Bukan hujan yang membuat saya basah kuyup di Kota Batam siang ini, tapi peluh yang menganak sungai. Sinar matahari sedang terik-teriknya, tapi puluhan ribu warga Kepulauan Riau rela menunggu di Lapangan Temenggung Abdul Jamal, Mukakuning.
Batam luar biasa!
After increasing the catch of Indonesian fishermen by 14% and their profits by 12%, Pudjiastuti certainly deserves the accolade...and a nap.
We love you Ibu Susi. 😘
In 2017, a picture of her sleeping on a couch in a waiting area of JFK Airport went viral. Pudjiastuti was tired after attending a UN maritime forum in New York.
At the UN, Leonardo DiCaprio compliment her efforts in combating illegal fishing and for protecting the sea.
After the tsunami that hit Aceh, her planes (used to transport lobsters to Japan and Hong Kong) were one of the first to fly in and deliver humanitarian aid to the survivors.
Not finishing high school did not stop our gal from becoming a successful seafood entrepreneur. As she was known for exporting high quality lobsters, here she is in a photo shoot featuring her beloved lobsters.
Yes beshycakes, that's a lobster on her head. We stan forever 😍🦞
Kicked out of high school for political activism, she is the first Indonesian to be appointed minister without a high school education. She eventually got her diploma just last year.
*Imee Marcos left the group chat.
Considered to be one of the most bad-ass government officials of Indonesia, (and of this planet) Pudjiastuti gained the respect of her countrymen and the world for for ordering the seizure and sinking of foreign fishing vessels intruding into Indonesia's fishing grounds.