permit card in 2014 which was valid for a year, using a Bulgarian passport. Gilchalan also came to the office to arrange for the same residence permit for his wife and two children.

"After that, there was no extension, no more news," said Fitriyah Agustin, an employee at the company that handles the Gilchalan Visa.

    Seven years on, Gilchalan contacted Fitriyah through the Whatsapp application number outside Indonesia, in February 2021, to apply for a business visit visa which is valid for 60 days. He inquired about the cost of obtaining visas for several people but ended up only taking care of himself.

    From February to April when the visa was issued, there was never a meeting between Gilchalan and Fitriyah.

"He sent all the requirements via Whatsapp, the results were also online visas," said Fitriyah who was also one of the witnesses in the trial of the Gilchalan fake passport case.

Bulgarian Passport

    To law enforcement, Gilchalan admitted that he lived in Bali from 2012-2017 living in a rented villa in Jimbaran Bali. When Team Kompas visit the location, the villa has been sold to foreign nationals in early 2021. The previous owner denied that there was a tenant in Gilchalan's name when he arrived confirmation by phone call. When asked further, he disconnected the call, then blocked our contact number.

Royal and Elegant

    For four days in Bali before he left for Soekarno-Hatta Airport and was arrested, Gilchalan stayed at a four-star hotel in Jimbaran. He ordered a suite-type room for IDR 1.2 million per night, which before the Covid-19 pandemic the rental price was more than IDR 2 million per night.

    The room, which is located on the third floor, has an area of ​​64 square meters, equipped with a bathtub. The room with wide glass doors and a balcony overlooks the pool area. Our room was right next to the fitness center.

    From the hotel clerk's notes that were shown to Kompas, Gilchalan had negotiated the room rental price for one month with the hotel manager. However, there is no agreed price.

    This hotel is not a new place for Gilchalan. He stayed three days in January 2019. While in Bali, Gilchalan rarely went alone because he rented a subscription driver. Gede, the driver's name, was impressed by Gilchalan's always dapper look. His body is stout like a bodybuilder. Her skin is clean. Just a little black spots on the face, he will ask to be taken to a beauty clinic.

    However, Gede also knows Gilchalan by the name Majid. He often pays taxi fares many times the general rate. In fact, he lent money to Gede. Gilchalan also often gave money to beggars on the street. Since first meeting Gede in 2012, Gilchalan has never asked to be escorted to many places. He only comes to tourist attractions, malls, beauty clinics, or fitness centers.

    However, unlike other places, Gilchalan always goes to the fitness center by himself, by renting a motorbike. A number of places that's also the ones he visited at the end of May. Even though they have known each other for four years, Gilchalan has never revealed his background or occupation. 

    He only just found out the full name and nationality of his subscription after someone named Jasmin, who claimed to be a Gilchalan child, contacted him via Whatsapp message.

    Jasmin sends a passport photo to ask for help, and Gede looks for his father who doesn't come home. From that communication, Gede knows The customer, whom he called “Brother”, was arrested in Jakarta.

Suspected Camouflage

    A Kompas source in law enforcement suspects Gilchalan's order to set up a business in Bali as a disguise to build a "Safe Intelligence House.

    The Kompas team, Monday (29/11), sent a letter to the Iranian Embassy in Jakarta, confirming Gilchalan's confession regarding the order to carry out an intelligence mission in Indonesia. As of Saturday (11/12), the Iranian Embassy did not answer questions despite promising to respond.

    The former head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) Sutiyoso said that the pretext of establishing a business could be used to build a legal business to finance intelligence operations so that he would not be suspected. Another possibility is that this effort is also used for a meeting of intelligence agents from Iran who is in Indonesia. However, he wondered about Iran's interest in conducting intelligence operations in Indonesia. Usually, this is done when a country has problems with other countries.

"So far, I don't see any problems between Indonesia and Iran," he said.

    Meanwhile, former Deputy Head of BIN As'ad Said Ali assessed that the order to establish a company was a form of disguise for the intelligence profession. It is necessary to convince the people who are approached in order to carry out the mission of the operation.

Kompas, Page-1, Sunday, Dec 12, 2021

A Thousand Hours Ended by Iran Intelligence Confession Letter

 

    A law enforcement officer in charge of interrogating Ghasem Saberi Gilchalan is around 30 years old. We met at one of the cafes in Jakarta, early December 2021. The information he had to get from the Iranian citizen was no longer about the use of a fake passport but related to Gilchalan's activities which could endanger Indonesia's security.

