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Elon Musk's Twitter Fate, After Acquisition & Controversies

Jakarta Movers & Shakers • 3 months ago • Internasional

On Sunday December the 18th, Elon Musk created a poll on twitter, asking his millions of fans whether or not he should step down as the head of twitter. And over 57 percent of the respondents which is 10 million people voted yes. The results of the poll are in the twitter poll that billionaire Elon Musk recently posted regarding his position as Twitter CEO.

Also there was no immediate announcement from twitter or Elon Musk about whether he would actually step down. Musk said that he would abide by the results.

Following his 44 billion dollar acquisition, Elon Musk's new reign of twitter has been tumultous, since buying twitter. Over 7 thousand 500 or half of the company's employees have been fired.

He also suspended the twitter accounts of numerous journalists who had been covering twitter and Musk, among them reporters working for the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, and Voice of America. The United nations said they were "very disturbed" by the suspensions.

Musk's controversial new rules and policies on content moderation, has also seen many advertisers fleeing from twitter.

Thousands of Fans Gathers to Celebrate Argentina World Cup Win

World News • 3 months ago • Internasional

Later that day, thousands of fans gathered at a central Buenos Aires Square to celebrate Argentina's win in The World Cup final. President Alberto Fernández declared a national holiday Tuesday, so the country could celebrate the victory.

Crowds gathered at the Obelisk, and one man was seen waving an Argentinian flag from inside a window at the top of the monument.

As of early Tuesday morning, there were no official plans for Fernández or any other political leaders to take part in the celebrations. Despite earlier rumors, that the players would go to government house which was offered up for the celebrations according to Security Minister, Aníbal Fernández.

The World Cup and the success of the Lionel Messi-led squad has brought much-needed good news for a country that has been stuck in economic doldrums for years is suffering one of the world’s highest inflation rates and where almost four in 10 people live in poverty.

Kunjungi Bakhmut, Presiden Ukraina Beri Penghormatan untuk Tentara yang Gugur

Headline News • 3 months ago • internasional

Presiden Ukraina Volodymyr Zelenskyy menggelar upacara penghormatan terhadap pasukannya yang gugur dalam perang melawan Rusia saat mengunjungi Bakhmut. Lokasi ini merupakan wilayah tersengit perang selama hampir 10 bulan terakhir.

Upacara tersebut dilakukan Zelenskyy saat bertemu dengan personil militer di Bakhmut, Ukraina. Pertemuan antara pasukan pembela Ukraina dan pasukan invasi Rusia sangat sengit terjadi di wilayah ini dalam 10 bulan terakhir.

Zelenskyy dalam pidatonya menyatakan perjuangan para pasukan di wilayah ini menginsipirasi seluruh masyarakat di Ukraina. Sehingga bukan sekedar tempat, tapi simbol benteng perlawanan di negaranya.

Tentara Pakistan Tembak Mati 33 Milisi Taliban

Headline News • 3 months ago • internasional

Pasukan khusus Pakistan menggerebek sebuah kantor polisi di distrik terpencil di barat laut negara tersebut yang dikuasai milisi Taliban, Selasa (22/12/2022) waktu setempat. Sebanyak 33 milisi Taliban dilaporkan tewas dalam peristiwa tersebut.

Menteri Pertahanan Pakistan Khawaja Mohammad Asif mengatakan, penembakan dilakukan terhadap milisi Taliban karena menolak bernegosiasi setelah menyandera sejumlah orang, termasuk sekitar delapan personel keamanan Pakistan.

Bahkan sebanyak dua sandera dinyatakan tewas dibunuh dalam peristiwa tersebut. Khawaja juga melaporkan sedikitnya 15 anggota pasukan kemanannya terluka dalam insiden tersebut.

Kasus ini bermula setelah kantor polisi yang menjadi tempat rehabilitasi para tahanan terorisme itu berhasil diduduki oleh para tahanan yang berafiliasi dengan Taliban.

Umat Kristen Palestina Rayakan Natal di Jalur Gaza

Metro Siang • 4 months ago • internasional

Umat kristen di Palestina berkumpul untuk menyalakan pohon natal di jalur Gaza yang dikuasai Hamas. Sebelumnya, kelompok militan Hamas mengizinkan para pengawas kristen merayakan acara mereka sendiri, tapi tak diperkenankan di tempat umum.

