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Indonesia's Commodity Exchange Ambition Risks Backfiring Amidst Global Competition

Indonesia's Commodity Exchange Ambition Risks Backfiring Amidst Global Competition

Indonesia's Commodity Exchange Ambition Risks Backfiring Amidst Global Competition
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Baznas and UFGD Explore Humanitarian Cooperation for Palestine and Indonesia

Baznas and UFGD Explore Humanitarian Cooperation for Palestine and Indonesia

Indonesia’s National Alms Agency (Baznas) and the United Foundation for Global Development (UFGD) are exploring opportunities for humanitarian cooperation. This initiative, facilitated by the Embassy of Palestine in Jakarta, aims to strengthen humanitarian programs in Palestine and support social infrastructure development in Indonesia. Baznas Deputy Head Zainut Tauhid Sa’adi stated the agency's commitment to global humanitarian missions and expressed appreciation for the embassy's role in connecting them with UFGD. Baznas has a history of humanitarian programs for Palestine, including providing food, nutritional needs, temporary housing, health services, and scholarships for Palestinian students. The Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia, Abdalfatah A.K. AlSattari, emphasized the importance of building connections for humanitarian and development programs and expressed hope for significant benefits from this collaboration. UFGD has also indicated its readiness to partner with Baznas to construct a mosque in...
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Sarawak town chokes as haze pushes air pollution past Malaysia’s emergency threshold

Sarawak town chokes as haze pushes air pollution past Malaysia’s emergency threshold

Air pollution in a town in Malaysia's Sarawak state has breached emergency levels due to haze from forest fires in neighboring Indonesia
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Topdeck Expands Asia Tour Offerings with Five New Small Group Itineraries

Topdeck Expands Asia Tour Offerings with Five New Small Group Itineraries

Topdeck Expands Asia Tour Offerings with Five New Small Group Itineraries
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Topdeck Travel Expands Asia Tour Offerings for Young Travelers

Topdeck Travel Expands Asia Tour Offerings for Young Travelers

Topdeck Travel Expands Asia Tour Offerings for Young Travelers
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Riviera Travel Expands 2028 Worldwide Collection with New Tours Including French Canada Niagara Falls

Riviera Travel Expands 2028 Worldwide Collection with New Tours Including French Canada Niagara Falls

Riviera Travel Expands 2028 Worldwide Collection with New Tours Including French Canada Niagara Falls
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Chinese Battery Makers Demand Deeper Cobalt Discounts, Squeezing Indonesian Nickel Producers

Chinese Battery Makers Demand Deeper Cobalt Discounts, Squeezing Indonesian Nickel Producers

Chinese Battery Makers Demand Deeper Cobalt Discounts, Squeezing Indonesian Nickel Producers
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From hunger to obesity: Developing world faces growing threat to child health

From hunger to obesity: Developing world faces growing threat to child health

By Jennifer Rigby, Ajeng Ulfiana, Stanley Widianto and Heru Asprihanto BOGOR, Indonesia, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Intan Permatasari's mother simply couldn't refuse her daughter's pleas for food.
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Deputy Minister Ossy Dermawan Advocates for Social Justice in Agrarian Reform Bill

Deputy Minister Ossy Dermawan Advocates for Social Justice in Agrarian Reform Bill

Indonesia's Deputy Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning, Ossy Dermawan, has emphasized that the Agrarian Reform Regulation Bill should serve as a legally binding instrument for social justice. Speaking in Jakarta, Dermawan proposed several key points to strengthen the bill. These include clarifying the objectives of agrarian reform, defining the scope and categories of Agrarian Reform Land Objects (TORA) sources, and prioritizing TORA recipients. He also stressed the importance of integrating asset arrangement with access arrangement to ensure that land received by communities not only provides legal certainty but also improves their welfare, preventing them from selling land to businesses and falling back into poverty. Furthermore, Dermawan called for clearer regulations on resolving agrarian conflicts within the bill, including detailed typologies and resolution mechanisms. He also highlighted the need for institutional clarity regarding the relationship and authority division if an Agrarian...
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Ubud, Bali, Recognized for Cultural Richness and Wellness Tourism

Ubud, Bali, Recognized for Cultural Richness and Wellness Tourism

Ubud, Bali, Recognized for Cultural Richness and Wellness Tourism
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Save the Children Indonesia Seeks Grant Finance Assistant Amidst ERP Transition

Save the Children Indonesia Seeks Grant Finance Assistant Amidst ERP Transition

Yayasan Save the Children Indonesia, a leading independent charity for children, is seeking a Grant Finance Assistant. This role is crucial as the organization manages funding from various donors and is transitioning to a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. The Grant Finance Assistant will primarily support the Grant Finance Unit, focusing on collecting and reviewing financial supporting documents for multiple projects, including those funded by UN Women, Humanitarian Projects, HKDRF & DRA Projects, and NTT response. Additionally, the assistant will review payment requests under the Humanitarian Portfolio project and monthly financial reports from implementing partners for Statements of Funds (SoFs) under the same portfolio. This position aims to provide essential technical support to the national office operations, assisting with day-to-day tasks and ensuring reliable financial reporting to donors.