    While enjoying the packaged yogurt, he tells the story, it is not easy to approach Gilchalan. Initially, he answered no questions apart from the fake passport case.

Gilchalan, Iranian Intelligence

"I have to go very slowly, trying to gain his trust until I want to give information about his activities," he said.

    Every day from late May to July, he visited Gilchalan, who was being held at the Soekarno-Hatta Airport City Police Detention Room. He invites Gilchalan to chat about things outside of the case while bringing food and drink to eat together. Gilchalan often refuses gifts, especially branded foods and drinks from Western countries. So the food and drink are separated from the packaging so that he does not know the brand. The new Gilchalan was willing to devour it.

“Gilchalan started giving out sensitive information after I exposed one thing he couldn't avoid. It was known only to the two of us,” said the legal officer.

    Gilchalan then began to open up to the law officer. He wants to reveal his identity and personal life, including the experience of living moving abroad. In fact, he is willing to cooperate with the law officer whom he calls brother to provide important information.

“I gave all the information to the officers. He asked me to write a confession and sign it, then promised to help me,” said Gilchalan, who met at the Class IIA Youth Correctional Institution, Tangerang City, Banten, at the end of November.

Handwriting

    He proved Gilchalan's seriousness to cooperate by making a handwritten confession in Persian on July 8, 2021. Gilchalan can speak English but admits he is not good at writing Latin letters. He wrote the eight-page document in less than an hour. However, it took a meeting of 40 days or the equivalent of “a thousand hours” before Gilchalan wrote the letter.

    This document and its English translation have been shown by legal officers to Kompas at a restaurant in Jakarta, mid-October. He showed it while snacking on edamame. The letter contained the life journey of Gilchalan, who had served in the Iranian Army for two years. He had lived in Malaysia from 1999-2012. In Malaysia, Gilchalan worked from being a driver, hotel employee, to opening a restaurant. In 2008, while still in Malaysia, he applied for a Bulgarian passport with the help of an acquaintance, Muhammad Karvati.

Bulgarian Passport

    The passport was made in Thailand at a cost of 2,000 euros. The passport was then used to travel to Indonesia, and he even admitted that he used it to settle in Bali in 2012-2012. In Malaysia, he met several times with Intelligence agent Sayed Alireza Mir Jafari, who he said worked at the Iranian Embassy to Malaysia. Based on Kompas searches on the 2018 Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Consular and Diplomatic List document, Sayed Alireza Mir Jafari has been listed as the second secretary for political and consular relations since 2015.

    To the law enforcer, Gilchalan admitted that he first met Sayed in 2011 at his restaurant in Malaysia. He was asked to come to the Iranian Embassy for Malaysia, and was then offered to work “for the country”. However, he refused to accept the offer when Sayed met him in Bali in 2019. After that meeting, Gilchalan met Sayed several times in Iran to receive orders, including the release of the confiscated MT Horse tanker. Indonesian authorities in Batam, Riau Islands, early January 2021. In addition, he was also ordered to start a business in Bali.

For the Government of Iran

    Asked about the contents of his confession letter, Gilchalan confirmed it. He also did not deny when asked about his status as part of `Iranian intelligence. He chuckled. He admitted that he had just started working for the Iranian government after being recruited by Sayed.

"I work for the Iranian government because I love my country," he said.

    The work, said Gilchalan, did not endanger Indonesia. He gave an example, if there are Indonesian citizens who come to Iran and cause problems, Indonesian intelligence will be tasked with finding information related to the problems that are happening, then reporting them. That's what he does.

"I came to Indonesia just to monitor what happened," he said.

    The Iranian Embassy in Jakarta neither denied, nor confirmed, Gilchalan's status as an Iranian intelligence agent. Kompas confirmed that by letter to the Iranian Embassy in Jakarta on Monday (29/11). The Iranian Intelligence in Embassy's Public Diplomacy Officer for Indonesia, Ali Pahlevani Rad, Thursday (2/12), said he would answer the questions that had been submitted. Kompas contacted Ali's intelligence agent several times, but as of this writing, no answer has been given.

    Former Head of the ARMY Strategic Intelligence Agency Rear Admiral (Ret.) Soleman B Ponto assessed that Gilchalan's willingness to reveal his identity and intelligence operation mission was not only because he wanted to cooperate. It also indicates that Iran considers its mission success so that disclosure of information will not be a significant problem.

"What Gilchalan revealed is also not related to state secrets," he said.

