VOI - Voice of Indonesia | RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia

(unsplash.com/@fotomuhabiriomer Ömer Yıldız)

The UN said it was taking “swift action” in response to allegations in the past few days that several employees of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East participated in the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel.

As quoted by Arabnews.com (30/1) Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said an investigation by the UN’s Office of Internal Oversight Services was immediately launched.

According to Dujarric, any employee involved in acts of terror will be held accountable, including through criminal prosecution. (Arabnews.com)

Jakarta, VOInews: Indonesian Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno appreciated Indonesia's success at the 2024 ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) and TRAVEX (Travel Exchange). This was conveyed by Minister Sandiaga Uno at “The Weekly Brief With Sandi Uno” in Jakarta on  Monday (29/1). 

The minister said, "There is also TRAVEX (Travel Exchange) 2024 where the government initially targets 22 billion transaction value. But Praise to God,  the government has almost doubled per closing  which reached  41 billion rupiah with almost 20,000 visits."

Besides exceeding the target at TRAVEX 2024, Minister Sandiaga further said that several Indonesian hotels had succeeded in receiving awards from the Laotian government in 4 categories, namely the ASEAN Sustainable Tourism Award, ASEAN Clean Tourist City Award,  ASEAN Green Hotel Award and ASEAN MICE Venue Award.

Besides, in the series of ATF 2024 events, Indonesia also succeeded in reaching an agreement to hold two international events with UN Tourism in 2024, namely the Indonesia Tourism Investment Forum in Jakarta and the Regional Conference on Women Empowerment in Tourism in Bali

Jakarta, VOInews: Indonesian President Joko Widodo asked the Military Academy of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) to adapt to changes in technology as well as the global political and economic landscape. This request was made by President Joko Widodo when delivering his remarks at the inauguration of Graha Utama Akmil building in Magelang,Central Java on  Monday (29/1).

The president hope that "with the addition of these educational facilities, the Military Academy  Magelang will become more advanced,  produce more advanced and professional soldiers who are ready to dedicate their best abilities to maintaining unity and sovereignty nation in  realizing Indonesia's progress."

Moreover, according to  President Joko Widodo, in order to respond to various changes that are happening very quickly, prospective Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) soldiers who are studying at the Military Academy must be equipped with material on Science, Technology,  Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The President considers this material to be very important in development and mastery of various main weapons systems  equipped with advanced technology.

Meanwhile,  Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto who also accompanied President Joko Widodo pointed out  the construction of Graha Utama Akmil is part of efforts to realize the big vision of building and developing educational facilities in institutions military education

Jakarta, VOInews: Indonesian Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno hopes that the Chinese New Year holiday will support the achievement of 14.3 million foreign tourist visits and 1.25 to 1.5 billion domestic tourist movements. This was conveyed by Minister Sandiaga Uno at  “The Weekly Brief with Sandi Uno “ in Jakarta on Monday (29/1).

According to Sandiaga, the Chinese New Year holiday is expected to increase 10 to 11 percent of tourist movements. Sandiaga said, “The added value of the creative economy is targeted at 1,300 trillion rupiah. The broad economic turnover for tourism has a foreign exchange value of around 13 to 15 billion dollars."

Moreover, according to Minister Sandiaga, to welcome the Chinese New Year Holiday, the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has prepared a travel map for the Chinese New Year Holiday, namely tourism destinations in Jakarta, Surakarta, Semarang, Palembang and Singkawang.

Besides, Sandiaga has also said  the ministry also continues to encourage the welcoming of Chinese New Year and the Cap Go Meh festival which prioritize the local wisdom of local Chinese communities.