Perayaan berlangsung di Young Men's Christian Association di Kota Gaza yang bersamaan dengan perayaan serupa tetapi berskala besar di Kota Bethlehem di Tepi Barat. Para pejabat gereja mengatakan Israel menolak puluhan permohonan izin bagi orang-orang kristen Gaza untuk melakukan perjalanan ke Bethlehem.

Di samping dua juta penduduk muslim di jalur Gaza, hanya ada sekitar seribu umat kristen yang mayoritas dari mereka adalah Ortodoks Yunani.

Sebelumnya, mereka selama bertahun-tahun mengalami blokade Israel-Mesir di Gaza.

Presiden Peru Dina Boluarte Lantik Menteri Kabinet Baru

Metro Siang • 4 months ago • internasional

Presiden baru Peru Dina Boluarte mengambil sumpah menteri di kabinetnya pada Sabtu (10/12/2022). Kegiatan ini dilakukan tiga hari setelah dirinya menjadi kepala negara perempuan pertama di Peru.

Boluarte meminta setiap menteri untuk berjanji tidak melakukan korupsi selama menjabat dalam kabinetnya. Ke-17 menteri yang dipilih oleh Boluarte mengenakan ikat merah-putih yang diikatkan di pinggang mereka. Salib besar ditempatkan di depan sebagian besar anggota kabinet ketika mereka menjawab pertanyaan Boluarte.

Boluarte mempresentasikan pemerintahan sentrisnya di tengah demonstrasi yang terjadi di seluruh Peru atas seruan penutupan kongres hingga meminta pengunduran diri Boluarte serta pemilihan baru.

Sebelumnya pendukung pendahulunya, Pedro Castillo sempat memblokir jalan raya dan mengadakan protes di seluruh negeri. Castillo pun ditangkap oleh kepolisian setempat atas tuduhan pemberontakan yang diduga melanggar perintah konstitusional.

Warga Tunisia Desak Presiden Kais Saied Mundur dari Jabatannya

Metro Siang • 4 months ago • internasional

Ribuan pendukung front keselamatan yang terdiri dari partai-partai penentang Presiden Tunisia Kais Saied turun ke jalanan di Bourguiba Avenue. Massa memprotes kepemimpinan Presiden Kais Saied dan menuntut Saied mundur dari jabatannya, Sabtu (10/11/2022).

Selain itu, mereka juga menolak pemilihan legislatif yang dijadwalkan berlangsung pada 17 Desember 2022.

Massa demonstran menuduh Presiden Kais Saied mengkhianati konstitusi. Sebelumnya, Saied berkuasa penuh selama setahun terakhir usai memecat perdana menteri dan membubarkan parlemen.

Warga Tunisia mengaku menderita karena melonjaknya harga pangan dan kekurangan bahan makanan pokok dalam beberapa pekan terakhir.

Oposisi Bangladesh Unjuk Rasa Tuntut PM Hasina Mundur

Headline News • 4 months ago • internasional

Puluhan ribu pendukung oposisi berunjuk rasa di Dhaka, Sabtu (10/12/2022) waktu setempat. Mereka menuntut Perdana Menteri (PM) Sheikh Hasina mengundurkan diri dari jabatannya sebelum pemilu 2024.

Unjuk rasa digelar di lapangan olahraga Golapbagh. Dalam aksinya, masa membawa spanduk menuntut PM Hasina turun dari jabatannya, dan permintaan agar digelar pada pemilu yang adil.

Ketegangan meningkat di Dhaka, setelah pasukan keamanan menyerbu markas oposisi Partai Nasionalis Bangladesh (BNP) pada 6 Desember 2022 lalu. Menyebabkan setidaknya satu orang tewas dan sejumlah lainnya mengalami luka-luka.

Taiwan Berjanji Perkuat Kerja Sama Keamanan dengan Jepang

Headline News • 4 months ago • internasional

Anggota Parlemen Partai Demokrat Liberal (LDP) Jepang bertemu dengan Presiden Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen di Taipei, Sabtu (10/12/2022) waktu setempat. Pertemuan ini digelar untuk mempererat kerja sama keamanan dengan Jepang dan Taiwan.

