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Indonesian Minister of Tourism and creative economy during the opening of Djakarta Ramadhan Fair 2024 in Jakarta (Photo : Birkom parekraf) - 

VOInews, Jakarta : Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy/Head of the Tourism and Creative Economy Agency (Menparekraf/Kabaparekraf) Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno officially opened the "Djakarta Ramadan Fair 2024" which took place at Lapangan Banteng, Jakarta, from 15 to 20 March 2024.

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga when opening the "Djakarta Ramadan Fair 2024", Friday (15/3/2024), appreciated the organization of the event which will become a magnet for people who want to enjoy Ramadan culinary delights and shop for various Ramadan-related products.

"I appreciate the collaboration of the Betawi Youth Forum and the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government in organizing this event which will motivate and inspire the community. Because loving culture also loves tourism," said Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga.

"DJakarta Ramadan Fair 2024" presents a Ramadan culinary festival as the main event. At this event, visitors will be pampered with typical dishes of the holy month ranging from traditional fast-breaking dishes to delicious desserts.

Visitors can enjoy dishes such as ketupat, opor ayam, satay, kolak, traditional cakes, and more. Visitors can also explore a variety of typical foods from various regions in Indonesia inspired by Ramadan traditions.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Saturday (16/03/24), apart from the culinary festival, the DJakarta Ramadan Fair also offers a Ramadan bazaar which presents various products related to Ramadan. Such as traditional clothing, handicrafts, home decorations, jewelry, and many more.

During the DJakarta Ramadan Fair, visitors will also be treated to various entertainment and interesting activities. Traditional music performances, art performances and stage events will entertain visitors and create a lively atmosphere. Apart from that, there will also be activities such as interesting competitions, cooking classes and social activities involving the local community.

"This event will also support the movement of domestic tourists during the Eid holiday this time, which has the potential to reach 71.7 percent of Indonesia's population or 193.6 million people," said Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga.

General Chair of the Betawi Youth Forum, Geraldi Aldi Bangsawan, said that the Djakarta Ramadhan Fair 2024 was held to enliven the holy month of Ramadan as well as being a gathering place for the people of Jakarta. This event is designed to provide an unforgettable experience for Jakarta residents and visitors from various regions in celebrating this special moment.

"This event is an initiation of the Betawi Youth Forum, this is an activity that is expected to touch the community directly. That's why we chose the event location at Banteng Square which is located in Central Jakarta, chosen deliberately to provide easy access for visitors from various areas in Jakarta ," said Geraldi.

Also present accompanied Menparekraf Sandiaga, Deputy for Tourism Products and Activity Organizer for the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy/Baparekraf, Vinsensius Jemadu//VOI

During the deceased reception ceremony that was received by the Ministry of Transportation in Jakarta (Photo: Kemhub) - 

VOInews, Jakarta : Ministry of Transportation of The Directorate General of Sea Transportation facilitated the repatriation of 3 (three) bodies of crew members (ABK) MV.2 HESIN who died due to a capsizing ship accident on an island in the coastal city of Tongyeong, South Korea, on Saturday (9/3) morning local time.

Director of Shipping and Maritime Affairs, Hartanto, said that the Indonesian Government, in this case the Directorate General of Sea Transportation, Ministry of Transportation, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia through the South Korean Embassy quickly coordinated to identify the victims who died in the incident.

The 3 (three) bodies of crew members who have been successfully repatriated are Safrudin, Maulana Mansyur, and R. Arie Permana.

"After hearing the news, we immediately coordinated with the Indonesian Embassy's Transportation Attaché in South Korea and the competent authorities in South Korea, to ensure the return of the 3 (three) bodies to Indonesia," he said, Saturday (16/3).

He revealed that the Ministry of Transportation, PWNI Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the manning agency company holding the SIUPPAK also expressed their deep condolences for the heartbreaking incident that happened to the crew of the MV.2 HESIN.

Following up on this, the Directorate General of Sea Transportation, Ministry of Transportation, is ready to oversee and facilitate the heirs to obtain the rights of these seafarers in accordance with those stated in the maritime work agreement.

"We have summoned the manning agency company together with the victim's family as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs so that all seafarers' rights can be immediately fulfilled by the ship owner," he added.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Sunday (17/03/24), this is a concrete form of the Indonesian government's commitment to protect and fight for the rights of Indonesian seafarers who work on international ships.

