NEWS

Before Indonesia has a sophisticated high-speed railway (HSR), Laos had Boten-Vientiane HSR, the first in Southeast Asia. It connects the country's capital Vientiane and small town of Boten on the border with China.

Dawid Tomala, a Polish athlete who won the gold medal at the 50 kilometers race walk competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, is in Indonesia. Tomala came on the invitation of KODING NEXT, the first school in Indonesia that teaches programming to children aged 4 years and the only programming school in Southeast Asia.

Foreign Ministry (Kemlu) successfully evacuated 4 Indonesian citizens (WNI) from the West Bank, Palestine.

The government is urged to establish a national emergency response to forest and land fires as the number of hotspots have reached tens of thousands.

The Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia Zuhair Al Shun sent a letter to mosque executive chairmen in Indonesia on Thursday (12/10) to convey his hope that mosques in Indonesia could broadcast the latest situation in Gaza at Friday Prayer sermons.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested former agriculture minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo (SYL) after naming him a suspect, Thursday (12/10). He was forcibly picked up at an apartment in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta.

Taking place from October 11-15, the 2023 Yogyakarta Cultural Festival (FKY) Fine Arts Exhibition is organized by the city's Office of Cultural Affairs. This year, it is participated in by 30 fine artists as well as 10 craftsmen from the city centered at Ex Loop Station Telkom, Jalan Pangurakan Street 2 Gondomanan, Yogyakarta. This event featured the overarching theme of "Karang Kitri" which focus on food security.

The Immigration Directorate General announced a new type of education visa aimed at promoting Indonesia as a higher education destination.

ASEAN High Level Forum produced "Makassar Recommendations" to strengthen commitment to empowering persons with disabilities, realizing inclusivity and elevating the dignity of persons with disabilities. This recommendation was produced at the ASEAN High Level Forum on Disability Inclusive Development and Partnership beyond 2025 taking place in Makassar on 10-12 October 2023.

The internet in the Inner Baduy tribal area in Kenekes Village, Leuwidamar District, Lebak, Banten, has officially been turned off and has become a blankspot.

The government is preparing a number of steps to evacuate Indonesian citizens from Palestine and Israel, following the escalation of the armed conflict between Israel and Palestine.