October 4, 2025 | 07:36 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Saturday, October 4, 2025. Here are the highlights: Mandatory Halal Certification for Food Stalls and Cosmetics in Indonesia Effective October 2026; Unique Umrah Experience: Cruise Ship Journey Through Five Nations; and Israel Expels Palestinians from Gaza, Declares Remaining Residents Terrorists.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Mandatory Halal Certification for Food Stalls and Cosmetics in Indonesia Effective October 2026
Head of Indonesia's Halal Product Guarantee Organizing Agency (BPJPH) Ahmad Haikal Hasan, is set to enforce the mandatory halal certification requirement for all food and beverage products, including those from Padang, Tegal, Betawi, and other traditional food stalls. Additionally, cosmetics and imported products entering Indonesia are also required to have halal certification. "By October 2026, it will be mandatory for everything to be halal," said Haikal when met at the South Jakarta area on Friday, October 3, 2025.
Haikal claims that Indonesia has the best halal certification system worldwide. According to him, many countries are learning from Indonesia. "Our system is the best; everyone is learning from us," he said.
In a previous statement, Haikal mentioned that Padang food stalls, etc., can obtain halal certification for free. He stated that business owners can apply for free halal certification, which is also a program from President Prabowo Subianto.
2. Unique Umrah Experience: Cruise Ship Journey Through Five Nations
The journey of Umrah is usually done by plane. However, a shipping company now offers this religious journey by cruise ship. Tourists and pilgrims can enjoy the voyage across the seas, passing through five countries, with the Aroya Cruise. The cruise ship is owned by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Project Director of Islamic Cruise Malaysia, Ab Rahman Mohd Ali, said that the 14-day, 13-night journey takes the route from Port Klang, Malaysia, to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The cruise ship will also make a stop in Aceh.
"In the 1950s, our grandparents performed the hajj by sea, then later by air. Now, we are returning to the sea," he said during the launch of the Umrah journey by cruise ship in Jakarta on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.
3. Israel Expels Palestinians from Gaza, Declares Remaining Residents Terrorists
Israel is threatening tens of thousands of people who are still in Gaza City and forcing them to leave. Israel says this is their last chance to escape or face full-force attacks. Israeli Defense Minister Katz wrote in X on Wednesday, 1 October 2025, that anyone who stays will be considered terrorists and terror supporters.
The continuous bombing of Gaza City has leveled the largest urban center in the region. Dozens of people are killed every day, destroying numerous residential buildings and schools. Tens of thousands of Palestinian residents have fled to the southern region, which has often been targeted along the way.
According to Al Jazeera reports, the Israeli military ordered people to leave. However, the refugees were then pursued by military helicopters, drones, and tanks, creating chaos and panic. The main reason why people did not leave Gaza City is the fear and intimidation created by the Israeli military.
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