Top 3 News of the Week: Trade Ministry Summons Coldplay Promoter over Complaints, Top 10 Richest People in Indonesia
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11 December 2023 06:41 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on the platform this week, starting from Monday, December 04, 2023, until Sunday, December 10, 2023, including: Trade Ministry Summons Coldplay Promoter over Consumers' Complaints, Top 10 Richest People in Indonesia; Forbes December 2023 Version, and Indonesian Health Minister Speaks about Singapore's Increasing Covid-19 Cases.
The following is the list of the top three news on Tempo English this week:
1. Trade Ministry Summons Coldplay Promoter over Consumers' Complaints
The Indonesian Trade Ministry through the Directorate General of Consumer Protection and Business Order (PKTN) held a meeting with PT Mitra Muda Jaya or PK Entertainment, the organizing committee of the Coldplay concert in Jakarta on November 15, 2023, to address consumer complaints.
“The Trade Ministry is following up on consumer complaints, in this case, concert ticket buyers claimed they were being disadvantaged,” PKTN Director General Moga Simatupang said in his statement on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023.
He explained that consumers purchased tickets on the official website but were unable to enter the venue since their tickets could not be scanned.
2. Top 10 Richest People in Indonesia; Forbes December 2023 Version
Forbes, an American business magazine, regularly publishes a list of the world's richest people on its Real-Time Billionaires ranking site. The list includes Indonesian conglomerates as well.
As a country with a dynamic economy, Indonesia has several influential figures in the business world. According to Forbes, as of Dec. 5, most of the richest Indonesians experienced a decline in their wealth. This could be due to various factors, including a drop in the company’s share price.
Here is the list of the top 10 Indonesian billionaires in the world, according to Forbes in December 2023:
3. Indonesian Health Minister Speaks about Singapore's Increasing Covid-19 Cases
Covid-19 cases have increased significantly in Singapore. Referring to these conditions, the Indonesian government, through Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin, appealed to the public to be always remain alert.
The increase in Covid-19 cases in Singapore doubled from November 19 to 25, 2023. This is based on data released from the Singapore's Ministry of Health, said Minister Budi.
The increase in Covid-19 cases in Singapore has now reach to a whopping number of 22,904 cases, previously there were only 10,726 cases. Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin hopes that the public will not ignore this matter.
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