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Princes William and Harry will mount a silent vigil at the coffin of their late grandmother Queen Elizabeth on Saturday, watched on by just some of the many mourners who are queuing for up to 24 hours to pay their respects.

The two brothers will be joined by their six cousins in forming a 15-minute vigil at Westminster Hall in central London, a night after their father, King Charles, joined his three siblings in a similar tribute to the queen.

Tens of thousands of people have already filed past the coffin in a steady, solemn stream, queuing for hours through cold temperatures, some through the night, to pay their respects to Britain's longest-reigning monarch - a testimony to the affection in which she was held.

"I'm here because of the queen's service and dedication over the last 70 years," said Reuben Fevrier, a 50-year-old accountant from London. "Her stoicism, her deep commitment to the country - a remarkable life.

"I think this the least I can do."

On Friday, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was seen curtsying to the coffin as she filed through - one of the first of nearly 100 presidents and heads of government who are expected to attend the state funeral on Monday.

The premier of the Canadian province of Alberta, Jason Kenney, was also in the queue. "There's a profound sense of shared grief & affection for Her Majesty in this huge, diverse gathering of people from around the world," he said on Twitter.

London's police force said the funeral will be the biggest security operation it has ever undertaken. U.S. President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron and the leaders of Australia, Canada and Jamaica will join the emperor of Japan among the congregation.

On Saturday, King Charles will meet the prime ministers of the 14 other countries where he is head of state. He will also meet workers in the emergency services who are helping to stage the funeral.

Later the focus will switch to the younger royals and their vigil.

Heir-to-the-throne William and his brother Harry, who have grown apart in recent years after Harry moved to the United States, will both appear in military uniform.

Harry served two tours of duty with the British Army in Afghanistan but so far has appeared in processions in morning suits after he lost his honorary military titles when he stepped back from public royal duties.

The vigil will take place at the oak casket, which stands on a purple-clad catafalque, draped in the Royal Standard and with the bejewelled Imperial State Crown placed on top.

The two brothers will be joined by their cousins - Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall, the children of Princess Anne, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, the children of Prince Andrew, and Louise and James, the children of Prince Edward. (Reuters)

The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the fourth time held the Indonesia-Latin America and Caribbean Forum (INA-LAC). According to the plan, the forum which will be held in a hybrid (mixed) manner will take place on October 17-18 in Gading Serpong, Tangerang, Banten Province.

Special Staff to the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Regional Diplomacy, Ngurah Swajaya, said President Joko Widodo's instructions were for diversification and increasing exports. This activity became the main background for the re-organization of the forum which was participated by countries in the Indonesia-Latin America and Caribbean region.

“One way to increase our economic growth. Apart from increasing exports, and investment, this is one of our ways," said Ngurah Swajaya in a press briefing, Friday (16/09/2022) in Jakarta.

Ngurah explained that every year the INA-LAC Forum is held to contribute to increasing the volume of trade cooperation in the two regions. Where business transactions recorded at each implementation of the INA-LAC Forum also increase every year.

This is also the target of organizing the 2022 INA-LAC Forum, which will reach a transaction value as in 2021, which is more than USD 87 million. "The target is simple if it can be more than USD 87 million like last year," he said.

"Now our friends at the Indonesian Embassy (Indonesian Embassy) have identified and monitored which entrepreneurs are interested in joining. So, it's like a hybrid (mixed) we still invite them to Indonesia, otherwise, we stay online like last year".

This year's INA-LAC Forum will specifically be held close to the Trade Expo Indonesia (TEI), which will take place on 19 – 23 October. "So, for our colleagues from Latin and Caribbean countries they participate in INA-LAC and then directly participate in TEI," he said.

The INA-LAC Forum started in 2019 with 270 business people from 18 countries participating. And recorded the value of business transactions during the two days of its implementation amounting to USD 33.12 million or around Rp.463.68 billion.

The second INA-LAC forum in 2020, which was held in the midst of a hybrid (mixed) pandemic, was attended by 553 business people with 490 of them participating online. By recording a business transaction value of USD 71 million.

The third INA-LAC Forum in 2021 was attended by 2745 business people from both regions online and offline and succeeded in achieving a business transaction value of USD 87.96 million. In the same year, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Retno Marsudi, launched INA-Access.com.

INA-Access.com is a digital platform for displaying various products. Currently, there are more than 4000 export products, with 60 percent of exhibitors from businesses, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). (RRI)

The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has targeted to create 1.1 million jobs in the tourism and creative economy sectors. Minister Sandiaga Uno said, 700 thousand potential from the creative economy, including the film sub-sector.

"The film sub-sector opens up 200 thousand to 300 thousand job opportunities. Jobs range from cameraman to sound engineer, actor and producer," said Sandi after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) related to cooperation in the creative economy sector between Indonesia and the Netherlands at the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Jakarta, Thursday (15/9/2022).

The MoU outlines how future cooperation will be in 17 sub-sectors in the creative economy sector. Sandiaga Uno also said that his party would follow up on this MoU by presenting a working group collaboration.

Sandiaga said that the working group will focus on discussing cooperation in the film sub-sector. In addition, the games sub-sector, and another one that will be determined later.

"I am interested in this film, the good thing about film is that it creates a lot of jobs. This is what we need," said Sandiaga Uno. (RRI)

The concept of cross-cultural religious literacy (LKLB) is suitable for use in the midst of the pluralistic conditions of the Indonesian nation. This was conveyed by the Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights (Wamenkumham) Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej.

"LKLB does not reject or fuse differences into uniformity, on the contrary manage differences through evaluation, communication and negotiation processes. It is to respond to shared opportunities and challenges in local and global contexts," Edward told reporters, Friday (16/9/2022).

Furthermore, Edward explains that literacy in the terminology is not a form of fluency or incomprehension. But literacy is how a human being has the humility to listen.

"Then you can observe, verify, and get involved. That is important for harmony," he said.

Edward said LKLB is not mixing religion let alone secularism. Through God's omnipotence, literacy does not demean others.

"The foundation of LKLB is multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary. Listen and observe with your heart, verify with your mind and engage with your hands," he said.

According to him, the LKLB concept encourages every religious community to have the ability to understand themselves and their own religion. Where to know other religions or people as yourself and the ability to cooperate with others.

He said religion can be glue and unifier but not unification. Unifying is more about tolerance of religious teachings so that religious people must prioritize an appreciative attitude.

"Fellow religious people must know each other, not demean each other, avoid prejudice. And not find fault with others, not mock each other, and live side by side," he said. (RRI)