Today's Top 3 News: AirAsia's Parent Company Ready to Serve 50,000 Indonesian Umrah Pilgrims

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the on Monday, January 20, 2024. Here are the highlights: AirAsia's Parent Company Ready to Serve 50,000 Indonesian Umrah Pilgrims; Indonesian Environment Ministry to Launch International Carbon Trading Tomorrow; and PDIP Denies Megawati-Prabowo Meeting to Discuss Hasto Kristiyanto Case.

The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:

1. AirAsia's Parent Company Ready to Serve 50,000 Indonesian Umrah Pilgrims

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Ikhlas Com Travel & Umrah Sdn Bhd (ikhlas.com) part of Capital A, the parent company that also houses , has signed a partnership agreement with the Muhammadiyah Hajj and Umrah Development Institute (LPHU) and Impian International Sdn Bhd. This agreement is to increase the number of pilgrims from Indonesia.

Ikhlas.com Chief Executive Officer Ikhlas Kamarudin said the demand for Umrah travel from Indonesia is very large so his institution is trying to meet this need. "Through this partnership, we can finally offer easy access for more Indonesians to get a full-service Umrah experience at an affordable price, including flights to Saudi Arabia with AirAsia X," said Ikhlas in a written statement, quoted Sunday, January 19, 2025.

2. Indonesian Environment Ministry to Launch International Carbon Trading Tomorrow

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia's Ministry of Environment (KLH) will launch international tomorrow, Monday, January 20, 2025. Minister of Environment Hanif Faisol Nurofiq said that the implementation of this foreign carbon trading is a manifestation of Indonesia's commitment after the implementation of the Conference of the Parties (COP) 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, last November 2024.

According to Hanif, the implementation of carbon trading in Indonesia, both domestic and foreign carbon trading, is the implementation of the mandate of Article 28H and Article 33 of the 1945 Constitution, Presidential Regulation No. 98 of 2021, and Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry Number 21 of 2022, along with derivative regulations related to the Economic Value of Carbon (NEK).

3. PDIP Denies Megawati-Prabowo Meeting to Discuss Hasto Kristiyanto Case  

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Spokesperson for the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle () Mohamad Guntur Romli responded to the issue of the meeting between PDIP General Chair Soekarnoputri and President Subianto to discuss the case of PDI Perjuangan Secretary General .

Guntur said that the meeting would not discuss political agreements and Hasto Kristiyanto case. The meeting, said Guntur, was a momentum for national consolidation considering that the two national figures had a long track record of friendship and were bound by historical and ideological aspects.

"So that the two leaders respect and appreciate each other in their respective political positions," said Guntur in his written statement, Sunday, January 19, 2025.

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