Pertemuan antara Koichi Hagiuda dan Tsai Ing-wen ini mengenai hubungan yang berkelanjutan antara Taiwan dan Jepang. Tsai Ing-wen menyatakan harapannya agar Taiwan menjadi anggota perjanjian komprehensif dan progresif untuk kemitraan Trans-Pasifik yang merupakan bagian dari Jepang.

Taiwan pun berharap mendapatkan dukungan dari LDP Jepang, kedua negara dapat bekerja sama dan membawa kemakmuran pada bidang pembangunan.

Ski Resort in China Reopens

Jakarta Movers & Shakers • 4 months ago • Internasional

A Ski Resort in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region reopened on Monday earlier this week as the region's covid-19 outbreak has been brought under control and life is getting back to normal.

The silkroad resort only about one hour's drive from urumqi capital of the autonomous region welcomed ski lovers visiting from across the country. Qin Xianhua a ski lover visiting the resort said the pandemic measures are also good and it makes visitors feel relaxed and reassured.

The reopening of the ski resort is also expected to stimulate the sales of local winter sports themed tour packages that were impacted by the covid-19 outbreak.

China-Saudi Arabia Relations

Jakarta Movers & Shakers • 4 months ago • Internasional

Chinese Leader Xi Jinping arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to attend meetings with oil rich gulf Arab Nations crucial to his country's energy supplies as Beijing tries to revive an economy battered by its strict coronavirus measures.

Saudi and Chinese flags flew as he arrived in Riyadh and an honour flight flew over. Gulf arab states are trying to recalibrate their foreign policy as the united states turns its attention to elsewhere in the world.

Russia's war on ukraine and the west's hardening stance on moscow has also left the arab countries wanting to cement ties with China.

During the visit Xi is expected to attend the inaugural China and Arab states summit and a meeting of the gulf cooperation council which includes the kingdom along with Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the united Arab Emirates.

Trump Organization Guilty of Tax Fraud

Jakarta Movers & Shakers • 4 months ago • Internasional

Former US Presiddent Donald Trump's company has been convicted of tax fraud for a scheme by top executives to avoid paying personal income taxes on perks such as apartments and luxury cars.

As punishment the Trump organization could be fined up to $1.6 million. The guilty verdict tuesday day came on the second day of deliberations in the only criminal trial to arise from the manhattan district attorney's three year investigation of the former president and his businesses.

Longtime trump organization finance chief allen weisselberg previously pleaded guilty to hatching the 15-year scheme. He testified at the trial in exchange for a promised five-month jail sentence.

Highlights of People's Choice Awards

Asia Prime • 4 months ago • Internasional

In our top entertainment news tonight. The long awaited sequel "Avatar: The Way of Water" with a star studded world premiere and we show you highlights of the people's choice awards and after a virtual press for two years ''Emily in Paris" finally premieres in the city of lights.

David Tennant Retells Litvinenko Murder

Asia Prime • 4 months ago • Internasional

In our top entertianment news tonight, David Tennant retells the true story of Sasha Litvinenko's Murder while Bill Cosby NBC and a Studio Face a sex abuse lawsuit from five women. And Letitia Wright acts and produces a new drama: 'The Silent Twins'.

Indonesia Raises Foreign Currency Deposit Rate

Asia Prime • 4 months ago • Internasional

The indonesian deposit lending institution have raised their foreign currency deposit interest rate at commercial banks by 100 basis points increasing it to one point 75%.

The head of the LPS Commisionr Board Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa confirmed that rate increase will come into effect starting from friday the 9th of Decmber until the 31st of January 2023.

Purbaya explained that the rate increase was done in a bid to attract more people to hold their foreign currencies in in Indonesia. Especially dollars and foreign currencies accumulated from from exports. With the increase the nominal value of FX deposits is higher than it is in Thailand and Singapore.

