SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Telkom’s Red and White 2 Satellite

State-owned telecommunication company Telkom Indonesia, with its subsidiary Telkomsat, launched the Red and White 2 Satellite using Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Wednesday (21/2/24,) according to reporting from Jakarta Globe. This marks the 11th satellite for Telkom Group and the first to utilize high-throughput satellite (HTS) technology. “This is
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Bali’s Foreign Tourist Tax Exceeds IDR 9-Billion in First Week

Jakarta Globe is reporting that Bali’s Tourism Agency has announced that the newly introduced tourist levy of IDR 150,000 (approx. USD 10) for foreign visitors, in effect since February 14, has yielded IDR 9.1-billion in just one week. “The current earnings stand at IDR 9.1-billion, contributed by around 60,800 foreign tourists,” stated Tjok Bagus Pemayun,
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BI: Property Prices Likely to Increase in 2024

Tempo is reporting that Bank Indonesia (BI) has said that property prices will increase further in 2024, as seen from the central bank’s Residential Property Price Survey (SHPR). BI head of communications, Erwin Haryono, said that the SHPR results indicated growth in residential property prices in the primary market increased in the fourth quarter although
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Minister Looks to Attract More Australian Tourists

According to Antara News, Indonesia’s Tourism and Creative Economy Minister, Sandiaga Uno, met with travel agencies in Australia to explore cooperation to attract more Australian tourists to Indonesia. “We are working with the tourism industry in Australia, one of which is the Flight Center, to increase foreign tourist visits from Australia,” Uno remarked, as quoted
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