Indonesia's Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah has made a compelling appeal to Malaysian employers, requesting their cooperation in granting Indonesian employees time off from work on the country’s presidential election day in February.

The world’s third-largest democracy will go to the polls on Feb 14, 2024, but overseas voters, including those in Malaysia, will cast their ballot on Sunday, Feb 11, which is also the second day of local Chinese New Year festivities.

“The ties between our two countries...