The body was returned to Indonesia and arrived at Soekarno-Hatta Airport (cargo terminal) on March 16 2024 at 15.30 WIB. The body pick-up ceremony at the airport was attended directly by representatives of the South Korean Ambassador, representatives of the Directorate General of Sea Transportation, Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Manning agency companies holding SIUPPAK, BP2MI, as well as the families of the deceased//VOI

VOInews, Jakarta: Indonesian Ambassador to Namibia Wisnu Edi Pratignyo expressed the need for training support to increase the optimization of natural resource processing in Namibia. Wisnu gave an example that by increasing such training, the people of Namibia can create marketable products to improve the country's economy.

"For example, they have clay, but they can't make full use of it. They only know how to make bricks. Even though they can make various kinds of products. They have gemstones. (in making use of those raw materials) they need trained personnel. "How to process the stones into more valuable products and so on. So overall that is what the Indonesian Embassy is doing to assist (to provide training)," said Wisnu Edi to Voice of Indonesia (01/03).

Wisnu said that Namibia has oil and gas wealth but still lacks skilled workers. He took the initiative through the Owned Business Entity to provide training to several workers from Namibia.

"Namibia has oil and gas, now we are in the final stage of exploration. Namely, we are providing skill training to several Namibian workers to be trained by Pertamina in Indonesia, at the Training Center, in Cirebon for drilling. Based on the plan, it will start on April 1 this year for several months," said Vishnu Edi Pratignyo.

Previously, Wisnu revealed that Indonesia has provided training in the fisheries and marine sector in 2023.

"In 2023, we also provided training to one of the educational institutions here, namely fisheries and marine education, which was sponsored by the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation, quite a large value of USD 256,000, that was also in the form of training. So in my opinion, Namibia still really needs training "what we can supply, what we can give to them, this is very important," he explained.

Namibia is one of sixteen countries on the African continent in which the Indonesian representative office is based. Indonesia-Namibia diplomatic relations have been established since May 13, 1991, a year after the independence of the former German colony. Namibia has abundant natural and mineral resources but they have not been exploited optimally. (VOI/Daniel)

VOInews, Jakarta: Deputy Head of the Indonesian Representative Office in Vienna, Akio Alfiano Tamala, is optimistic that Indonesia-Austria relations are becoming stronger considering the seventy years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

"Regarding how the two countries relation is developed, especially in the context of these 70 years, I am optimistic that relations between Indonesia and Austria in the future will be closer, increasingly improving, and both countries can certainly benefit from this good relationship," said Akio Alfiano to Voice of Indonesia, Tuesday (5/3) in Jakarta.

Akio believes that diplomatic relations between the two countries are getting stronger due to various factors such as the similarity of the Non-Aligned principles adhered to by both countries.

"I think there are actually three capitals that we can use as opportunities to improve relations, especially politically, as stated earlier, the two countries shared similarities, neutrality so that they can both stand in the same position, to discuss, to sit down and talk about world problems will also be more convenient because they have same principles," he said.

Apart from that, Akio assessed that the interest of the Indonesian-Austrian people in getting to know each other's culture is also an asset for improving bilateral relations.

"(Besides) people-to-people contact (between the people of the two countries), they also intensively promote music, through classical music of course in Indonesia," continued Akio.

"And then the last thing is that we hope that with (the optimization of) this port, economically our relations with Austria will further improve our trade relations with Austria," said Akio Alfiano.

Akio Alfiano Tamala outlined the prospects for cooperation between Indonesia and Austria, including in the fields of environmental technology, law and tourism.

"They have a waste processing building in the middle of the city that is odorless, clean, and the building is even unique, (the design of a building) made unique so that it attracts tourists to take photos. "These may also be things we can explore to develop cooperation," he said.

In addition, according to Akio Alfiano Tamala, cooperation in the legal sector can be carried out considering that Austria is a pioneer in constitutional law in the world. In the tourism sector, Indonesia and Austria are world-class tourist destinations with their characteristics. It is recorded that approximately 40 million total tourists visit Austria every year.

"And I think maybe Indonesia can exchange ideas, can discuss with Austria how to improve tourism, tourism management, the tourism industry, including promotion, because we know, for example, here in Austria there is something called the city of Hallstatt for example, which was promoted as filming location for the film Frozen," he said. (VOI/Daniel)