Today's Top 3 News: Jokowi Enacts Indonesia's New Health Law, Allows Conditional Abortion
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31 July 2024 21:26 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top three news on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Here are the highlights: Jokowi Enacts Indonesia's New Health Law, Allows Conditional Abortion, Indonesia Seeks to Enhance Apprenticeships in Japan, and Jokowi Cancels Cabinet Meeting in Nusantara; Prabowo on European Working Visit.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Jokowi Enacts Indonesia's New Health Law, Allows Conditional Abortion
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo ratified Government Regulation (PP) Number 28 of 2024 on July 26, implementing the Health Law or Law No. 17 of 2023. This new regulation introduces significant changes to Indonesia's healthcare landscape.
The regulation, accessible on the State Secretariat Ministry’s Legal Information and Documentation Network (JDIH) website since July 29, 2024, covers a wide range of issues.
2. Indonesia Seeks to Enhance Apprenticeships in Japan
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian government is seeking to improve the quality and accessibility of apprenticeships in Japan to support the development of workers with global competence.
Deputy Minister of Manpower Afriansyah Noor said that the ministry fully supports the presence and continuity of apprenticeship program cooperation between Indonesia and Japan.
3. Jokowi Cancels Cabinet Meeting in Nusantara; Prabowo on European Working Visit
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Presidential Palace confirmed that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will not hold a cabinet meeting in the new capital city Nusantara or IKN this week. The President returned to Jakarta after a two-day working visit in IKN, Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan.
Initially, there was a plan for a plenary cabinet meeting scheduled for July 30 in IKN, as revealed by a Palace official to Tempo. This was later confirmed by Danis Sumadilaga, Head of the National Capital Infrastructure Development Task Force, Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) Minister Budi Arie Setiadi, and Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan.
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