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VOInews, Jakarta: Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs, Muhadjir Effendy, appealed to civil servants to postpone their return to the Jakarta-Bogor-Tangerang-Depok-Bekasi (Greater Jakarta) area to avoid heavy traffic.

At a press conference in Karawang district, West Java province, on Monday, Minister Muhadjir Effendy noted that the postponement of return travel would help the government tackle vehicular congestion over the next two day.

Source : Tempo.co

VOI, Jakarta: Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture, Muhadjir Effendy, said that the handling of the Eid al-Fitr homecoming exodus in 2024 has been better compared to 2023.

According to Minister Muhadjir Effendyduring a review at the Cikampek Main Toll Gate on Monday, based on a coordination meeting with relevant parties, the Eid exodus and return flow until D+4 of Eid has run well.

Effendy emphasized that the safety of homecoming travelers is the most important thing during the Eid exodus and return flow.

Source : ANTARA

VOI, Jakarta: Indonesian President Joko Widodo will hold a limited meeting to discuss what steps the Indonesian government will take after Iran’s attack on Israel.

This was said by  the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto as reported by Tempo.co (16/4).

The current geopolitical climate is heating up, Airlangga said, highlighting the escalation of conflict between Iran and Israel.

Therefore, Airlangga claimed that Indonesia needs political solidity, including between political parties.

Source : tempo.co

French President Emmanuel Macron waits for the arrival of Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama (not seen) at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, April 12, 2024. REUTERS/Manon Cruz - 

VOInews, Paris : French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he was confident the Olympics' opening ceremony in July on the river Seine would be a success, but added authorities prepared 'Plan B' options should security assessment closer to the games require it.

"We can do it and we will do it," Macron told RMC Radio and BFM TV of the plan to hold the July 26 opening ceremony with huge crowds around the Seine, where some 160 boats would set off for a 6-kilometre journey.

But France, he added, is not naive.

"If we think there are security risks we'll have plan Bs, and even plan Cs," he said.

One option, he added, would be to restrict the ceremony to the central Paris Trocadero square facing the Eiffel Tower. Another would be to move the event indoors to the Stade de France stadium//CNA-VOI