Indonesia Highlights: President Jokowi Talks Coal | US to Discuss Indo-Pacific Strategy | Bali’s Honeymoon Award | Indonesia's Cinemas Reopen

October 24, 2020, 02.04 AM

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Asia from Oct. 25-30, 2020 during which his schedule includes a visit to Indonesia.(AFP/NICHOLAS KAMM)

Heading into the weekend, movie theaters in Indonesia opened to an enthusiastic crowd giving Indonesians a chance to temporarily escape the ongoing nationwide protests and an endless epidemic battle.

President Joko ?Jokowi? Widodo expressed his desire to stop Indonesia?s coal export and instead to begin establishing a downstream coal sector.

Bali took the top spot for the world?s best honeymoon destination beating out the usual favorites Hawaii and the Maldives.

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Source: https://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2020/10/23/12560611/hari-pertama-bioskop-buka-manajemen-cgv-dan-cinepolis-klaim-penonton

2. Mike Pompeo to Visit Indonesia to Discuss Indo-Pacific Strategy

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Asia October 25-30, 2020 during which his schedule includes a visit to Indonesia.

The visit comes amid increasing tension between the US and China which are vying to win over support from several Asian countries particularly over the South China Sea conflict that China claims is its territory.

Several countries including Indonesia have denounced China’s territorial claims.

The US Secretary of State’s website explains that Mike Pompeo’s visit to Indonesia is “to reassert the vision of both countries for Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy”.

Indonesia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi confirmed news of Pompeo’s planned visit and only emphasized that it will be to strengthen US-Indonesia bilateral relations without providing further details of the upcoming meeting.

Minister Retno stated the US is an important partner, thus frequent visits by state officials from both nations are not surprising even amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Prior to Mike Pompeo’s visit to Indonesia, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto visited the US October 15-19 on the invitation of US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper to discuss military bilateral cooperation.

Source: https://www.kompas.com/global/read/2020/10/23/172337970/menlu-as-mike-pompeo-akan-kunjungi-indonesia-pekan-depan?page=all

ANTARA FOTO/HO/KEMENLU President Joko ?Jokowi? Widodo expressed his desire to stop Indonesia?s coal export and instead to begin establishing a downstream coal sector.