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Citizens of India may soon be eligible to travel visa-free to Indonesia after the latter’s authorities are considering the possibility of abolishing such requirements for Indians. According to local media reports, the new changes will likely be finalised within the next month, with the country’s government continuously attempting to find effective ways to boost the tourism sectors, thus contributing to the economic growth, VisaGuide.World reports. The recent move aims to attract a large number of nationals from India. At present, nationals of India are required to apply for a visa when planning to travel to Indonesia for different purposes, including…
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday he had signed a regulation requiring digital platforms to pay media outlets that provide them with content, a move aimed at levelling the playing field between the media industry and big tech companies.Digital platforms in Indonesia include Meta Platforms’ Facebook, Alphabet Inc’s “The spirit of the regulation is… to ensure a fair cooperation between media and digital platforms, provide clearer cooperation framework between them,” said Jokowi, as the president is popularly known.Google said it will review the regulation. It has worked with news publishers and the government to build a sustainable news ecosystem…
For miles, the only buildings we saw were traditional bamboo houses, their towering thatch roofs poking up above the trees. It was early September and my wife, Charlie, and I were driving south from Tambolaka Airport on the Indonesian island of Sumba. The place was still in the grip of its long dry season. All around us, a landscape of parched, golden grassland was dotted with villages. Buffalo grazed in the fields. Along the road we passed young men riding bareback on lean, sinewy horses. The rice fields were punctuated with billowing white flags to scare the birds away. From…
July 15, 2024Information hallCyber Security / Mobile Security Retail banking institutions in Singapore have three months to phase out the use of one-time passwords (OTPs) for authentication purposes when logging into online accounts to reduce the risk of phishing attacks. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Association of Banks of Singapore (ABS) announced the decision on 9 July 2024. “Customers who have activated their digital token on their mobile device will need to use their digital tokens to log into their bank accounts via a browser or mobile banking app,” MAS said. said. “The digital token will authenticate…
Nvidia and Indonesia’s telco firm PT Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison plan to build an artificial intelligence centre in Central Java in 2024, worth $200 million, the communication minister said.Budi Arie Setiadi in a statement said the AI centre could consists of telecommunication infrastructure or a human resource centre and will be located in Surakarta city.Indosat’s CEO has provided information of the investment plan to Surakarta mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who is also Indonesia’s vice president elect and the son of the ongoing President Joko Widodo.”Why in Surakarta? Because they are ready, have good human resources and 5G infrastructure,” he said.(For top…
Indonesian Army takes part in security preparations for the upcoming G20 summit at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Air Force Base in Badung, Bali, Indonesia, Nov. 7, 2022. (Photo by Dicky Bisinglasi)JAKARTA, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) — Security is heightened in Indonesia’s Bali ahead of the 17th Group of 20 (G20) Leaders’ Summit scheduled for Nov. 15-16 with the theme “Recover Together, Recover Stronger.”Indonesian Army takes part in security preparations for the upcoming G20 summit at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Air Force Base in Badung, Bali, Indonesia, Nov. 7, 2022. (Photo by Dicky Bisinglasi)Indonesian Army takes part in security preparations for the…
FILE -Pope Francis waves as he leaves after his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Singapore in September, the Vatican announced Friday, April 12 ,2024, confirming the longest trip of Francis’ papacy that is sure to test his health, stamina and mobility. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File) VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Singapore in September, the Vatican announced Friday, confirming the longest trip of Francis’ papacy that is sure to test his…
19.Oct As the most populous country in Southeast Asia, Indonesians commonly invite many guests to celebrate their wedding day. With hundreds of guests in attendance and a wedding feast being the norm, these events are one example of how Indonesia produces food waste. A food rescue movement led by young people in Surabaya in the East Java province provides an effective solution. The Garda Pangan Foundation will hunt or search for wedding parties with abundant leftover food. Their volunteers, mostly university students from Surabaya, will eagerly collect excessive food from restaurants, catering, bakeries, hotels, agriculture land, events, weddings, and individual…
The second edition of India, Australia, Indonesia Trilateral Maritime Security Workshop (TMSW) concluded on Friday after discussing the ongoing maritime security challenges and opportunities for collaboration between the three maritime neighbours in the region.“The theme of the workshop was ‘Indian Ocean Region: Collaborative Efforts to Enhance Regional Maritime Security’, which was chosen to discuss ongoing maritime security challenges and opportunities for collaboration between the three maritime neighbours in the region,” the Ministry of Defence said in a press release.The exercise was conducted from May 15 to 17 May, at INS Dronacharya, Kochi, India.“The Workshop was conducted under the aegis of…
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Elon Musk traveled to Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on Sunday to launch Starlink satellite internet service in the world’s largest archipelago nation.Wearing a green Batik shirt, Musk was greeted with a garland of flower petals at a community health clinic in Denpasar, the provincial capital of Bali, where he launched the Starlink service alongside Indonesian ministers. Indonesia, a vast archipelago of 17,000 islands sprawled across three time zones with a population of more than 270 million, has been trying for years to secure deals with Musk’s Tesla on battery investment and for Musk’s SpaceX to…