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The Coordinator of the Information and Communication Team of the National Capital Transitional Team (IKN) Sidik Pramono said his party held community empowerment training, in the context of IKN development, Monday (4/7/2022).

The training was conducted to improve the competence and professionalism of Human Resources (HR), especially in local communities.

"The opening of the training, which is coordinated by the Nusantara Capital Authority (IKN) team, will be held at the Sepaku District Office, North Penajam Paser, East Kalimantan," explained Sidik.

Sidik continued, the opening of the training was attended by Deputy Head of the Archipelago Capital Authority, Dhony Rahajoe.

"The first phase of the training program will be organized by the Samarinda Cooperation Training Center, the Ministry of Manpower and consists of five types of training, namely hydroponic training, screen printing or digital printing, sewing, bread making, and barista," he explained.

Sidik added, each type of training was attended by 16 people. Participants have been identified by the Sepaku District Government. They underwent training with different durations according to the type of training, an average of 20 effective days.

At the end of the training, he continued, participants will be tested for their competence. If they pass, they will get a certification.

It is hoped that this training can build a network for local residents to be able to contribute optimally when the IKN development stage begins. Currently, there are 28 types of training scheduled for residents in the IKN area.

Please note, the Archipelago Capital Authority is the designation for the Regional Government of the Special Capital of the Archipelago which is the executor of the preparation, development, and relocation of the National Capital, as well as the organizer of the Regional Government for the Special Capital of the Archipelago.

The Transitional Team for Supporting the Preparation, Development and Relocation of the State Capital is a team formed based on the Decree of the Minister of the State Secretary Number 105 of 2022 dated April 28, 2022 in order to support the smooth and accelerated preparation, development and relocation of the State Capital. (RRI)

Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin said the government had not changed the policy of easing the use of masks outdoors.

According to him, even though the number of Covid-19 cases has increased, people are still allowed to not wear masks when they are outside.

"So outside (the room, Red) it is allowed not to use masks," said Budi after a limited cabinet meeting on the evaluation of PPKM which was chaired directly by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Monday (4/7/2022).

However, Budi appealed to people in the room to continue to wear masks. Meanwhile, for people outside the room, he was also asked to continue to use masks under certain conditions.

"For special circumstances outside. For example, a very dense crowd or a lot of coughing near us, yes, or we ourselves feel unwell, we should still wear a mask," he explained. (RRI)

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and First Lady Iriana left for Central Java Province to conduct a series of working visits, Monday (4/7/2022).

On the agenda, Tuesday (5/7/2022), the president becomes the inspector of the ceremony for the 76th Commemoration of Bhayangkara Day centered at the Indonesian Police Academy, Semarang City.

After that, the President and Mrs. Iriana will head to the Peterongan People's Market, Semarang City, to hand over a number of social assistance.

The President and his entourage took off from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Tangerang, at around 17.40 WIB using the Indonesia-1 Presidential Aircraft.

Upon arrival at the Ahmad Yani Army Main Air Base, Semarang City, President Jokowi and Mrs. Iriana will go directly to the hotel where they are staying the night.

Also accompanying the President and Mrs. Iriana were Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Heru Budi Hartono.

In addition, the Presidential Military Secretary Marsda TNI M. Tonny Harjono, and the Paspampres Commander Major General TNI Tri Budi Utomo. (RRI)

A U.N.-appointed mission to Libya said on Monday there are "probable mass graves" yet to be investigated, possibly as many as 100, in a town where hundreds of bodies have already been found and it urged Tripoli to continue searching.

The report to be submitted to the U.N. Human Rights Council this week details how a militia run by seven brothers executed and imprisoned hundreds of people between 2016-2020, sometimes keeping them in tiny oven-like structures called "the boxes" which were set alight during interrogations.

The evidence of kidnappings, murder and torture in Tarhouna by the independent Fact-Finding Mission represents one of the most egregious examples of human rights abuses in the turbulent period since long-ruling Muammar Gaddafi's ousting in 2011.

Among the victims were the disabled as well as women and children, the 51-page report said.

Based on the testimonies of residents and two site visits, the mission found "reasonable grounds" that the Kaniyat militia committed crimes against humanity. It identified four commanders who participated directly in them.

Already, Libyan authorities have recovered 247 bodies in mass and individual grave sites in the Tarhouna area in Western Libya. Many were still handcuffed and blindfolded.

The mission used satellite imagery showing signs of soil disturbances among other evidence to identify three new likely sites. But there could be many more, it said, citing an existing grave known as 'The Landfill' where just a tiny fraction of the site has been investigated.

"According to insider knowledge, there might still be up to 100 as of yet undiscovered mass graves," the report said.

It is not immediately clear how the findings will reflect on Libyan authorities. Libya's diplomatic mission in Geneva did not respond for a request for comment.

At one stage, the Kaniyat was aligned with the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord but later with the eastern Libyan National Army led by commander Khalifa Haftar that tried, unsuccessfully, to overthrow the National Accord administration. The militia no longer holds authority in Tarhouna. The surviving leaders of the Kaniyat are mostly believed to have fled to areas of eastern Libya under Haftar's control.

In its conclusions, the FFM calls on Libyan authorities to continue searching for the graves. It also urges them to establish a special tribunal to prosecute international crimes.

However, the report refers to difficulties with cooperation in the past. Diplomats and U.N. sources told Reuters that Libya had in the past expressed reservations about continuing the mission, which expires this month.

A resolution is currently before the Geneva-based council to keep investigations going for another nine months, which is less than some had hoped for. A decision is expected this week. (Reuters)