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Indonesian delegation from Makassar city Health Office explained about District Health Information System (DHIS) application which is applied by the local government of Makassar in Oslo University, Norway. Head of Health Office, Naisyah Tun Azikin through social network said in Makassar, on Sunday (23/6) that her party represented the city’s government of Makassar as well as delegation from Indonesia along with team from Health Ministry presented DHIS application in Norway. She also explained that DHIS is a platform of open source software for reporting, analysis and dissemination of data for all health programs which is developed by the Health Information System Program, Ministry of Health.

Indonesian art team enlivened Museum Night 2019 event by performing Rindik Bali and Ceng-ceng art accompanied by Joged dance from Bali and Saman dance from Aceh succeeded to amaze visitors of Hopp Ferenc Museum, Budapest, over the weekend. The performance of Darmasiswa Alumni got applause from audiences every time the Indonesian art team finished to carry one Indonesian art show. Information of Social and Culture, Indonesian Embassy in Budapest in press release which was received by Antara London, on Monday (26/6) said that the committee of Museum Night in Hopp Ferenc gives opportunity to the team of the Indonesian Embassy in Budapest to perform on stage for 30 minutes by performing 3 kinds of performances. Meanwhile, Executor of Educational, Social and Cultural Function of the Indonesian embassy in Budapest, Titania Arimbi, conveyed that Museum Night is an opportunity which is very good for Indonesian promotion.

Indonesia Festival which will be held by Indonesian Embassy to Norway in Oslo on July 29 and 30, 2019 becomes an event to promote Indonesian diversity as well as archipelagic food products. Director of Europe II of Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry, Hendra Halim in press conference toward the implementation of "Food Diversity from Tropical Forest and Peat" Indonesia Festival, said in Jakarta on Monday (26/6) that Norway is one of important partners of Indonesia in environmental and fishery sectors. Indonesia Festival in Oslo becomes the first and will become routinely festival and also the biggest in Nordic region. The exhibition will present archipelagic food products from natural resources or local and traditional community’s products which stay surrounding forest and peat. In addition, the exhibition will also display organic food products, worked by Javara food artist who has penetrated International standard of European Union, the United States and Japan.

Without taking diplomatic steps, the United States imposes new sanctions against Iran. President Donald Trump in Washington has issued an executive order that imposes tougher sanctions. If previously only they were only  economic sanctions on the Iranian government, Washington's new sanctions specifically also applied to Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei. According to Trump, new sanctions targeting the office of Iran's highest leader were put in place in response to the shooting of US drones, as well as other matters. Donald Trump said Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was chosen specifically because he was most responsible for Iran's hostility towards the United States. The US sanctions were imposed after Donald Trump canceled a military attack on a number of targets in Iran. The new sanctions on Iran, however, can be considered as Donald Trump's policy of avoiding a war that might have a wider direct impact, including the Iranian civil society. Nevertheless, it is undeniable that harsher trade economic sanctions will have a long-term impact on Iran's domestic economic conditions and for the Iranian people themselves. With the new sanctions the United States has locked Iranian assets in the US  worth billions of dollars. The new Iranian sanctions also prevented the access of Iran's supreme leader to financial resources to foreign financial institutions that assist the Iranian government. Through more stringent new sanctions, Donald Trump also oversees and limits the relationship between parties with an interest in Ali Khamenei. It seems  the United States targets in the end is that  the Iranian Government will surrender, accept negotiations and stop its nuclear production activities altogether. Iran itself responded  to the  new US sanctions with a strong attitude. As stated by Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi, the new US sanctions will not affect Tehran's decision or attitude. Strictly speaking in a statement at a press conference in Tehran, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman stressed that the  new US sanctions on Iran did not have any impact. Thus it can be said that the tension between US  and Iran will continue.

President Joko Widodo expects the relevant ministries to be able to work both on policy and implementation in a bid to improve the performance of exports and national investment. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani after attending a limited meeting on "Discussion of Breakthrough Investment, Export and Tax Policy" at the State Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday (19/6). Minister Sri pointed out that the government needs to identify industrial performance per sector and per location to see the weaknesses in the field.In the limited cabinet meeting, President Joko Widodo again reminded his ministers to prioritize exports and investment. He believes that the two sectors are the key for the Indonesian people to be able to solve the current account deficit problem. He also hopes that the government can create concrete policies that have a significant impact on the national economy.Minister Sri Mulyani said that in addition to policy matters, President Joko Widodo also wants more investment in Indonesia to become labor intensive so that it could have a positive impact on the domestic economy. However, investments that have entered Indonesia in recent years have been dominated by capital so that they are unable to absorb massive employment. Likewise the workforce in Indonesia is also still dominated by low education backgrounds.President Joko Widodo requested that there must be various Indonesian trade representatives abroad, who could become agents to increase the market. The related ministries must really look at per industry and per location. Take for example; the Ministry of Industry has identified potential industrial sectors, such as the food, beverage, textile, automotive, electronics and chemical industries.Furthermore, there needs to be a government breakthrough in terms of taxation. Minister Sri Mulyani revealed that President Joko Widodo has instructed relevant ministries to provide more facilities. However, he emphasized that the facility in question is not just an instrument, but it must be operated in the field.Minister Sri Mulyani gave an example, the instrument could facilitate the tax holiday requirements and tax allowances. In fact, the government will revise the Income Tax (PPh). In addition, she said that the government will issue a regulation regarding the super deduction tax policy. Until now, the government regulation (PP) is being harmonized at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights.

Immanuel church is one of historical heritages in Maluku. It is an old church located at Hila village in Salahutu Leihitu district, Central Maluku regency and has a distance around 42 km from Ambon City. The church was built in 1659 and it is the oldest church in Maluku province. Immanuel church looks very simple. Its wall is made from wood which was painted in white and has thatched roof  and bell pole whose yard is decorated. The design of its building is also very simple with a pulpit facing 2 rows of chairs lined up behind and a small room for the priest. The church was damaged due to civil war which occurred in Maluku province in 1999. It was re-built with similar architecture and shape after the war ended. Actually, visiting Immanuel church is free of charge, but you must fill guest’s book and there is an offering box as a form of solidarity to sincerely put some money inside in a bid to assist the maintenance of the church.