Today's Top 3 News: Taiwan Earthquake Rescuers Face Threat of Landslides
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Sabtu, 6 April 2024 23:36 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top three news on Saturday, April 6, 2024. Here are the highlights: Taiwan Earthquake Rescuers Face Threat of Landslides, Constitutional Judge Decide Not to Summon President Jokowi, and Jokowi Asks 2025 State Budget Plan to Be Discussed with Prabowo's Administration.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Taiwan Earthquake Rescuers Face Threat of Landslides, Rockfalls; Death Toll at 12
TEMPO.CO, Hualien - Rescuers in Taiwan faced the threat of further landslides and rockfalls in Friday's search for a dozen people still missing from this week's earthquake, as the death toll rose to 12 while some of those stranded were brought to safety.
Searchers discovered two more bodies after Wednesday's quake of magnitude 7.2 struck the sparsely populated, largely rural eastern county of Hualien, stranding hundreds in a national park as boulders barrelled down mountains, cutting off roads.
2. Constitutional Judge Decide Not to Summon President Jokowi
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Constitutional Judge Arief Hidayat stated that the panel adjudicating the dispute over the results of the general elections (PHPU) did not summon President Joko Widodo or Jokowi because he is both the head of state and head of government.
According to Arief, it is not appropriate to summon Jokowi to the trial because the President is a symbol of the state that must be respected.
3. Jokowi Asks 2025 State Budget Plan to Be Discussed with Prabowo's Administration
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko Widodo or Jokowi held a limited meeting at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Friday, April 5, 2024, to discuss the indicative ceiling for the 2025 State Budget (APBN). He expected communication with the next government to be led by president-elect Prabowo Subianto in 2024- 2029.
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani confirmed after the meeting that the President asked for communication with the new government so that priority programs could be implemented in the first year.
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