Panitia Pelaksana Pemilihan Luar Negeri untuk wilayah Hong Kong dan Makau merekrut puluhan warga negara Indonesia di Hong Kong demi kelancaran dan keamanan proses pemberian suara. Menurut Ketua PPLN Hong Kong Agustinus Guntoro para volunter dibekali pengetahuan tentang tugas-tugas mereka melalui simulasi langsung di lapangan.

“Simulasi terakhir dari proses awal para pemilik masuk diverifikasi datanya, lalu masuk antrian berdasarkan TPS lalu satu persatu diantar ke TPS bagaimana yang sudah diinformasikan”, kata Agustinus.

Menurut Agustinus Guntoro pencoblosan atau pemberian suara berlangsung hari Selasa 13 Februari 2024, mulai pukul 09.00 hingga 19.00 di Gedung KJRI Hong Kong. Dikatakannya, para pemilih dapat menggunakan hak pilih mereka di 4 TPS yang sudah disediakan di lantai 2 dan 3 Gedung KJRI.//DP

Indonesian Ambassador to China and Mongolia, Djauhari Oratmangun, said that the "My Story with China" video competition could help realize the joint ASEAN-China vision. He conveyed it when he was one of the key speakers at the announcement of the "My Story with China" video competition for ASEAN international students in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei hosted by Tianjin Normal University, last Saturday, January 6.

According to Ambassador Djauhari, relations between ASEAN and China have become closer with the increase in status as part of a "comprehensive strategic partnership" since two years ago. Trade between ASEAN and China has increased over the past four years. ASEAN and China are the largest trading partners in the world, and the two parties also carry out investment cooperation.

Ambassador Djauhari believes that if ASEAN's third pillar, namely people-to-people cooperation, is strengthened, relations between ASEAN and China will become stronger in the years to come.

Meanwhile, Director-General of the Chinese Ministry of Education's Center for Language Education and Cooperation, Ma Jianfei, at the same event emphasized the importance of China-ASEAN relations and the important role of youth in promoting cultural exchange. He also encouraged collaboration to support more ASEAN young people to share stories while learning Mandarin.

The video competition with the theme "My Story with China" was held by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation and the ASEAN-China Center, supported by the International Society for Chinese Language Teaching, China Education Press, China Education International Exchange Associate and the Beijing-Tianjing-Hebei Education Committees.

There were 306 videos received by the committee over 8 months and involving more than 3,000 students and lecturers as well as 62 organizations. The winners were selected through online voting which reached 20 thousand votes.

A number of Indonesian students became winners in the "Youth Talents" category, namely Clarissa and Tiffani from the Tianjin Conservatory of Music campus. They performed a piano duet, Wulidha Fitri. Students from Beijing Normal University won in the "Star of Style" category. Meanwhile, Gilbert Lie and his friends from Hebei Normal University won in the "Star of Future'' category for singing the song Haiji de ta ceng shuo -Remember when he said.

Kelingking Beach, Indonesia - Photo by Nattu Adnan on Unsplash.

VOInews, Jakarta - Bali is always the world's favorite. Recently, Bali was awarded as the best destinations for honeymoon, Tripadvisor's version.

Tripadvisor's Travelers' Choice Awards Best of the Best 2024 awarded Bali as the best honeymoon destination in the world. The award was based on travelers' reviews.

On the list, Bali stood above other tropical or beach destinations. Hoi An of Vietnam and Maldives were respectively 2nd and 3rd best for honeymoon.

In the Honey Moon Destinations - World category, Bali was dubbed as a "living postcard". Bali has beaches with fine white sand, stone temples, and the so-called "artistic capital" of Ubud. Tripadvisor also mentioned that Bali is great for ports of call tours, rafting, spas, and cultural tours.

Reviewing Bali, a traveler wrote "Amazing place to stay, totally recommend it, the service was on top, food and the installation of the hotel is unique." While another review simply said "Great trip, beautiful views!"

