TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top three news on Friday, August 2, 2024. Here are the highlights: PARIS 2024: Facts About Turkey's Viral Olympic Shooter Yusuf Dikec, Indonesian Independence Day: Jokowi Leads National Prayer at Palace Tonight, and Indonesia's Bank Mandiri to Provide Integrated Digital Services for Golden Visa Program.

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

1. PARIS 2024: Facts About Turkey's Viral Olympic Shooter Yusuf Dikec

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Turkish Olympic shooter Yusuf Dikec has become a newfound Internet sensation for his cool and casual data-style. The marksman wore standard glasses, a team T-shirt and had his hand casually in his pocket, his face rather expressionless, as photos circulating on social media suggested.

Netizens called him an ordinary man who just happened to be competing in the Olympics, and some even compared his data-style to that of a killer. Meanwhile, Indonesian netizens described him as a "housing complex dad."

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2. Indonesian Independence Day: Jokowi Leads National Prayer at Palace Tonight

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko Widodo or Jokowi led a National Prayer at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta this evening, August 1, 2024, as one of the series to kick off the commemoration of the 79th Indonesian Independence Day.

"This is an annual event held every August 1. We‘re inviting approximately 3,163 people," said Deputy for Protocol and Presidential Secretariat Yusuf Permana via text message to Tempo on Thursday.

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3. Indonesia's Bank Mandiri to Provide Integrated Digital Services for Golden Visa Program

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Directorate General of Immigration of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights officially launched Indonesia's Golden Visa on Thursday, July 25. Bank Mandiri, through Livin’ by Mandiri was appointed as the first bank to provide integrated digital services for the golden visa program.

The Golden Visa program is expected to facilitate foreign investors to reside in Indonesia for 5 to 10 years. Foreigners could invest their funds through various means including in state-owned banks.

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