Today's Top 3 News: Jokowi Claims Air Quality Index in Indonesia's New Capital Almost Twice as Good as Melbourne and Paris
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5 June 2024 20:02 WIB
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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top three news on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Here are the highlights: Jokowi Claims Air Quality Index in Indonesia's New Capital Almost Twice as Good as Melbourne and Paris, List of 13 Developed Countries in Asia, Including Singapore, and PLN Clarifies Reasons Behind Power Outage in Sumatra.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Jokowi Claims Air Quality Index in Indonesia's New Capital Almost Twice as Good as Melbourne and Paris
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia's President Joko Widodo or Jokowi is optimistic that the air quality index in the future capital of Nusantara (IKN) in East Kalimantan will be better than Jakarta. The president even said that the air quality was almost twice as good as that of Melbourne and Paris.
"This morning, I compared the air quality index in Jakarta, Singapore, Melbourne, Paris and Nusantara," the president said in his address at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Bank BTN building at IKN on Wednesday, June 5.
2. List of 13 Developed Countries in Asia, Including Singapore
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A country is categorized as developed if it meets certain criteria such as high per capita income, stable economic conditions, quality education, advanced infrastructure, and high quality of life. Although American and European countries generally dominate the list of developed countries, the Asian region also has many developed countries of its own. The following is a list of developed Asian countries quoted from various sources.
3. PLN Clarifies Reasons Behind Power Outage in Sumatra
TEMPO.CO, Bandarlampung - The Spokesperson for state-owned electricity company PLN of Lampung Distribution Unit, Darma Saputra, revealed the cause of power outages on several transmission networks on Sumatra Island, which have occurred since Tuesday, June 4.
He confirmed that there was a disruption in the transmission of the 275 kV SUTT Lubuk Linggau - Lahat in South Sumatra, which impacted the electricity system in the working area of Lampung Province.
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