In the Travelers' Choice Awards Best of the Best 2024, Bali stood behind Dubai as the World's Top Destination. However, none of Bali's beaches made it into Top 10 Best Beaches list.

Tripadvisor recently published the Travelers' Choice Awards Best of the Best 2024. The award included hotels, restaurants, and activities based on top reviews on its website. Less than 1% of Tripadvisor's 8 million spots could make it into the Best of the Best.

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Asia Oceania Tax Consultants' Association (AOTCA) menggelar General Meeting dan International Tax Conference di Nusa Dua, Bali Indonesia pada 22 hingga 25 November 2022, demikian rilis yang diterima Voice of Indonesia, Rabu.

Dalam kegiatan berskala internasional ini, Ikatan Konsultan Pajak Indonesia (IKPI) dipercaya oleh AOTCA sebagai tuan rumah setelah AOTCA Busan-Korea 2019.

Mengingat situasi pandemi Covid-19 dan pemberlakuan restriksi di beberapa negara anggota AOTCA, maka kegiatan ini akan dilaksanakan secara hybrid yaitu peserta offline hadir di Westin Hotel Nusa Dua Bali yang saat ini telah terdaftar lebih dari 600 peserta dan pendaftaran online akan ditutup pada hari senin.

AOTCA didirikan pada tahun 1992 oleh 8 badan profesional pajak yang berlokasi di kawasan Asia dan Oseania. Ini telah merangkul 19 organisasi terkemuka dari 13 negara/wilayah.

Anggota AOTCA sendiri terdiri dari 13 negara yaitu: Australia, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Jepang, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Filipina, Singapura, Vietnam, Nepal, dan dua negara peninjau yaitu Bangladesh dan Sri Lanka.

IKPI dengan jumlah Konsultan Pajak Terdaftar per 20 November 2022 sebanyak 6.526 orang yang tersebar di seluruh Indonesia, merupakan satu-satunya Ikatan Konsultan Pajak dari Indonesia yang menjadi Anggota AOTCA sejak tahun 2002.

Delegasi yang telah melakukan konfirmasi kehadiran secara offline terdiri dari 10 negara yaitu; Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia (tuan rumah), Jepang, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Filipina, Singapura, Vietnam, Nepal, dan 2 negara hadir secara online yaitu; Cina, Cina Taipei.

Selain konsultan pajak, AOTCA Bali 2022 juga akan dihadiri pejabat pemerintah dari Kementerian Keuangan, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak (DJP), dan Pejabat Kanwil DJP Bali.

Acara akan diisi dengan berbagai kegiatan yaitu pertemuan anggota AOTCA pada tanggal 22 November 2022. Kemudian pada hari kedua, tanggal 23 November 2022, IKPI juga akan mengadakan Seminar Nasional yang akan dihadiri oleh Anggota IKPI dan masyarakat umum. publik offline dan Online selama setengah hari dengan tema “Pemeriksaan Bukti Permulaan & Penyidikan Tindak Pidana di Bidang Perpajakan”, menghadirkan narasumber dan keynote speech dari Direktorat Jenderal Pajak.

Dalam seminar nanti materi akan disampaikan langsung oleh narasumber dari Ditjen Pajak, untuk mengetahui perkembangan peraturan perpajakan dalam rangka pemeriksaan bukti permulaan dan penyidikan pajak, merupakan hal yang penting untuk diketahui oleh masyarakat umum wajib pajak dan konsultan pajak pada khususnya.

Di hari kedua setelah AOTCA Meeting dan Seminar Nasional, mereka juga akan menggelar International Tax Conference dengan tema utama “Global Tax Trends: Digitalization, Technology and Dispute Resolutions”.