Kompas, Page-1, Saturday, Dec 11, 2021

Suspicious Repeated Deportation Requests from Iranian Embassy

    Ghassem Saberi Gilchalan (49) immediately greeted us when we first met in a room at the Class IIA Youth Correctional Institution Tangerang, Banten, Friday (26/11/2021) evening. He nodded his head slightly, for a moment before sitting down on the sofa. At that time he was wearing a t-shirt slim fit gray that makes his posture look solid, solid, combined with navy blue training pants. Footwear is flip-flopped.

    His eyes are always wary looking at his interlocutor. He spoke straightforwardly, but relaxed. The initial assumption obtained from an officer in detention who mentioned Gilchalan the closed figure instantly changed. Questions about his condition in detention were answered enthusiastically in fluent English. 180 degrees different from the initial information from one of the officers who mentioned Gilchalan often reasoned that he couldn't speak English foR stop the conversation.

"We talked for almost an hour about many things. However, for certain things, he was limiting himself. He seemed to show two sides; open, but also very careful. On the other hand, he laughed out loud a few times. One of them when asked about the fake Bulgarian passport he used to enter and leave Indonesia

Bulgarian Passport

“Ha-ha-ha, I made trouble for myself,” he said.

Ghassem Saberi Gilchalan, Iranian Intelligence

Confirmed Iranian citizen

    A day after arresting Gilchalan at the end of May 2021 for using a fake Bulgarian passport, Soekarno-Hatta Airport Police investigators confirmed the authenticity of the Iranian passport that Gilchalan also brought with him. Soekarno-Hatta Airport Police sent a letter to the Iranian Embassy in Jakarta to confirm Gilchalan's citizenship, as well as convey legal issues related to him. On the same day, a person claiming to be a representative of the Iranian Embassy asked for an explanation regarding the Gilchalan case.

"We admit that the use of fake passports is a crime committed by our citizens," said the man, as reiterated by the Head of the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Criminal Investigation Unit, Adjunct Commissioner Rezha Rahandhi, September.

    However, the police refused to elaborate on Gilchalan's case over the phone. The police asked the person to come to the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Police Station with a certificate from the Iranian Embassy. A few days later, two-agent intelligence who identified themselves as Ali and Amir from the Iranian Embassy came to the Airport Police Headquarters, demanding that Gilchalan be deported to Iran so that his case could be processed there. The request was rejected.

    Not long after, representatives of intelligence the Iranian Embassy again came to the Airport Police Headquarters, asking for the same thing, but getting the same result. The Iranian embassy then sent a letter with the number Ref:200-3-0055/1400 containing a request for deportation. The letter, dated June 14, 2021, was signed by the Consular Chief Intelligence of the Iranian Embassy, ​​Abbasali Salighe Dar. The request was also rejected.

"The application was submitted in three meetings, starting from being represented by the public relations department to the head of the consular post," said Rezha.

    When the trial began, Gilchalan had refused to eat on the grounds that he did not want to eat rice for a week. As a result, he got sick. Based on the prison doctor's diagnosis, his illness at that time was fever accompanied by dehydration due to lack of food intake. He was judged to need to be treated by a specialist. 

    The Iranian Embassy asked Gilchalan to be referred to the Tangerang District General Hospital. However, law enforcement took Gilchalan to the Police Hospital Sukanto Hospital in Kramatjati, Jakarta. Officers from the prosecutor's office also accompanied Gilchalan while he was out of custody.

    The Kompas team asked about Gilchalan's request for deportation through a written letter to the Iranian Embassy on Monday (29/11). Public Diplomacy Officer of the Iranian Embassy to Indonesia, Ali Pahlevani Rad, Thursday (2/12), said he would answer questions that had been submitted by letter.

"We are still learning," said Ali in a written message.

    Kompas contacted him again, Thursday (9/12), but until this writing was published, an answer had not been given.

AWKWARD REQUEST

    Professor of International Law at the University of Indonesia, Hikmahanto Juwana, assessed that the request for repeated deportations made by the Iranian Embassy was odd. Deportation is the right of the country where a person commits an immigration violation, such as overstay. The practice of international deportation is also not based on the request of the violator's country of origin, but on the decision of the country where the violation occurred.

    As for the use of fake passports, according to him, is a crime that must be resolved through legal means, not by deportation. The embassy should provide assistance when its citizens violate laws in other countries.

"Indeed, the interest of the Iranian government must be suspected in asking for the deportation of its citizens," said Hikmahanto.

