Mr Bambang Suharto, the Consul General of the Republic of Indonesia Penang recently hosted a lunch with Dato’ Dr Ooi Kee Beng, the Executive Director of Penang Institute to discuss on the role of sister cities between Penang and Medan; the impacts of Covid-19 on the tourism industry; and the impacts of the US-China trade war on ASEAN economies. Areas of potential research collaboration were also discussed.
Joining the session were Ms Ong Wooi Leng, the Head of Socioeconomics and Statistics Programme from Penang Institute; Mr Andri Djufri Said, the Consul and Ms Asri Purnama Dewi, the Vice Consul.