Tema yang akan digali adalah: “Tren Perpajakan Global – Update Terbaru Perpajakan Global” yang akan dibawakan oleh Bapak Mekar Satria Utama, Direktur Perpajakan Internasional DJP, dengan sesi ke-2 dan ke-5, serta empat pembicara lainnya dari Italia, Korea, Australia, dan Indonesia; “Trends on Digital Taxation” akan dibawakan oleh pembicara dari Vietnam, Jepang, China, dan Filipina; "Dispute Resolution - Transfer Pricing" akan dibawakan oleh pembicara dari Indonesia, Australia, Nepal, dan India; "Country Updates - Batasan Pemotongan Bunga, Aturan Kapitalisasi Tipis" akan dibawakan oleh pembicara dari Mongolia, Malaysia, Hongkong dan Indonesia, dan; “Disaster and Taxations – Taxation Beyond The Pandemic” akan menghadirkan pembicara dari Jepang, Tiongkok, dan Tionghoa Taipei.

Kegiatan ini juga akan meningkatkan komunikasi antar konsultan pajak lintas negara Asia-Oceania sehingga diharapkan kegiatan ini menjadi momentum bagi anggota IKPI untuk meningkatkan kompetensinya, sekaligus meningkatkan interaksi dan jejaring internasional, mengingat kegiatan ini akan menjadi dihadiri secara offline oleh 10 negara anggota AOTCA. (VOI)

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The death toll in West Sulawesi's 6.2-magnitude earthquake ensued by several aftershocks that rattled Majene and Mamuju Districts on early Friday has climbed to 56, according to Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB).

Forty seven residents died in Mamaju District, and nine others died in Majene District owing to the strong earthquake, the agency's spokesperson, Raditya Jati, said in a statement that  received on Sunday.

The earthquake, whose epicenter was located on land, six kilometers northeast of Majene District, at a depth of 10 kilometers, also caused 826 residents to get injured. Majority of the wounded victims were found in Majene, he said.

In Mamuju District, the BNPB recorded that 189 victims sustained serious injuries and were being hospitalized, Jati said, adding that the electricity supplies to several disaster zones had gradually been restored.

As part of emergency measures and mitigation efforts, the officials of disaster mitigation agencies in Majene, Mamuju, and Polewali Mandar Districts were registering locals badly suffering from the impact of the catastrophe.

They also set up temporary shelters for displaced residents, and coordinated mitigation efforts with those from related government agencies, police and military institutions, National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), and volunteers.

The Majene-Mamuju road section has been restored after those from the 1401/Majene district military command's army engineering unit cleaned the highway by using backhoes.

As a result, normal traffic flow could have resumed since Saturday afternoon, he said.

On Saturday, the BNPB had also disbursed Rp4 billion in cash aid to the West Sulawesi provincial government and the district administrations of Mamuju and Majene.

In addition to that, the agency had also distributed relief aid packages to those in dire need, including eight tents for displaced people undergoing self-isolation, 10 tents for refugees, 2,004 nutritious food packs, and 30 power generators.

On the day the powerful earthquake rocked the districts of Majene and Mamuju, some two thousand locals to flee in pursuit of refuge at safer areas, Raditya Jati stated.

The shallow quake, which the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) believe was caused by local fault, also destroyed several buildings, including the governor's office, a military office, and Maleo Hotel.

The earthquake, which also damaged many houses and a public health center, additionally triggered three landslides along the Majene-Mamuju road section and disrupted the transportation of people and goods, Jati revealed.

Earthquakes regularly hit various parts of Indonesia since the country lies on the Circum-Pacific Belt, also known as the Ring of Fire, where several tectonic plates meet and cause frequent volcanic and seismic activities.

One of the deadliest earthquakes rattling eastern Indonesia occurred in several areas of Central Sulawesi Province on September 28, 2018.

The 7.4-magnitude earthquake followed by a tsunami that hit the areas of Palu City and the districts of Donggala, Paringi Moutong, and Sigi on Sept 28, 2018, claimed 2,102 lives, injured 4,612, and rendered 680 others missing.

A total of 68,451 homes were seriously damaged, while 78,994 people were displaced.

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