Today's Top 3 News: Batik Air Offers Non-Stop Flights from Jakarta to KL and Penang, Jokowi's Dynasty and the Future of Democracy
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4 November 2023 20:48 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English rounded the top three news on Saturday, November 4, 2023. Those include Batik Air Offers Non-Stop Flights from Jakarta to Kuala Lumpur and Penang, Jokowi's Dynasty and the Future of Democracy, and Jokowi Says HR Development Necessary Amid IKN Project.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Batik Air Offers Non-Stop Flights from Jakarta to Kuala Lumpur, Penang
The member of Lion Group, Batik Air, is offering non-stop flights that connect Indonesia through the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to Kuala Lumpur and Penang.
"The existing operations, namely Jakarta-Kuala Lumpur, offer 6 flights a day and Jakarta-Penang is offering 2 flights a day," said Corporate Communications Strategic of Batik Air, Danang Mandala Prihantoro in a written statement on Thursday, November 2.
2. Jokowi's Dynasty and the Future of Democracy
Ten years ago, the majority of the Indonesian people voted for Joko Widodo as president to prevent Prabowo Subianto from taking power. Prabowo is a symbol of the old power of the new order that the 1998 Reformasi movement set out to destroy. Now, not only are they allies, but Jokowi has even shown his support for Prabowo by pairing the Gerindra Party Chair with his son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, as presidential and vice-presidential candidates for the 2024 election.
3. Jokowi Says HR Development Necessary Amid IKN Project
Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said that human resource development would not be put aside amid the government’s ambitious infrastructure development of the new capital city or IKN in East Kalimantan.
“Infrastructure is only about physical development. What should be prioritized is human resource development, cultural preservation, maintaining the existing culture and not letting it be eroded by foreign cultures,” he said at the Nusantara Cultural Harmony Festival in North Penajam Paser Regency, East Kalimantan on Friday, Nov. 3.
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