Japan's Fans Welcome National Team With Proud

MGN World News • 4 months ago • Internasional

Hundreds of Japanese soccer fans flocked to Tokyo's Narita International Airport to greet their national team as they returned from the world cup in Qatar. Tthough Japan was eliminated in the round of 16 but their fans still proud of the team's achievement.

Japan National Football Team returned home on Wednesday. Samurai Blue Manafer Hajime Moriyasu and Captain Maya Yoshida, Alongside other players such as ritsu Doan and Junya Ito were welcomed back by a huge crowd at the airport in chiba prefecture.

Some of Japan's Europe based players have returned tho their clubs. Japan having surprised the world with group stage wins over germany and spain eventually exiting in the round of 16 on penalties to croatia.

Meanwhile Spain's National squad touched in Madrid on Wednesday after crashing out of the World Cup to Morocco 3-0 in a penalty shootout. The teams were deadlocked at 1-0 following regulation and extra time in their last-16 match.

It is now 10 years since spain won their last major trophy and they have failed to progress past the last 16 since they won the World Cup in 2010. Head coach luis enrique has insisted that it is too early to make a decision over his future.

Floating Yacht Evacuation

MGN World News • 4 months ago • Internasional

Two Australians and a Canadian were safely evacuated by Indonesian navy after their yacht got engine failures at sea off Jakarta. On December 6, Indonesian navy and search and rescue teams responded SOS signal from the floating yacht dolphin by deploying navy ship KRI Spica 934 to reach yacht location.

The Yacht named Dolphin was planned to sail to australia from Malaysia but it then stopped at gulf of Jakarta caused by engine failures. The sailors who were identified as Australian and Canadian have to spent 2 nights floating at water North of Jakarta.

Now, both the yacht and three sailors who sail with it have been evacuated to national search and rescue agency in North Jakarta. Offical said that those three sailors were under treatment and procedure is ongoing. Indonesia has also communicated with australia to solve the incident.

Mohsen Shekari: Iran Carries Out First Execution Over Protests

MGN World News • 4 months ago • Internasional

Iran executed Mohsen Shekari who was convicted for a crime allegedly committed during the country's ongoing nationwide protests. It becomes the first such death penalty carried out by tehran.

The execution comes as other detainees also face possibility of death penalty for their involvement in the protests which brought unrest to tehran in mid September. Activists warn that others could also be put to death in the near future saying that at least a dozen people so far have received death sentences over their involvement in the demonstrations.

Iran's mizan news agency reported the execution. It accused the man of blocking a street and attacking a security force member with a machete in tehran. Mizan news agency run by iran's judiciary identified the executed man as Mohsen Shekari.

Mizan said Shekari had been arrested September 25 then convicted November 20 on the charge of moharebeh a farsi word which means waging war against god.

3 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Army Raids

Asia Prime • 4 months ago • Internasional

Conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinians continues in West Bank. Currently three Palestinians were shot dead when Israeli stepped up raids in Jenin. Mourners gathered on Thursday for the funeral of three Palestinians killed during an Israeli army raid in Jenin West Bank.

The Palestinian health ministry identified the three men as 46 years old atta Shalabi 29 yeras old tarek Al-Damj and 29 years old Sedki Zakarneh.

Israeli military said it was carrying out an arrest raid in the flashpoint city of Jenin when forces came under fire and then responded with live fire. Official Palestinian news agency, wafa, reported that confrontations and violent clashes erupted between residents of jenin and israeli forces early Thursday.

It was not immediately clear if they were affiliated with a militant group. But Jenin and its adjacent refugee camp are a stronghold for palestinian militants.

Indonesia's Bombing Aftermath

Asia Prime • 4 months ago • Internasional

A day after a sucide bomber blew himself at Astana Anyar Police office in Bandung, Indonesia police have questioned at least 18 people including the bomber parents and public activities have retuned normal. A number of police personnel are guarding the area around the bomb site. Although police line is still place in around the crime scene but the street is now can be passed by public as usual.

Two people were killed the suicide bomber and a police officer while ten others were injured including a civilian due to Yesterday's explosion. Aaccording to police the bomber carried three bombs but only managed to detonate one of them, two others were later disposed by police' bomb squad unit.

