An outcome of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's visit to Malaysia was an agreement to strengthen cooperation between Indonesia and Malaysia on palm oil. It was reached when Indonesia's Minister of Trade, Budi Santoso, accompanied President Prabowo in a meeting with Malaysia's Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Monday, 27 January.
Today marks the inaugural celebration of the National Village Day, a significant occasion established by the Indonesian government through a presidential decree just last year, which designated January 15 as the official day. The decree outlines several key objectives for this commemoration, the foremost being the recognition and appreciation of the pivotal role villages play in the nation’s development. Additionally, it serves to amplify the commitment and attention of the government, the community, and other stakeholders towards supporting sustainable village development.
Nickel, as a raw material for electric vehicle batteries, has recently come into the spotlight, after featuring in the Indonesian vice-presidential candidate debate on Sunday, 21 January.
December 27 has been designated by the United Nations (U.N.) as International Day of Epidemic Preparedness. On December 27, 2020, the UN General Assembly, which has 193 members, in an online meeting, agreed with the idea of the then-Vietnamese Ambassador to the U.N., Dang Dinh Quy, to commemorate December 27 as International Day of Epidemic Preparedness.