    Gilchalan, when met, admitted that the Iranian Embassy met him several times during the trial.

“During the trial, Intelligence from the Iranian Embassy came two or three times. They haven't visited in a long time because of Covid-19," Gilchalan said.

    He repeatedly admitted that he was sad that he could not return to his country immediately. He admitted that his parents and brother were hospitalized. He also could not meet his children and two wives who were in Canada and Uzbekistan.

Kompas, Page-1, Friday, Dec 10, 2021

Fake Passports Reveal Iran Intelligence Operations

 The figure of a man with a height of approximately 5,74 feet, with a stocky body and broad chest, walked leisurely towards the Qatar airline reporting counter Airways at Terminal 3 Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Banten, one evening at the end of May 2021. The atmosphere at the airport was quiet. Not many passengers.

Ghassem Saberi Gilchalan, Iranian Intelligence

    However, before the man named Ghassem Saberi Gilchalan arrived at the counter to pick up the departure of the Qatar Airways flight on the Jakarta-Doha, Qatar route, he was stopped by several people. To Gilchalan, they introduced themselves as personnel from the Soekarno-Hatta Airport City Police and Soekarno-Hatta Immigration Office. Gilchalan, who at that time was only carrying a backpack, without saying much followed the officer to a room that was still in Terminal 3 of the airport.

    Gilchalan, a 49-year-old man with fair skin, thin silver hair, and thick eyebrows. He wears rimless glasses. Tattoos are visible on his left and right arms. In the room, the officers' questions were answered casually in English. He spoke in a low intonation.

Bulgarian Passport

    For four hours, she was interviewed and her belongings searched. His identity was also cross-checked by officers. At that time Gilchalan was holding a Bulgarian passport numbered 382509836. However, in his backpack, officers also found two more passports. One expired Bulgarian passport, as well as an Iranian passport that is still valid until 2023. All in his name.

the Malaysian Ex-Police Association Gilchalan

    Not only that, but officers also found Gilchalan carrying a number of Persian-language documents, several cards bearing the members of the Malaysian Ex-Police Association and the PDRM 69 Squad.

SKUAD 69 PDRM Gilchalan

    In addition, officers also found cash in the form of 16 foreign currencies with a nominal value of Rp. 140 million. Not to be left behind, 11 cellular phones, one tablet, one music player, two modems, and several local or foreign SIM cards were also found.

Nokia 3310

    Of the 11 mobile phones, three of them are devices that can only be used to make phone calls and send messages, including Nokia 3310 and 8110. The rest are smartphones like iPhone 5, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 11, and Huawei Y5. Officers were suspicious of seeing so many cell phones that Gilchalan was carrying.

Nokia 8110

"I have friends in several countries, I have to save their numbers," said Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Police, Adjunct Commissioner Rezha Rahandhi, last September, imitating Gilchalan's answer during interrogation. The police then also checked the authenticity of Gilchalan's Bulgarian passport.

"The Bulgarian Embassy through a written statement stated that the passport was fake. He is not a Bulgarian citizen. Gilchalan also admits that," said Rezha.

    The Iranian passport that Gilchalan was carrying was also checked for authenticity. According to Rezha, the Iranian Embassy in Jakarta acknowledged that Gilchalan was an Iranian citizen. The Kompas team confirmed information regarding Gilchalan on Monday (29/11/2021) to the Iranian Embassy in Jakarta. However, as of Wednesday (8/12), there has been no answer to the question sent.

    Gilchalan was then arrested on suspicion of using a fake passport. He was then tried at the Tangerang District Court, Banten. In mid-September, Gilchalan was sentenced to 2 years in prison and a fine of IDR 100 million. His appeal was rejected last November.

    Already on the "radar" even though he was only caught at the end of May, data on immigration crossings shows that Gilchalan has entered and left Indonesia 30 times in 2012-2021 using Iranian and Bulgarian passports. Iranian passports were used in 2012 and 2019 only for travel to and from their country.

    Meanwhile, Bulgarian passports were used to enter Indonesia from 2013 to 2018 and 2021 from Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Australia. A Kompas source in law enforcement said that Gilchalan's suspicious activity had been on the immigration radar since 2020.

    Since then, immigration has been gathering information about Gilchalan and is also working closely with airlines and airport authorities to track down if Gilchalan re-enters Indonesia. Thanks to that cooperation, the opportunity to capture Gilchalan was executed well. 

