Top 3 News: Bali Dubbed World's Third-best Island to Travel; Here's the Complete Top 10 List
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14 July 2024 00:03 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top three news on Saturday, July 13, 2024. Here are the highlights: Bali Dubbed World's Third-best Island to Travel; Here's the Complete Top 10 List, Jokowi Urges Boost in Coffee Production as Export Demand Continues to Rise, and Prabowo's Free Meal Plan Stirs Investor Fears About Indonesia's Finances.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Bali Dubbed World's Third-best Island to Travel; Here's the Complete Top 10 List
Bali has been dubbed the third-best island in Travel+Leisure World’s Best Awards 2024. Bali’s pristine beaches and clear waters make it an ideal place for relaxation and rejuvenation, with an exhaustive list of exciting activities, from surfing and snorkeling to attending traditional festivals and sampling local cuisine.
Called the “Island of the Gods”, Travel+Leisure says that Bali's rich heritage can be experienced through traditional ceremonies, ancient temples, and intricate dance performances. Travel+Leisure readers also praised the Balinese people and the value for money because holidays on the island are relatively cheap for foreign tourists.
One reader wrote that Bali has "great beach, great food, good hospitality.”
2. Jokowi Urges Boost in Coffee Production as Export Demand Continues to Rise
President Joko Widodo or Jokowi visited coffee farmers and joined the harvests in Kembahang Village, West Lampung Regency, on July 12, 2024, emphasizing the importance of boosting Indonesia's coffee production.
Indonesia has 1.2 million hectares of coffee plantations, both robusta and arabica, with West Lampung contributing the largest share at 60,000 hectares. At least 90 percent of those in the region are robusta variety.
3. Prabowo's Free Meal Plan Stirs Investor Fears About Indonesia's Finances
Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto wants to give school children free meals, but the plan and his pledge to be 'daring' on spending have the country's debt and currency markets on edge.
Prabowo and his team have tried to distance themselves from any suggestions of fiscal profligacy and to assure market participants the incoming government respects the legal debt limits that cap its budget deficit at 3% of economic output.
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