Indonesia proposes 216 bln USD state budget for 2024

STORY: Indonesia proposes 216 bln USD state budget for 2024 DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Indonesian President Joko Widodo in the parliament 2. SOUNDBITE (Bahasa Indonesia): JOKO WIDODO, Indonesian President STORYLINE: Indonesian President Joko Widodo delivered his annual budget speech to parliament on Wednesday, saying State Expenditure is allocated at 3,304.1 trillion rupiah (216.24 billion U.S. dollars) for 2024. According to him, the state revenue is planned at 2,781.3 trillion rupiah (181 million U.S. dollars) and the budget deficit is set at 2.29 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) which equals to 522.8 trillion rupiah (34 billion U.S. dollars) for 2024. The president said the budget was designed to face the geo-economic tension that may lead to disruption of supply chains, escalating the risk of global food and energy security. It also puts poverty eradication and human development as priorities. SOUNDBITE (Bahasa Indon

Indonesian president inspects Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway project

STORY: Indonesian president inspects Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway project DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:41 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of high-speed train workshop 2. various of high-speed train 3. various of train station 4. various of Indonesian President Joko Widodo visiting train station 5. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian): JOKO WIDODO, Indonesian President STORYLINE: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday visited Tegallur station, one of the four stations on the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), and listened to a report on the construction of the railway project. Tegallur station is located in Bandung, the capital of Indonesia's West Java province. It has a floor area of 15,268 square meters and a maximum gathering capacity of 1,500 people. An inspection train that arrived from China in September is parked at the station. During the inspection, Widodo said the project will speed up and improve the regional mobility of people and goods. SOUNDBITE (Indon

Myanmar to send over 90 athletes to 2022 ASEAN Para Games

STORY: Myanmar to send over 90 athletes to 2022 ASEAN Para Games DATELINE: June 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: NAYPYIDAW CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people training STORYLINE: Myanmar will send a contingent of over 90 athletes with disabilities to compete at the upcoming 2022 ASEAN Para Games, Myo Myint, vice president of the Myanmar Paralympic Sports Federation (MPSF), told Xinhua on Thursday. "More than 90 athletes, over 20 coaches and a managing team will be sent to 2022 ASEAN Para Games," the MPSF Vice President said. Myo Myint also said the Myanmar athletes would participate in seven sports including athletics, powerlifting and sitting volleyball in the upcoming ASEAN Para Games in Indonesia. The sports federation has been training some 100 athletes for the upcoming ASEAN Para Games since Nov. 1 last year, Myo Myint said. The ASEAN Para Games, a biannual multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities, is to be hosted in the city of Surakarta in Indon