    The results of the extraction carried out by law enforcement on Gilchalan's 11 cellphones added to the suspicions of the officers. There are not only phone contacts found. There are 400 gigabytes (GB) of data downloaded from these phones.

    Among them were found photos of three Indonesian military and defense officials. There were also scans of 56 passports from the UK, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, and Belarus. Then also the United States, Argentina, Canada, Mexico, Iran, Uzbekistan, and Pakistan. There are also several passport photos with the same blue background as the photos in some passports. However, some of them have different face shapes, hairstyles, and clothes worn.

MT Horse Tanker

    In addition, there is a photo of the Iranian tanker, MT Horse, whose captain is undergoing criminal proceedings in Indonesia regarding violation of shipping lanes in the waters of Kalimantan when illegally transferring oil to the Panamanian-flagged tanker, MT Freya, January 2021. 

    The captain of the ship who is also an Iranian citizen, Mehdi Monghasemjahromi, and the tanker loaded with 1.8 million barrels of crude oil was detained by the Indonesian authorities in Batam.

    The extraction of the cellphone also shows a screenshot of Gilchalan's conversation with someone in Batam, Riau Islands, related to the tanker MT Horse.

Alleged intelligence activity

    Former Head of the ARMY Strategic Intelligence Agency Rear Admiral (Ret.) Soleman B Ponto said a number of evidence such as fake passports, dozens of cellphones, photos of officials, scans of dozens of passports, and communications with parties related to the MT Horse tanker indicate part of an intelligence operation. For a tourist, a collection of dozens of cell phones is considered unnatural. However, for an intelligence agent, it was commonplace to operate.

    The device is used to communicate and find information regarding the operation being performed. The existence of “Out to Date” cell phones which are not connected to the internet is still needed because it is difficult to trace.

"There are cellphones that are specifically used to receive calls, make calls, and specifically for certain people," he said.

    Police intelligence expert Inspector General (Pensioner) Ansyaad Mbai said the number of passports and passport photos on Gilchalan's cellphone showed that he was not an ordinary person.

"So, from here, it can be seen that this is not an ordinary crime because he has come a long way in preparing the cover, both formally to disguise himself in terms of work, identity. And the information he gave, in my opinion, was also a cover story," he said.

    Director of General Crimes at the National Police-Criminal Investigation Agency Brigadier General Andi Rian said that there had been no cases related to Gilchalan's alleged intelligence operations handled by the Directorate of General Crimes or the Police Criminal Investigation Unit. However, he admitted the information about Gilchalan had already been discussed.

"It's still just a discussion. There is no visible criminal element," he said.

Kompas, Page-1, Thursday, Dec 9, 2021

Three Buyers of HCML Gas Transactions in Bali

    Husky-CNOOC Madura Limited (HCML) awarded the MAC Field production transaction at The 2nd International Convention on Indonesian Upstream Oil and Gas (IOG 2021), in Denpasar, 29 November-1 December 2021. This gas sale and purchase agreement were signed by the General Manager HCML Mr. Kang An.

    There are three gas buyers, namely PT Petrokimia Gresik, PT Inti Alasindo Energy, and PT Bayu Buana Gemilang. "This is something that should be welcomed as part of business continuity as well as efforts to meet the national gas demand in Indonesia," he said.

HCML

    He hopes that HCML's productivity will be maintained so that it can fulfill its vision, which is to become the largest gas producer in East Java and the operator of choice in Indonesia.

"And fulfill the mission, which is to provide added value to stakeholders for superior operations in the oil and gas business, with a strong commitment to ethical values, health, safety, and the environment," said Kang An.

    In this year's exhibition, HCML also successfully won awards in several fields. Namely the first in the Best SCM WP&B 2020 category: USD 25 Million -<USD 300 Million, the first winner in the Best Career Development Monitoring Category P4, the second winner in The Best Financial Performance category, and the second winner in the Operational Excellence Achievement category (Category). 10–50k BOEPD).

    Receiving this award is a symbol of hard work and recognition from the government, in this case, SKK Migas, for HCML's continuous improvement and improvement efforts in various fields in carrying out its operations.

"Hopefully this will be a motivation, desire, or measure for us to ensure that everything that has been good is maintained and hopefully it must be improved," concluded Kang An.

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HCML Signs MAC . Field Production Gas Transaction

 

    Husky-CNOOC Madura Limited (HCML) has signed a gas transaction for MAC Field production at 'The 2nd International Convention on Indonesian Upstream Oil and Gas (IOG 2021), in Bali, 29 November - 1 December 2021.

