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VOInews, Jakarta: Polish Consul Jakub Zachek expressed optimism about the potential for collaboration between Poland and Indonesia in advancing the gaming industry. Speaking at the Special Roadshow Gaming Symposium in Jakarta on Wednesday (November 13, 2024), Jakub highlighted the crucial role of education in supporting the growth of the gaming sector in both countries.

Jakub mentioned that Poland, known as one of Europe’s major gaming hubs, currently offers various scholarships in game development and design, particularly for Indonesian students. One of the universities offering these scholarships is located in Rzeszów, a large city in eastern Poland, which has already welcomed some Indonesian students to study game development and design.

“There are many, many scholarships being offered by Polish universities right now in game development and game design, especially for Indonesian citizens,” Jakub explained. “One of them is a university in Rzeszów, a bigger town in the east of Poland. There are already Indonesian citizens there studying game development and game design,” he added.

According to Jakub, the Polish government has recognized the significant potential of the gaming industry and offers various forms of support, including scholarships through the National Agency of Academic Exchange. This agency provides scholarships and opportunities for international students, including those from Indonesia, to pursue studies in game-related fields. Jakub emphasized that support from the National Agency of Academic Exchange will assist Indonesian students who travel to Poland to further develop their skills in game design.

With closer collaboration between the two countries, Jakub hopes to see more Indonesian students and professionals involved in game development, both in Poland and in their home country.

VOInews, Jakarta: Israel's warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a special UN committee said Thursday, as a Human Rights Watch report said Israel's displacement of Gazans amounts to a "crime against humanity".

Israel said HRW's claims were "completely false", insisting its "efforts are directed solely at dismantling Hamas's terror capabilities and not at the people of Gaza", though it had not yet responded to the UN report.

The UN Special Committee pointed to "mass civilian casualties and life-threatening conditions intentionally imposed on Palestinians", covering the period from Hamas's deadly October 7, 2023 attack in Israel to July.

The committee said Israel's siege, blocking of aid, and targeted attacks and killing of civilians, despite UN and International Court of Justice (ICJ) orders, was "intentionally causing death, starvation and serious injury".

Israel's warfare practices in Gaza "are consistent with the characteristics of genocide", the committee said in the first use of the word by the UN in the context of the current war in Gaza.

Israel, it said, was "using starvation as a method of war and inflicting collective punishment on the Palestinian population".

It's not the first time Israel has faced such accusations.

South Africa brought a case before the ICJ last year, arguing the Gaza war breached the 1948 UN Genocide Convention, an accusation Israel has denied.

A UN-backed assessment at the weekend warned famine was imminent in northern Gaza, the site of an intense Israeli offensive since early October.

The operation had forced at least 100,000 people to flee northern Gaza for Gaza City and nearby areas, UN Palestinian refugee agency spokeswoman Louise Wateridge told AFP.

Source : AFP 

The Australia Indonesia Legal Update Conference held in Jakarta on Wednesday (13/11/24), (Photo : Australian Embassy) - 

VOInews, Jakarta : The Australian Embassy in Jakarta hosted the Australia Indonesia Legal Update Conference, organised by the University of Indonesia, in partnership with Monash University and six leading Indonesian law schools.

This prestigious event gathered more than 100 distinguished legal experts, practitioners, business representatives and policy makers to explore topical legal developments impacting both countries. Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Penitentiary Affairs, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, provided the keynote speech, and Vice Minister of Law, Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej, also spoke at the conference.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia in Jakarta on Thursday (14/11/24), the conference aims to foster meaningful dialogue and collaboration between Australia and Indonesia, with sessions focused on topics such as criminal justice reforms, trade and investment and energy transition. 

“This significant conference showcases the strong partnership between Indonesian and Australian education institutions in the legal sector,” said Gita Kamath, Australian Chargé d’Affaires to Indonesia. “This partnership is underpinned by strong and enduring institutional links, and close connections between our people.”

For over a decade, Australia has been supporting Indonesia’s legal and justice reform initiatives by fostering government-to-government cooperation, sharing technical expertise and working together to strengthen public institutions.

In 2023 Monash University established partnerships with several leading Indonesian universities (UI, UNPAD, UGM, UNHAS, UNSRAT, UNAIR, UPH) through the Monash University Law Indonesia Alliance (MULIA). This partnership aims to advance collaboration among the member institutions//VOI

The join exercise between Indonesia and Australia held in Banongan beach, Situbondo-East Java Indonesia. (Photo : CPL Janet Pan) -  

VOInews, Situbondo : The Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) conducted an amphibious landing at Banongan Beach, Indonesia on 13 November during Exercise Keris Woomera.

This amphibious beach landing was the largest and most complex combined joint exercise Australia and Indonesia have conducted together.

During the exercise, tanks, ships, fighter aircraft, landing craft, attack helicopters and approximately 2,000 personnel from both militaries worked together after an amphibious landing on Banongan Beach.

Exercise Keris Woomera highlights the ongoing cooperation between Australia and Indonesia, strengthened by the recent signing of the Australia-Indonesia Defence Cooperation Agreement—the most significant defence agreement in the history of the bilateral relationship.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Wednesday (13/11/24), the exercise Keris Woomera is part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2024, Australia’s largest military engagement activity in the region.

“Over the last week Australia and Indonesia have been working together on a large-scale rehearsal, practising a range of activities from transferring forces from ship to shore, to humanitarian and disaster relief evacuation scenarios,” said Captain Chris Doherty RAN, Commander Amphibious Task Force of the ADF.

“Exercise Keris Woomera demonstrates that the ADF and TNI are ready to work together to deal with shared security challenges in our region,” said Colonel Judd Finger, Commander Landing Forces of the ADF. “We have demonstrated our ability to safely bring our Navy, Army and Air Forces together to conduct amphibious operations from surface to shore and air to shore.”

The combined joint amphibious exercise will be followed by a humanitarian evacuation and disaster relief evacuation scenario, and a combined joint live fire exercise in the coming days//VOI