Today's Top 3 News: Ed Sheeran Concert in Jakarta, Police Urge Audience to Use Public Transport
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2 March 2024 22:20 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English rounded the top three news on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Here are the highlights: Ed Sheeran Concert in Jakarta Tomorrow, Police Urge Audience to Use Public Transport, Indonesia's Bold Stance: Why Diplomatic Ties with Israel Remain Unlikely, and European Countries Continue to Support UNRWA for Palestine.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Ed Sheeran Concert in Jakarta Tomorrow, Police Urge Audience to Use Public Transport
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - British singer Ed Sheeran will hold his concert at Jakarta International Stadium, North Jakarta tomorrow, Saturday, March 2, 2024.
The traffic director of Metro Jaya regional police Chief Commissioner Latif Usman said that the police have readied 300 personnel to manage the traffic in JIS, or the roads heading to JIS such as Cikunir and Cawang in East Jakarta and Sudirman in Central Jakarta. For the audience planning to use private vehicles, there are several parking spots prepared.
2. Indonesia's Bold Stance: Why Diplomatic Ties with Israel Remain Unlikely
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A foreign media Jewish Insider reported on Feb. 28 that Indonesia had the intention to open official diplomatic relations with Israel, but the plan was delayed by the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.
It said that Indonesian President Joko Widodo or Jokowi and Israel's then-Foreign Affairs Minister Eli Cohen had agreed on the final draft of an agreement to open diplomatic channels between the two countries.
3. European Countries Continue to Support UNRWA for Palestine
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) was founded in 1949 following the creation of the State of Israel to provide healthcare, education, and other vital services to the people of Palestine.
Last month, the agency was accused by Israel of having links to the October 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel, which killed 1,139 Israelis.
Israel, which has killed nearly 30,000 Palestinians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip since it started bombarding the impoverished enclave on October 7 last year, alleged that 12 UNRWA employees out of the body’s 13,000 workers in Gaza were involved in the Hamas attack on Israel.
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