Today's Top 3 News: 7 Categories of Foreign Tourists Exempt from Bali's New Tourism Tax
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13 February 2024 22:48 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English rounded the top three news on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. Here are the highlights: 7 Categories of Foreign Tourists Exempt from Bali's New Tourism Tax, Indonesia Mulls to Collaborate with Brazil's Fiocruz Institute in Developing Dengue Vaccine, and Dirty Vote's Director and 3 Legal Experts Reported to Police.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. 7 Categories of Foreign Tourists Exempt from Bali's New Tourism Tax
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Bali is set to introduce a new tourism levy on February 14, 2024. All foreign visitors to the island will be required to pay a US$10 levy or Rp150,000 per person. However, there are seven categories of foreigners who are eligible for exemptions from the tax.
2. Indonesia Mulls to Collaborate with Brazil's Fiocruz Institute in Developing Dengue Vaccine
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Health Ministry is exploring opportunities to collaborate with the Fiocruz Institute from Brazil to reduce dengue cases in Indonesia through the development of Wolbachia mosquito technology and vaccines.
The ministry's Head of the Communications and Public Services Bureau, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, stated on Monday that the opportunity for collaboration arose when Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin visited the Fiocruz Institute, with a focus on collaboration related to technology and vaccine development.
3. Dirty Vote's Director and 3 Legal Experts Reported to Police
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The director and three constitutional law experts featured in the viral documentary movie, Dirty Vote, were reported to the National Police by the Indonesian Santri Communication Forum (Foksi) on Tuesday, Feb. 13.
Dirty Vote is a documentary film directed by Dandhy Laksono that exposes alleged systematic election fraud by President Joko Widodo or Jokowi’s administration and is explained by three constitutional law experts, namely Zainal Arifin Mochtar, Feri Amsari, Bivitri Susanti.
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