Today's Top 3 News: Prabowo Subianto Invites Parties to Collaborate; 'Opposition is a Western Value'
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28 August 2024 21:19 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top three news on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. Here are the highlights: Prabowo Subianto Invites Parties to Collaborate; 'Opposition is a Western Value', Top 10 Safest Countries in the World for Women to Live, and Sri Mulyani: President-Elect Prabowo Subianto to Maintain Food Estate Program, Budget Allocation Rp124.4T.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Prabowo Subianto Invites Parties to Collaborate; 'Opposition is a Western Value'
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President-elect Prabowo Subianto said that being an opposition is not reflective of Indonesian cultural values. Prabowo said opposition in the government is a Western value.
"Don’t follow the steps of other cultures, the West loves opposition, fighting, refusing to cooperate,” said Prabowo while attending the closing of the 3rd Congress of the NasDem Party at the Jakarta Convention Center, on Tuesday evening, August 27, 2024.
2. Top 10 Safest Countries in the World for Women to Live
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A 2017 survey conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation revealed that India was, and likely is still, the country with the highest rates of violence against women. The results were based on factors such as access to health care, access to economic resources, and sexual and non-sexual abuse rates.
While some countries are not the safest for women to live in, others recognize the importance of providing a safe and comfortable place for them to thrive. In this article, we will discover the safest countries for women in the world.
3. Sri Mulyani: President-Elect Prabowo Subianto to Maintain Food Estate Program, Budget Allocation Rp124.4T
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia's Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the government had coordinated with President-elect Prabowo Subianto about several programs the administration would run, including food supply chain and strengthening food security. She said Prabowo will focus on two new commodities, rice and corn.
The program has been covered in the State Budget Bill for 2025. “Comprising 435,000 hectares of rice field and 250,000 hectares for corn,” Sri Mulyani said during a meeting with DPR on Tuesday, August 27, 2024.
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