    General Manager of HCML, Mr. Kang AN signed the gas sale and purchase agreement, Kang An revealed that there were three gas buyers, namely PT Petrokimia Gresik, PT Inti Alasindo Energy, and PT Bayu Buana Gemilang.

"This is something that must be welcomed as part of the company's business continuity as well as efforts to meet the national gas demand in Indonesia.

    I hope that HCML's productivity will be maintained so that it can fulfill our vision, which is to become the largest gas producer in East Java and the operator of choice in Indonesia," he explained.

    Mr. Kang AN added that the Act fulfills the mission of providing more value to stakeholders through superior operations in the oil and gas business, with a strong commitment to ethical values, health, safety, and the environment.

    Meanwhile in this year's exhibition, HCML also successfully won awards in several fields, including First Winner in the category “The Best SCM WP&B 2020: USD 25 Million -<USD 300 million, First Winner in the category “The Best Career Development Monitoring Category P4, Second Winner in “The Best Financial Performance” category, and Second Winner in “Operational Excellence Achievement (Category 10-50k BOEPD)” category.

“Receiving this award is a symbol of hard work and recognition from the government - in this case, SKK Migas - for HCML's continuous improvement and improvement efforts in various fields in carrying out its operations. Hopefully, this will be a motivation, reference, or measure for us to ensure that everything that has been good is maintained and even has to be continuously improved," said Kang An.

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China Protests with Indonesia, Asked to Stop Oil and Gas Drilling in Natuna

No need to be afraid, DPR: We must be ready for all possibilities

    The Chinese government asked Indonesia to stop drilling for oil and natural gas in the maritime area near Natuna. As reported by Reuters, Four people familiar with the matter reported an unprecedented and unreported request.

the House of Representatives (DPR) of the Republic of Indonesia

    According to the statement of a member of the National Security Commission of the House of Representatives (DPR) of the Republic of Indonesia, Muhammad Farhan, one a letter from a Chinese diplomat to the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs clearly told Indonesia to stop drilling on the offshore rig temporarily, because it was happening on Chinese territory.

"Our answer is very firm, that we will NOT STOP DRILLING because it is our sovereign right," Farhan told Reuters.

    A spokesman for Indonesia's foreign ministry said every diplomatic communication between countries is private and its content cannot be shared. He also declined to comment further. Three other sources who claim to have been briefed on the matter confirmed the letter exists. Two of them said China had repeatedly demanded that Indonesia stop drilling.

ZEE NATUNA INDONESIA

    Indonesia says the southern tip of the South China Sea is Indonesia's Exclusive Economic Zone under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and named the area the North Natuna Sea in 2017.

    China objected to the name change and insisted that the waterway falls within China's vast territorial claims in the South China Sea which are marked by a U-shaped "nine-dash line".

    This is a line found to have NO LEGAL BASIS by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague in 2016. The letter is a bit "THREATING" because it is the first attempt by Chinese diplomats to push China's nine-dash line agenda towards Indonesian rights under the Law of the Sea.

    In a separate letter, China also protested against the mostly ground-based military exercise Garuda Shield in August. The exercise involves 4,500 troops from the United States and Indonesia and has been a regular event since 2009. It was China's first protest against Indonesia and the United States.

    Meanwhile, Member of Commission I of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Dave Laksono, asked the Indonesian government not to be afraid of China's protests through a diplomatic note that demanded a halt to oil and gas drilling in the North Natuna Sea area. 

    In fact, said Dave Laksono, Indonesia must prepare to anticipate all possibilities. Including the possibility of China taking the diplomatic note to the International Court of Arbitration.

"If the Chinese government takes this matter to the arbitral tribunal, we must also be ready to face this possibility and prepare all related matters," said Dave Laksono to the RMOL Political News Agency, Wednesday (1/Dec).

    The legislator said, in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea or UNCLOS, North Natuna is an Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). As the owner of the territory, Indonesia does not need to be afraid, let alone stop drilling for oil as the management of state-owned natural resources.

"That the area is the sovereignty of Indonesia, then we have the right to carry out drilling activities in the area," he said.

    A report from Reuters on Wednesday (1/Dec) revealed that China had sent a diplomatic note to the foreign ministry.

“I cannot confirm the content of the news (reports Reuters). Moreover, diplomatic communication, including through diplomatic notes, is closed," said the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Teuku Faizasyah.

Duta Masyarakat, Page-1, Thursday, Dec 2, 2021