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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and First Lady Iriana extended Idul Fitri greetings from the Bogor Presidential Palace on Saturday, to all Indonesians celebrating the Idul Fitri festivities on Sunday, May 24. Muslims across Indonesia are celebrating this year's Idul Fitri festivities, that mark the end of the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadhan differently, owing to the ongoing global pandemic of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).  This current situation calls for sacrifice from people across the country by forgoing homebound travel to their hometowns, quite averse to what was followed since decades, and by not holding the regular "silaturrahim" (Islamic brotherhood) events. 

President Jokowi remarked that this is absolutely not easy, but the safety of families and relatives is much more important and must be the common priority. As quoted by Antara, President also believes this challenging situation will soon end. Meanwhile the State Palace confirmed that President Joko Widodo and First Lady Iriana will not hold an open house on May 25, to contain the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) transmission. President Jokowi has also urged all ministers and cabinet members to not convene the open house events//ANT

President Donald Trump pressed for a further reopening of the United States as job losses mount from coronavirus shutdowns, while China's premier warned of "immense" economic challenges, even as the Asian giant emerges from the worst of the pandemic. As stated by Antara, calls to kickstart the world's two largest economies came as large parts of Europe continued to resume normal life as the crisis there abates, with more shops opening and beaches welcoming tourists. But the lifting of restrictions in some places comes despite virus cases passing five million globally, with the disease continuing its march in Latin America and Russia//Ant

Before the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ’s) May-23 deadline for Myanmar to file first report in the Rohingya genocide case, regional parliamentarians urged Myanmar to act promptly, to end discriminatory restrictions against the minority group. As quoted by Antara, ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) noted in a statement received in Jakarta on Friday, that authorities should also safeguard all civilians in the ongoing war in the states of Rakhine and Chin. Member of Parliament in Malaysia and APHR Chair Charles Santiago emphasized, that his side has yet to see any credible evidence of Myanmar taking steps to improve the situation for Rohingya//Ant

Pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong vowed Friday, to take to the streets in protest over what they said was China's fiercest assault, on the city's treasured autonomy with its move to impose a security law. As quoted by AFP.com, the proposal for the legislation -- expected to ban treason, subversion and sedition -- was introduced into China's rubber-stamp parliament at the opening of its annual session on Friday morning.

It followed repeated warnings from China's communist leaders, they would no longer tolerate dissent in Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous city that endured seven months of massive pro-democracy protests last year. Jimmy Sham, leader of the Civil Human Rights Front, which organised the million-person rally that kicked off last year's unrest. This is the largest nuclear weapon the Chinese Communist Party has used in its mutual destruction of Hong Kong//AFP