Today's Top 3 News: Indonesia Condemns Assassination of Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh
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1 August 2024 21:22 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top three news on Thursday, August 1, 2024. Here are the highlights: Indonesia Condemns Assassination of Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh, Indonesia's Jokowi Eyes Excise Tax on Ready-to-Eat Processed Food, and Indonesia's Prabowo, Putin Discuss Plan for Scholarship Program to Russia.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Indonesia Condemns Assassination of Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia has strongly condemned the assassination of Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh, which occurred in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the killing as a "provocative act" with the potential to escalate regional tensions.
“Indonesia condemns the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, Head of the Hamas Political Bureau in Tehran, Iran on July 31, 2024,” the ministry stated on social media platform X on Wednesday.
2. Indonesia's Jokowi Eyes Excise Tax on Ready-to-Eat Processed Food
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo passed a new regulation targeting processed food, including ready-to-eat options, with excise taxes to control sugar, salt, and fat consumption. On July 26, he ratified Government Regulation (PP) No. 28 of 2024. This regulation serves as an implementing regulation for Law No. 17 of 2023 concerning Health.
“In addition to determining the maximum limits for sugar, salt, and fat content as referred to in paragraph (1), the Central Government may determine the imposition of excise on certain processed foods in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations,” reads paragraph (4) of PP 28/2024.
3. Indonesia's Prabowo, Putin Discuss Plan for Scholarship Program to Russia
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian Defense Minister and President-elect Prabowo Subianto continued his working visit to Russia on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, and met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia. The two men discussed not only the friendly relations between the two countries in the defense sector but also Indonesia's plans in the education sector such as the scholarship program.
"Your Excellency, thank you very much for receiving me," Prabowo said, quoted from an official statement, on Thursday, August 1, 2024.
Prabowo said he wanted to start a scholarship program for Indonesian students to study in Russia. One of them is for the scientific field of medical education.
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