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Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga when he met Hamish Anderson Chief Executive Officer, SportNXT at the Investment Center; Collins Street in Melbourne, Australia (Photo : Birkom Parekraf) - 

Voinews, Australia - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy/Head of the Tourism and Creative Economy Agency (Menparekraf/KaBaparekraf) Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno met with SportNXT in Melbourne, Australia, discussing the potential for sports tourism cooperation between the two countries.

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga when he met Hamish Anderson Chief Executive Officer, SportNXT at the Investment Center; Collins Street in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday (20/2/2024) explained that Australia is the right partner for the development of sport tourism.

For Indonesia, this is also very profitable because the number of foreign tourist visits from Kangaroo Country to Indonesia is second only to Malaysia.

"I will not waste this opportunity to be able to promote Indonesia's various tourism and creative economy potentials, including sports tourism, to the public in Australia as the second largest contributor of foreign tourists after Malaysia. "If cooperation between Indonesia and Australia can be further improved, it will strengthen cooperation and relations between the two countries," he said.

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga explained that the sports industry is developing not only to get the best achievements in terms of medals but also in terms of community participation.

Moreover, now more and more sports are growing in scale, not just limited to football and badminton, but basketball is also growing rapidly. Triathlons are also moving fast along with marathons and traditional sports such as pencak silat which is a martial art.

"We have a society that is very fanatical and always enthusiastic about world sporting events such as badminton, football, and also motorbike racing events such as MotoGP and WSBK," he said.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Wednesday (21/02/24), the potential for sports tourism in Indonesia in 2024 could reach IDR 19 trillion. Through programs that are right on target, right on benefits and on time, it is hoped that they will be able to revive the national economy.

"This is what we firmly encourage, because through sport tourism, we can create new business opportunities and jobs. "Like during the last MotoGP in Mandalika, 35,000-45,000 jobs were created not only in Lombok, but nationally," said Sandiaga//VOI

Indonesian Tourism and creative economy Minister Sandiaga Uno at the  Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) (Photo : Birkom Parekraf) - 

Voinews, Melbourne - The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy/Tourism and Creative Economy Agency (Kemenparekraf/Baparekraf) is again participating in the leading tourism exhibition for organizing international meetings and event industries in the Asia Pacific region, namely the Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME), which took place on 19-19 February 21, 2024 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia.

Kemenparekraf/Baparekraf is present with the "Wonderful Indonesia" pavilion and facilitates Indonesian Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Events (MICE) industry players, namely Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center, Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort, Grand Mirage Resort & Thalasso Bali, Hyatt Resorts Bali, Atlas Beach Club, Hyatt Resort Bali, Melia Bali, Melaka Nusa Dua, Movenpick Resort & Spa Jimbaran Bali, Whiterock Beach Club, Bintan Resort, The Mulia, Mulia Resort & Villas, Atlas Beach Club, Bintan Resort, Discova.

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy/Head of the Tourism and Creative Economy Agency (Menparekraf/Kabaparekraf) Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno in his statement in Melbourne, Tuesday (20/2/2024), said that Indonesia has an international scale MICE destination supported by accommodation facilities, transportation, and international standard meeting hall.

With Indonesia's presence at AIME 2024, it is hoped that it can promote MICE destinations in Indonesia and encourage visits by Australian tourists to Indonesia.

"And AIME 2024 connects MICE industry players from Australia and from other parts of the world," said Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Wednesday (21/02/24), the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy also hopes that the transactions that occur at the Wonderful Indonesia booth during AIME activities will be effective in bringing in foreign exchange.

"At least many industry players got _appointment_ with the _buyers_ who were present at AIME," said Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga.

Also accompanying the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Deputy for Tourism Products and Event Organizers of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy/Baparekraf, Vinsensius Jemadu, Director of MICE Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy/Baparekraf Masruroh, and Expert of the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy for Events Erna Usman//VOI

The Directorate General of Transportation carries out the activity "Dissemination of Public Service Documentation and Technical Guidance for Management of Public Service Documentation" (Photo : Directorate General of Sea Transportation) - 

Voinews, Jakarta - To improve the quality of public services, the Ministry of Transportation of Directorate General of Transportation carries out the activity "Dissemination of Public Service Documentation and Technical Guidance for Management of Public Service Documentation" including the use of the microsite on the Hubla portal for documentation and publication of performance achievements. This aims to increase transparency and accessibility of information for the public.

The event, which was held online and offline in Jakarta on 20 - 23 February, was opened by the Secretary of the Directorate General of Sea Transportation, Lollan Andy Sutomo Panjaitan, who in his speech emphasized the importance of ensuring that public services are carried out in accordance with the provisions of applicable laws and regulations.