Boy Rafly Amar head of Indonesia's National Terrorism Mitigation Agency BNPT was inspected the bomb scene Thursday. During his inspection Boy warned police to escalate their security at all facilities considering police become one of terrorists main targets.

According to the official terrorists consider police as a threat that will disrupt them from achieving their terror purposes.

The suicide bomber who has died instantly at the scene was a terrorism recidivist who served four years of jail term for his involvement at cicendo bombing in West Java. According to police the bomber was released from the country's maximum security island prison on Nusa Kambangan Island in last year.

Japan's Fans Welcome National Team With Proud

World News • 4 months ago • Internasional

Hundreds of Japanese soccer fans flocked to Tokyo's Narita International Airport to greet their national team as they returned from the world cup in Qatar. Tthough Japan was eliminated in the round of 16 but their fans still proud of the team's achievement.

Japan National Football Team returned home on Wednesday. Samurai Blue Manafer Hajime Moriyasu and Captain Maya Yoshida, Alongside other players such as ritsu Doan and Junya Ito were welcomed back by a huge crowd at the airport in chiba prefecture.

Some of Japan's Europe based players have returned tho their clubs. Japan having surprised the world with group stage wins over germany and spain eventually exiting in the round of 16 on penalties to croatia.

Meanwhile Spain's National squad touched in Madrid on Wednesday after crashing out of the World Cup to Morocco 3-0 in a penalty shootout. The teams were deadlocked at 1-0 following regulation and extra time in their last-16 match.

It is now 10 years since spain won their last major trophy and they have failed to progress past the last 16 since they won the World Cup in 2010. Head coach luis enrique has insisted that it is too early to make a decision over his future.

Jepan's Fans Welcome The Team With Proud

Asia Prime • 4 months ago • Internasional

Hundreds of Japanese soccer fans flocked to Tokyo's Narita International Airport to greet their national team as they returned from the world cup in Qatar. Tthough Japan was eliminated in the round of 16 but their fans still proud of the team's achievement.

Japan National Football Team returned home on Wednesday. Samurai Blue Manafer Hajime Moriyasu and Captain Maya Yoshida, Alongside other players such as ritsu Doan and Junya Ito were welcomed back by a huge crowd at the airport in chiba prefecture.

Some of Japan's Europe based players have returned tho their clubs. Japan having surprised the world with group stage wins over germany and spain eventually exiting in the round of 16 on penalties to croatia.

Meanwhile Spain's National squad touched in Madrid on Wednesday after crashing out of the World Cup to Morocco 3-0 in a penalty shootout. The teams were deadlocked at 1-0 following regulation and extra time in their last-16 match.

It is now 10 years since spain won their last major trophy and they have failed to progress past the last 16 since they won the World Cup in 2010. Head coach luis enrique has insisted that it is too early to make a decision over his future.

Australia's Central Bank Raises Key Interest Rate to 3,1%

Jakarta Movers & Shakers • 4 months ago • Internasional

Australia's Central Bank has raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to 3.1% as it continues trying to wrestle down inflation. The increase was the bank's eighth in a row and took the rate to its highest level in 10 years.

Still, Australia's rate hikes have remained relatively modest and its key rate remains, lower than in many other countries, including the united states, where the federal reserve has raised its key interest rate to a range of 3.75% to 4%.

Reserve bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe said inflation remained too high at 6.9%. That's well above the bank's target inflation rate of between 2% and 3%. The bank noted the labor market remains tight with unemployment at 3.4% in October the lowest rate since 1974 and many firms struggling to hire workers.

Investor Sentiment on Indonesian Startups

Jakarta Movers & Shakers • 4 months ago • Internasional

Tech and startup companies around the world have been suffering mass layoffs as global economic uncertainties persist. Amid all this how are investors viewing the condition of Indonesian startups? To discuss further Metro Globe Network's Audrey Widodo spoke to Eddy Danusaputro who is the chairman of the Indonesian association of venture capital and startups.

KPPU Summon Google Over Monopoly Allegations

Jakarta Movers & Shakers • 4 months ago • Internasional

The Indonesian watchdog for business competition or the KPPU are set to summon representatives of Google in the US and Singapore. Regarding allegations of monopoly over digital app distribution in Indonesia.

