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JAKARTA: Indonesia has introduced tight security arrangements in Bali, as it prepares to welcome world leaders and thousands of international delegates for the G20 Summit next week. The world’s largest Muslim-majority nation this year holds the rotating presidency of the Group of 20 largest economies, which will culminate in a meeting of the heads of state and government on Nov. 15 and 16. The summit will take place on the island of Bali, one of the planet’s most popular holiday destinations, where Indonesia has previously hosted other major international events, including the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund annual…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Singapore in September, the Vatican announced Friday, confirming the longest trip of Francis’ papacy that is sure to test his health, stamina and mobility.The Vatican confirmed the Sept. 2-13 visit, saying the 87-year-old pope would visit Jakarta, Indonesia; Port Moresby and Vanimo, Papua New Guinea; Dili, East Timor; and Singapore. Further details will be announced later.Francis’ health has become a source of increasing concern and speculation, even though the pontiff is able to carry on with a rigorous schedule of meetings at the Vatican and…

The World Bank, with support from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), has closely partnered with the Indonesian government to develop the DRFI strategy and continues to work with the government on its implementation. In January 2021, the World Bank approved a US$500 million lending operation to support Indonesia’s efforts to build and strengthen its financial response to natural disasters, climate risks, and health-related shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The loan supports the establishment of a Pooling Fund for Disasters, that was legally created in August 2021 through a Presidential Regulation. It will serve as a central mechanism…

Every country wants to lower their stunting rate. It is a way of achieving the second sustainable development goal of creating a world free of hunger by 2030. It is also a way to achieve food security.  The Indonesian Nutrition Status Survey (SSGI) shows that Indonesia’s stunting prevalence had dropped from 24.4 percent (2021) to 21.6 percent the following year. Indonesia wants to further reduce the stunting prevalence to 14 percent by 2024. Of course, we will not be able to achieve this without collaborating with all sorts of stakeholders. But have we done our best in stunting intervention to…

An Indonesian government plan to build a vast agricultural estate to shore up food security threatens Indigenous territory and risks destroying millions of hectares of climate-critical tropical rainforests, environmental activists have warned as the Southeast Asian nation hosts the G20 Summit in Bali. The Jokowi government’s food estate programme was announced in 2020 in response to food security concerns triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. The programme is now in its third year, and President Joko Widowo had in October urged ministers to scale it up, despite techinical problems and reports that crop yields have fallen. The project aims to increase food…

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Singapore in September, the Vatican announced Friday, confirming the longest trip of Francis’ papacy that is sure to test his health, stamina and mobility. The Vatican confirmed the Sept. 2-13 visit, saying the 87-year-old pope would visit Jakarta, Indonesia; Port Moresby and Vanimo, Papua New Guinea; Dili, East Timor; and Singapore. Further details will be announced later. Francis’ health has become a source of increasing concern and speculation, even though the pontiff is able to carry on with a rigorous schedule of meetings…

Jakarta – PT Pertamina Hulu Indonesia (PHI) held Risk Management & ICoFR Awareness and ICoFR Implementation Kick-off, online, on Thursday (08/07). The event, attended by 120 participants, aimed to develop awareness and shared perception among PHI management regarding the urgency of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) implementation as well as to introduce Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICoFR) concept which is in line with ERM Implementation. President Director of PHI, Chalid Said Salim, and PHI management board also attended the event. It was  opened by Satya Nugraha  and continued with a speech from PHI’s President Director. In his speech, Chalid Said…

One Saturday in October 2023, thick smog blanketed the runways of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia, forcing several inbound flights to be diverted to other airports.  The heavy smog was from a massive landfill fire that started the day before and would take days to extinguish after burning through almost the entire landfill. Just weeks earlier, firefighters battled a persistent wildfire that ravaged savanna fields and forests in Mount Bromo for over a week.  Fires razed nearly one million hectares of lands and forests in Indonesia in 2023, as the country suffered from unusually scorching weather due to climate change.…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “short but very productive visit” to Jakarta, where he participated in the ASEAN-India Summit and the East Asia Summit has concluded, said Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Saurabh Kumar. In a post on X, he tweeted,” PM Modi concludes his visit to Indonesia, forging stronger partnerships with ASEAN and EAS partners.” In a brief video message posted on X by MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi, Kumar summarised the key takeaways from PM Modi’s Jakarta visit. Kumar stated that PM Modi emphasised the “need to amplify the voice of the Global South, including in the G20.”…

POPE Francis will travel to the southeast Asian countries of Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Singapore later this year. The 11-day multi-country voyage from September 2–13 will be the longest international trip of Francis’ papacy. The trip announcement comes after the 87-year-old Pope has slowed down his travel schedule in recent months as health issues have forced him to cancel some public appearances. Pope Francis, who often uses a wheelchair, has not traveled internationally since September 2023. Faith centre: The Cathedral of St Mary of the Assumption and the Great Istiqlal Mosque, two places of worship facing each…