TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top three news on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Here are the highlights: Jokowi's Tour to Regions Boosts Vote for Prabowo-Gibran, Expert Says, Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno Responds to Bruno Mars Concert Plan in Indonesia, and AirAsia Launches Eid Ticket Deals; International Flights Starting from Rp389,000.

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

1. Jokowi's Tour to Regions Boosts Vote for Prabowo-Gibran, Expert Says

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - An economic expert from the University of Indonesia (UI) Vid Adrison assessed that President Joko Widodo or Jokowi's tours to various regions boosted the votes for the presidential and vice presidential candidate pair number 02, Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka who is his eldest son, in the 2024 election.

“We recorded that President Jokowi made a tour between October 22, 2023, and February 1, 2024, to 30 regencies/cities and delivered social assistance 44 times,” Vid said during the hearing of the 2024 presidential election dispute at the Constitutional Court, on Monday, April 1.

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2. Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno Responds to Bruno Mars Concert Plan in Indonesia

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Salahudin Uno responded to the reports of the Bruno Mars concert in Indonesia. According to Minister Sandiaga Uno, the promoted had reported the concert plan to the Ministry, but there is currently no certainty when the concert will be held.

"We’re still waiting for Bruno Mars’ side to confirm the concert plan, the promoter team will propose it in a day or two,” Sandiaga Uno said on Monday at the Manhattan Hotel in Jakarta.

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3. AirAsia Launches Eid Ticket Deals; International Flights Starting from Rp389,000

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - AirAsia has launched attractive deals to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday. The Indonesian low-cost carrier offers tickets on international routes at exclusive rates starting from Rp389,000.

“Tickets can be reserved from today (April 2) to April 7, 2024, with a departure period from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, on the official AirAsia Indonesia platform,” the airline’s President Director Veranita Yosephine said in a written statement on Monday, April 1.

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