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Yogyakarta province has many interesting tourism destinations; one of which is Tourism Village of Tinalah. This tourism village is located in the Tinalah River and Mt. Menoreh area with the concept of unifying nature and cultural values. This tourism village is on the Menoreh hill area at an altitude of 117 meters above sea level with a daily temperature of 25 to 32 degrees Celsius. So, anyone who comes for a tour will be greeted with the cool air of this village.

About 25 kilometers or 1.5-hour drive from downtown Yogyakarta, Tinalah Village can be reached by land transportation. Arriving in this city, you will be treated to the beauty of the natural scenery of the Mt. Manoreh and green rice fields. In this tourism village, you can learn many things, such as walking along the Tinalah River, educational outbound activities, hill tracking, and other interesting tourism activities. Besides offering natural beauty, the village is also developing service applications that can be a means of entertainment and tourism education. One application that makes tourists feel at home in the village is because of the Read Aura application. This application encourages tourists to learn about the environment, recognize the names and characters of various types of plants that exist in the village. The method is unique by matching the characters of the plant with the characters of visitors who use the application.

The tourism village of Tinalah not only has a river area, a stretch of rice fields, the unique culture of the residents, but also co-exists with several other tourism spots closely, such as Sriti Cave. This place was used as the hiding place  of the national hero, Prince Diponegoro against the Dutch colonialist –VOC. Kleco Peak allows you to enjoy the sunrise and the camping area. Tinalah is also rich in unique culinary potential, starting from banana debog (stem) chips, wingko, coffee to chocolate. Tinalah Tourism Village has already quite complete facilities and infrastructures, including parking lots, prayer rooms, toilets/bathrooms, rest areas, camping ground, viewing post, outbound games, and so on.

The Indonesian and Malaysian Governments discussed Covid-19 vaccine certificate of mutual recognition to strengthen the cooperation between the two in fighting the pandemic. Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Retno LP Marsudi in a joint press conference with her Malaysian counterpart, Saifuddin Abdullah at the Foreign Affairs Ministry Office, in Jakarta on Monday (18/10) said that both of them agreed that all vaccines with WHO's Emergency Use Listing must be treated equally without discrimination.

The mutual recognition can be supported by using the apps namely PeduliLindungi from Indonesia and MySejahtera from Malaysia.

Meanwhile, Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Saifuddin Abdullah said that the technical staff of both countries should discuss how the system can accelerate mutual recognition. The recognition is important since both countries intend to reopen economic cooperation, which needs to be supported by mutual visit and cooperation, without neglecting the health protocols. In that respect, Minister Saifuddin Abdullah recommended Indonesia and Malaysia to open cross-border travel gradually by prioritizing the important sector, namely trade. A travel facility for trade, education, and followed by tourism is expected to be prepared in detail by the two nations.

Indonesia welcomed Malaysia's suggestion by encouraging an agreement to regulate travel corridors for essential business people of the two nations.

This regulation aims to facilitate the mobility of business people safely, and is expected to encourage the acceleration of economic recovery. The agreement framework will complement the ASEAN Travel Corridor Arrangement Framework (ATCAF) implementation that will apply soon.

Based on Indonesian government's data, the trade value of Indonesia-Malaysia in January-August 2021 reached US$13 billion. The bilateral trade value rose by 44 percent compared to the same period in 2020, namely US$9 billion.

Afghan new ruler, the Taliban agreed to cooperate with Russia, China and Iran on regional security. This agreement was reached after Russia warned about the resurgence of the Islamic State group and the threat of drug trafficking, following the militant group's takeover of Afghanistan.

As reported by the AFP news agency, Thursday (10/21), during the talks in Moscow, the ten participating countries: Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan that were present also called for "urgent" humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan. They also said that the countries that had recently withdrawn troops from Afghanistan should fund reconstruction efforts.

The meeting in Moscow is the Taliban's latest international appearance since seizing power in Afghanistan.

Although at the meeting, Russia, China and Iran agreed to assist regional security in Afghanistan, official international recognition of the Taliban government has not yet been obtained. The parties who attended the Moscow meeting were indeed present specifically to voice concerns about the activities of the ISIS group. They reaffirmed their willingness to continue to promote security in Afghanistan and contribute to regional stability but did not mention anything about recognizing the Taliban.

The attitude of the Taliban themselves who are willing to appear and cooperate, especially to prevent the rise of ISIS, is considered by many to be a very positive step.

The countries that participate at the meeting should further encourage Afghanistan's current leadership to take further steps, to improve and to form a truly inclusive government, as they declared after taking over Afghanistan. This must reflect the interests of all the major ethno-political forces in the country, including stressing the importance of respecting the rights of ethnic groups, women and children. The Taliban must be able to work with all parties to honor and fulfill their commitments.

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about a broad impact on the traditional community. The traditional community is a group of people who live for generations in a certain geographic area. They have ancestral origins, cultural identity, common law and strong relationship with land and environment. The vaccination is one of the efforts to ensure that the traditional communities and their future generations are able to survive amid the pandemic. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology through the Directorate General of Belief in God Almighty and Indigenous Peoples has vaccinated 1.000 traditional people in Lebak Regency, Banten in October 14 and 15. In the future, it will reach traditional communities throughout Indonesia.

Director of Belief in God Almighty and Indigenous Peoples at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology, Sjamasul Hadi remarked that the targets of this program are people who are remote geographically.

The traditional communities are a group of people that are vulnerable to Covid-19 infections because of their interactions with people who often go in and out of their environment.

“The traditional people are a part of the Indonesian people who have the same rights. At the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, with their local wisdom, these traditional communities are resistant to Covid-19. But with the passing of time into 2021, these traditional communities along with the acceleration of the vaccination program also need attention,” said Sjamasul Hadi

The vaccination activities for traditional communities are expected to break the chain and prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and can open access to health for all Indonesians. Apart from giving vaccines, more actions have been also carried out, such as planting tree seedlings and also handing over health support facilities as masks, hand washing soap, vitamins, as well as supporting education for the traditional communities.