TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Sunday, December 17, 2023, on the platform. Those include Jokowi Meets Japanese PM Fumio Kishida, Discussing MRT Development and Palestine; Bali's Denpasar Listed Among World's 7 Best Culinary Destinations; and Indonesian Health Ministry Reveals COVID-19 Cases Increase by 13% in December.

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

1. Jokowi Meets Japanese PM Fumio Kishida, Discussing MRT Development and Palestine

President Joko Widodo or Jokowi held a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Dec. 16. The meeting discussed various issues, from bilateral partnerships of Indonesia and Japan, and Palestine issue.

Both state leaders talked about the MRT Jakarta development. President Jokowi conveyed his appreciation for Japan’s commitment to the development of MRT’s east-west route, hoping that the next phase of development could run as planned.

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2. Bali's Denpasar Listed Among World's 7 Best Culinary Destinations

Bali's cuisine itself is known among locals and foreign visitors with favorite dishes including its seafood delicacies, nasi campur, lawar, sambal matah, sate lilit, and of course the famous roasted pig or babi guling. Bali is known as one of the few provinces in Muslim-majority Indonesia where pork is widely available.

Here is the complete list of the world's Top 7 foodie destinations according to Titan Travel.

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3. Indonesian Health Ministry Reveals COVID-19 Cases Increase by 13% in December

The Health Ministry’s Director of Health Quarantine Surveillance at Directorate General of Disease Prevention and Control (P2P) Achmad Farchanny Tri Adryanto said that COVID-19 cases in Indonesia continue to increase. Until December 13, the ministry recorded 6,815,894 cases with 161,927 deaths.

The World Health Organization, or WHO, and President Jokowi have revoked the Covid-19 emergency status. However, it does not mean that the virus disappeared and there is the possibility of the emergence of new variants as a virus does mutate and adapt.

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