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GATF 2023 talkshow - 

VOInews, Jakarta : The national airline Garuda Indonesia, in collaboration with Bank Mandiri, is once again holding the 2023 Garuda Indonesia Travel Fair (GATF) which will be held from 27-29 October 2023 simultaneously in 7 (seven) major cities in Indonesia, namely Jakarta, Medan, Palembang, Surabaya, Denpasar, Makassar and Jayapura. The GATF 2023 in Jakarta will be held in Halls 3 and 3A, Indonesia Convention and Exhibition (ICE), BSD City, Tangerang.

GATF 2023 is a travel fair event from Garuda Indonesia which has been held periodically since 2008 to be able to provide a variety of special promotional choices for flight tickets and domestic and international tour packages with attractive offers, one of which is through offering discounts on flight tickets of up to 80 percent and various other added value. This offer is valid for the travel period until 29 October 2024.

Garuda Indonesia President Director Irfaniaputra revealed that the implementation of GATF 2023 is not only a sustainable step for the company to contribute to efforts to improve the national tourism sector but also to optimize the growth of air travel, especially in maximizing year-end holiday moments.

"Approaching the end of this year, during the implementation of GATF 2023 this time we are also trying to be closer to the community by providing opportunities for them to get various attractive offers in carrying out tourist trips by holding this program simultaneously in 7 big cities in Indonesia," said Irfan.

Irfan continued that by collaborating with Mandiri as a bank partner, in this implementation Garuda Indonesia presents various added values for service users, especially by providing additional cashback of up to IDR 4 million. Apart from offering special flight tickets with discounts of up to 80%, at this GATF, Garuda Indonesia will also carry out a flash sale which provides additional discounts at certain hours.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Thursday, apart from offering special prices, Garuda Indonesia at GATF 2023 also offers various other promotional programs such as 0% installment up to 12 Months with Bank Mandiri, 50% Bonus Redeem Livin' points to GarudaMiles, Member Get Member Bonus up to 2500 Miles, Discount up to 43% for Award Ticket Redemption, 10% Discount Garuda Indonesia Cargo, 20% Discount Lounge Access up to Discount up to 80% Prepaid Baggage. Specially at this year's GATF there is also a daily domestic flight ticket auction program starting from IDR 300,000.

Apart from providing attractive offers for accessing flight tickets, Garuda Indonesia also provides a Welcome Bonus of 600 miles for new GarudaMiles junior members who register during the program period, as well as a Welcome bonus of 2023 miles for new GarudaMiles Regular members who register during the 2023 GATF period.

This year, to increase the services that visitors can enjoy, Garuda Indonesia is also collaborating with the Directorate General of Immigration of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights by providing passport making services at GATF venues with a certain quota every day.

"Using the concept of one stop shopping for traveling, it is hoped that by holding this GATF, Garuda Indonesia can facilitate the need for safe and comfortable air accessibility for the community, and it is hoped that it will further strengthen the solidity of the tourism ecosystem. "Apart from that, through this GATF event we hope that we can also help maximize the growth of the Company's performance by optimizing efforts to increase passenger traffic towards the end of the year," concluded Irfan/VOI

British Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor Leste, Dominiq Jermey at the Media Gathering event (Photo : NK-VOI) - 

VOInews, Jakarta : The United Kingdom -UK has provided 5.6 million pounds sterling for an environmental and climate program namely Mentari in collaboration with Indonesia. This was pointed out by British Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor Leste, Dominiq Jermey at the Media Gathering event, the British Embassy in Jakarta on Wednesday (25/10).

“...Indonesia’s shift to renewable and sustainable energy and there is amazing partnership already on the Mentari Program. And UK is proud to announce an extra 5,6 million pounds on funding for that program and just earlier this year. And that is just about supporting a sustainable economic growth in this country. And that transition towards a different way of approaching our world in the future. I know that Indonesia and the UK can have a great partnership together on biodiversity, on climate change, on renewable energy, on green and future cities and it’s gonna be a critical area that I’m looking forward to working together with my Indonesian colleagues over the years to come.” Ambassador said. 

Moreover, Ambassador Dominiq further said the partnership of the UK and Indonesia  continuously grows much stronger, which  focuses on business, climate change, biodiversity and prosperity and security in the Indo Pacific. The value of trade cooperation  between the UK and Indonesia was worth £3.5 billion in 2022. Ambassador Dominiq wants to increase this amount as the purpose of  the UK to continue to encourage two-way investment//VOI

Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Penny Williams at the opening of Ubud writers and readers festival 2023 - 

Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Penny Williams PSM opened the panel discussion ‘Enduring Connections: Celebrating Australia-Indonesia Friendship’ on Saturday 21 October at Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2023 (UWRF).

