TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English rounded the top three news on Saturday, January 27, 2024. Here are the highlights: Top 8 Countries with Largest Nickel Reserves in the World, Manipulating Government Social Assistance, and 4 Facts of Indonesia Qualifying for Round of 16 in 2023 Asian Cup.

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

1. Top 8 Countries with Largest Nickel Reserves in the World

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Nickel has been a hot topic in Indonesia following last week's election debate during which vice presidential candidate number 2, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, accused his rival candidate number 1, Muhaimin Iskandar, of being anti-nickel, as the latter's campaign team co-captain Thomas Lembong often claimed that nickel was losing popularity to lithium ferro-phosphate (LFP) in the global electric vehicle market.

The debate over nickel, including its use for EV batteries, continued. Several ministers backed President Jokowi’s eldest son and questioned Lembong’s statement. They include the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Luhut Pandjaitan, Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia, and former Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi.

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2. Manipulating Government Social Assistance

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Social assistance is prone to being manipulated for electoral interests. Misusing social assistance is political corruption.

Social assistance should aim to reduce poverty and increase the purchasing power of the most vulnerable groups in society. But ahead of the elections, the president is prone to misusing social assistance for electoral purposes, as we are seeing these days, a month before voting day on February 14.

President Joko Widodo is increasingly active in distributing social assistance sourced from the state budget every time he makes a working visit. Jokowi's maneuver could have an impact on the electability of Prabowo Subianto, a presidential candidate whose running mate is Jokowi’s eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

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3. 4 Facts of Indonesia Qualifying for Round of 16 in 2023 Asian Cup

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian national football team qualified for the round of 16 of the 2023 Asian Cup as one of the four best third-place teams. The Garuda squad is in fourth place in the third-place team standings with three points -3 goals.

During the group phase, coach Shin Tae-yong's team recorded one win and two defeats. The only victory was achieved when they defeated Vietnam with a score of 1-0. Meanwhile, in the other two matches, Indonesia was defeated by Iraq and Japan with the same score of 1-3.

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