"We all realize that quality public services are an integral part of our duties and responsibilities in supporting the development of the maritime transportation sector," said Lollan.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Wednesday (21/02/24), to increase transparency and accountability, Lollan highlighted the important role of microsites in disseminating performance achievements, such as community satisfaction survey results. It is hoped that this will make it easier for the public to access information about sea transportation.

Lollan also underlined the importance of documentation in assessing the success of public service implementation. Evaluation of monitoring of public service documentation reporting carried out in January 2024 provides a valuable picture for all parties.

"We all agree that good public service is an important part of our duties and responsibilities in advancing the maritime transportation sector," he said.

For your information, this event was attended by representatives from public service delivery units within the Directorate General of Public Relations, totaling 302 (three hundred and two) consisting of 6 (six) head office work units and 296 (two hundred and ninety six) technical implementation units (UPT). .

"The duties and responsibilities as a public service delivery unit have been clearly regulated, and we have actually carried them out in the implementation of services in the maritime transportation sector," stressed Lollan.

Therefore, through the "Dissemination of Public Service Documentation" program, the Secretariat of the Directorate General of Sea Transportation aims to improve the quality of public services, one of which is by implementing documentation via a microsite on the Hubla portal.

In addition to the Dissemination of Public Service Documentation, in order to provide knowledge and guidance in the implementation of public service documentation, the Secretariat of the Directorate General of Sea Transportation through the Organization and Public Relations Section also carries out Technical Guidance on the Management of Public Service Documentation in stages to all public service delivery units.

"It is hoped that through the Dissemination of Public Service Documentation activities and Technical Guidance for Public Service Documentation Management, we will all get complete information and knowledge about public services, so that we can contribute positively to improving the quality of public services in the field of sea transportation," said Lollan.

The event "Dissemination of Public Service Documentation and Technical Guidance for Management of Public Service Documentation" is expected to be a significant first step in efforts to improve the quality of public services in the maritime transportation sector.

Through commitment and good cooperation from all parties, the Secretariat of the Directorate General of Sea Transportation is confident that performance achievements in the field of bureaucratic reform will continue to increase, as a concrete manifestation of building the nation and state//VOI

A woman rests with children, as Palestinians arrive in Rafah after they were evacuated from Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis due to the Israeli ground operation, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Feb 15, 2024. (Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem) - 

Voinews, CAIRO/JERUSALEM - Fighting, fuel shortages and Israeli raids put the Gaza Strip's second-largest hospital completely out of service on Sunday (Feb 18), local and United Nations (UN) health officials said, as Israel battled Hamas militants in the devastated Palestinian enclave.

Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis still sheltered scores of patients suffering from war wounds and Gaza's worsening health crisis, but there was no power and not enough staff to treat them all, health officials said.

"It's gone completely out of service," Gaza health ministry spokesperson Ashraf Al Qidra told Reuters.

"There are only four medical staffers currently caring for patients inside the facility," he said.

Gaza's hospitals have been a focal point of the four-month-old war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, which controls the besieged territory.

Most have been put out of action by fighting and lack of fuel, leaving a population of 2.3 million without proper healthcare while tens of thousands have been wounded by airstrikes and many others suffer from chronic illness and, increasingly, starvation.

Israel has raided medical facilities alleging that Hamas keeps weapons and hostages in hospitals. Hamas denies this. The international community says hospitals, which are protected under international law, must be protected.

The World Health Organization (WHO) urged Israel to grant its staff access to the hospital, where it said a week-long siege and raids by Israeli forces searching for Hamas militants had stopped them from helping patients.

"Both yesterday and the day before, the @WHO team was not permitted to enter the hospital to assess the conditions of the patients and critical medical needs, despite reaching the hospital compound to deliver fuel," WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on social media platform X.

The Israeli military said its special forces were operating in and around Nasser Hospital and had killed dozens of Palestinian militants and seized a large amount of weapons in fighting across Gaza over the past day.

"Dozens of terrorists were eliminated and large quantities of weapons were seized," it said in a statement.

The military said this week it was hunting for militants in Nasser Hospital and had arrested at least 100 suspects on the premises, killed gunmen near the hospital and found weapons inside it.

Hamas has denied allegations that its fighters use medical facilities for cover.

Israel's air and ground offensive has devastated much of Gaza and forced nearly all of its inhabitants from their homes. Palestinian health authorities say 28,985 people, mostly civilians, have been killed.

The war began when Hamas sent fighters into Israel on Oct 7, killing 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and seizing 253 hostages, according to Israeli tallies//CNA-VOI