Today's Top 3 News: Jakarta Police Name South Korean Man Suspect in Death of Immigration Officer, Indonesia-Netherlands Discuss Situation in Gaza
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1 November 2023 17:39 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top three news on Tuesday, October 31. Those include Jakarta Police Name South Korean Man Suspect in Death of Immigration Officer, Indonesia-Netherlands Meet; Foreign Ministers Discuss Situation in Gaza, Central Java Police Thwart Smuggling of 72 Vehicles into Timor Leste
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Jakarta Police Name South Korean Man Suspect in Death of Immigration Officer
Jakarta Metro Jaya Police detained a South Korean national, KH, for allegedly being involved in the death of a 23-year-old immigration officer named Tri Fattah Firdaus. The police have also named the foreigner a suspect who would be charged under the Criminal Code article on threats.
“We have named him a suspect in the first case of threats, and we are currently detaining him,” Head of the Jakarta Metro Jaya Police’s Crime and Violence Sub-Directorate, Adjunct Senior Commissioner Samian, at the Police HQ on Tuesday, Oct. 31.
2. Indonesia-Netherlands Meet; Foreign Ministers Discuss Situation in Gaza
Netherlands' Foreign Minister Hanke Bruins Slot met with Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi during her visit to Indonesia on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. The meeting discussed several issues, including the unfolding humanitarian situation in Gaza.
"Even though any peace negotiations are a long way off, the two-state solution is the only realistic path to peace and security for the Israelis and Palestinians," Bruin Slot said.
Minister Bruins Slot stressed the need for a humanitarian pause and the establishment of a humanitarian corridor.
3. Central Java Police Thwart Smuggling of 72 Vehicles into Timor Leste
Central Java Police managed to thwart the smuggling of 72 vehicles to Timor Leste via Tanjung Emas Port in Semarang City. The vehicles were packed in four containers loaded with eight cars and 64 motorcycles.
These diverse types of vehicles would be sold in Timor Leste at below-market prices. “A motorbike is priced at Rp11 million. There are several types of cars, [for example] a pickup is priced at Rp150 million and that (SUV) is Rp180 million,” Central Java Police’s Director of General Criminal Investigation, Senior Commissioner Johanson Ronald Simamora, said on Tuesday, Oct. 31.
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