Today's Top 3 News: Palace Talks of Subpoena Given to Jokowi over Abuse of Power, AirAsia Launches More Domestic and International Routes
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8 December 2023 16:57 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Three popular news compiled by Tempo English on Friday, December 8 include palace talking about the subpoena received by President Jokowi, AirAsia announcing the launch of several new domestic and international routes for the upcoming holidays, and Thomas Lembong saying nickel downstream policy mostly benefits China.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Palace Talks of Subpoena Given to Jokowi over Abuse of Power
The Palace refused to comment much on the subpoena given to President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, over allegations of abuse of power by advocates from the Indonesian Democratic Defenders Team (TPDI) and Perekat Nusantara.
“There is no specific response to the subpoena,” Ari Dwi Payana, a coordinator of the Presidential Special Staff, told Tempo on Friday, December 8.
Ari said that with or without the subpoena, the President remains committed to achieving a quality democracy, maintaining the neutrality of the state apparatus, and upholding the supremacy of the law.
2. Christmas and New Year Holidays; AirAsia Launches More Domestic, International Routes
Low-cost carrier Indonesia AirAsia announced the launch of several new domestic and international routes for the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays. “There are flight options for passengers to travel,” the airline’s President Director Veranita Yosephine Sinaga said on Wednesday, Dec. 6.
The new routes include Bali’s Denpasar-Kupang, Bali’s Denpasar-Lampung, and Jakarta-Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. The airline is set to operate Airbus A320 aircraft with a capacity of 180 passengers.
The Bali-Kupang route is scheduled to start on Dec. 16, 2023, while the Bali-Lampung route is scheduled for January 17, 2024.
3. Thomas Lembong Says Nickel Downstream Policy Mostly Benefits China
Co-captain of the Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar (Amin) campaign team, Thomas Lembong assessed that the nickel downstream policy introduced by President Joko Widodo or Jokowi mostly benefits Chinese companies, which dominate smelter ownership in Indonesia.
He said the policy has resulted in a shift in miners' income to a cartel consisting of only a handful of large companies.
“Large companies make profits from the export ban. Because small miners are forced to sell raw materials (nickel ore) to companies owning export permits, smelter owners,” Tom said at the CSIS Building in Jakarta on Wednesday, December 6.