The panel featured an impressive line-up including Janet DeNeefe - founder and director of UWRF, Riri Riza – award winning film director, Elena Williams - board member Australia-Indonesia Institute and educator, Abdi Karya - internationally acclaimed artist, and Dr. Kirrilee Hughes - education consultant and researcher.

The audience enjoyed a lively discussion on what it means for Australia and Indonesia to be close neighbours and how both countries maintain strong ties.

Touching on the long-shared history, including as far back as Makassan and Yolŋu peoples trading with each other and more recent examples such as New Colombo Plan students and Australia Award recipients, and demonstrating that people-to-people relationships are at the heart of our story.

Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Penny Williams PSM, said the festival is a wonderful example of strengthening mutual understanding between Australia and Indonesia.

“I am pleased the Australian Government continues to support UWRF as a cross-cultural platform to build inter-cultural understanding and long-term links between Australian and Indonesian literary communities,” she said.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Tuesday, this year’s marks the 20th anniversary of Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (UWRF). The festival continues to attract an array of Australian talent, including fiction and nonfiction authors, poets, arts managers, industry leaders and academics.

"For the last two decades, the festival has become a vessel to celebrate the quality and diversity of writers in both countries,” Ambassador Williams said.

The Australian Embassy in Jakarta and the Australian Consulate-General in Bali have been proud supporters of the festival since the inaugural event in 2004//VOI

The Head of Indonesian Library, Syarif Bando take pictures with other participants in Belarusia - 

The National Library of the Republic of Indonesia (Perpusnas) participated in the X International Conference with the theme Libraries as a Cultural Phenomenon.

This activity took place at the Belarusian National Library for two days, Thursday-Friday (19-20/10/2023).
Head of the National Library of Belarus, Vadzim Hihin opened the conference dedicated to commemorating the Year of Peace and Creation.

Furthermore, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus, Roman Golovchenko, in his speech expressed his hope that all participants present could work well and communicate professionally.

For ten years, the conference has been the official discussion platform in Belarus for discussing issues and trends in the library community.

At the plenary session, all heads and authoritative specialists of the largest libraries, archives, museums, publishing houses, research organizations and educational institutions, manufacturers of software, hardware, information products and industrial equipment for libraries discussed the national identity as well as international cooperation of libraries.

Cultural diplomacy acts as an opportunity for peace in conditions of geopolitical confrontation, the influence of external factors on the acquisition of libraries and the provision of services.

The Director of the National Library, Muhammad Syarif Bando, during the coffee break session, gave a testimony: according to him, the theme raised at the X International Conference was the inevitability of the presence of the digital era in carrying out digital transformation of library services to all users, especially the millennial generation.

Furthermore, the Head of the National Library added that Indonesia had carried out a digital transformation program for the library and produced 5 (five) digital library products, namely iPusnas, e-Resources, Khastara, BintangPusnas, and creative content produced by National Library librarians.

The Director of the National Library, Muhammad Syarif Bando, at the gala dinner expressed his appreciation for the invitation given and said that library management in Indonesia consists of collection management by 10%, knowledge management by 20%, and knowledge transfer by 70%.

"Currently, what is a national program and has full support from the Indonesian government is Library Transformation Based on Social Inclusion (TPBIS). "This program makes the library a center for community activities that have an impact on independence and welfare," he said.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Tuesday, this conference was organized in collaboration with the Belarusian Library with the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Information of the Republic of Belarus and the National Library of Belarus with the support of interstate funds for humanitarian cooperation of member countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States or CIS (Commonwealth Independent States) and the Belarusian Library Association.

The participants who attended came from various countries including Russia, Indonesia, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

Activities held on the first day included breakout sessions, exhibitions of publishing products, electronic information resources and services, discussion forums with the theme Digital Transformation of Library Activities and Trend Formation: Innovative Activities of Regional Libraries.

On the second day, two discussion sessions were held entitled Project Initiatives and Socio-Cultural Practices of Cultural and Educational Institutions, as well as Scientific and Organizational Support for Library Activities.

On the same occasion, a memorandum of understanding was also signed between the National Library and the National Library of Belarus.

Also part of the conference was the opening of the exhibition Treasures of Books of the Kuteinsky Monastery, dedicated to the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Holy Epiphany Kuteinsky Monastery//VOI