The chief spokesperson of Indonesian Business Competition Watchdog Deswin Nur said that the watchdog will summon google representatives this week and is coordinating with the Indonesian ministry of foreign affairs to deliver those summons letters to google's headquarters in California and Google Asia pacific offices in Singapore.

The KPPU have already asked for statements from google Indonesia but need further clarifications for other google offices. The Indonesian business competition watchdog is currently conducting investigations regarding allegations of monopoly by Google.

This is in regards to the company's requirement to use google pay billings for certain apps with service charges of 15 to 30 percent for each app purchase.

Indonesia's business competition watchdog, believes that such policies are unfair for Indonesian app developers as the service charges are too high. Prior to this those wishing to buy apps could use other payment methods that charge service fees below five percent much lower than google's service fee of 15 to 30 percent.

First Ice Festival in Madrid Opens

Asia Prime • 4 months ago • Internasional

Spain has launched the first ice festival an international competition featuring some of the world’s best ice sculptures in Madrid with visitors praising the displays on Monday.

A total of twelve teams competed in the competition with sculptors taking part from ten different countries, including Canada, The United States Japan, Italy, and France, and the teams had seven days to finish their work.

Over one hundred tons of ice was used in the production of the sculptures which are kept frozen in a specially designed room. The winning exhibition was the Canadian entry by Julian Dore and Jean Francois Gauthier called invasion of dimensions.

With the melting of the sculpture inevitable, the exhibition's commissioner and winner of the 20-14 tournament Juan Carlo Arellano described it as a reflection of reality.

5 Days Before Indonesia President's Youngest Son's Wedding

Asia Prime • 4 months ago • Internasional

Five days before his wedding president Joko Widodo's youngest son Kaesang Pangarep attended a dress rehearsal for the traditional ceremony at the Pendopo Agung or great hall at the Royal Ambarukmo Hotel in Yogyakarta.

This dress rehearsal will be the guideline for the ceremony taking place next Saturday. The rehearsal included the arrival of guests the arrival of the groom and his entourage the recital of marriage vows between the groom and the father of the bride according to Islam up to the ceremony where the couple first meet each other continued with the exchange of rings.

Kaesang wore the traditional material with the Sido Asih motif and the traditional weapon known as keris. However, this is not the wedding attire that he will wear next Saturday. The bride-to-be Erina was also not present.

According to Javanese tradition, the couple will not meet until the wedding ceremony. The wedding ceremony of Kaseang and Erina will apply the traditional Yogyakarta custom.

Egg Price Rises Towards The End Of Year

Asia Prime • 4 months ago • Internasional

In anticipation of Christmas and new years celebrations, a number of food commodities in a traditional market located in Semarang Central Java is experiencing a price increase. Price of chicken eggs have risen quite drastically in comparison to other essential goods.

In Bandarjo Ungaran traditional market in Semarang price of chicken eggs went up to 30 thousand rupiahs per kilogram when they used to be just around 26 thousand rupiahs per kilogram previously.

The increase of prices in eggs especially is thought to be driven by the amount of customers buying eggs to bake Christmas cakes. Other than that the decreasing supply of chicken eggs from suppliers are a major factor in driving up the market prices. A lot of sellers are predicting that chicken eggs will continue to experience price increases in the countdown to Christmas.

34 Killed as Mudslide Swallows Bus in Colombia

Asia Prime • 4 months ago • Internasional

A mudslide unleashed by torrential rain buried a bus and affected two other vehicles on a highway central Colombia killing at least 34 people. In a statement, the national disaster risk management unit said, eight children were among the dead.

The mudslide Sunday divided a highway in two in the town of Pueblo Rico in the district of Risaralda. There were thirty-three people aboard the bus which was buried in two meters of mud and earth and a car with six passengers and a motorcycle with two people were also affected.

More than seventy search-and-rescue workers using backhoes and other equipment tried to reach survivors but they ended their search Monday afternoon after twenty-four hours. According to Colombia's national emergency management agency, the town had been under a mudslide threat due to heavy rains caused by the La Nina weather phenomenon.

High Prices, Scalping Sour Ticket Buying at World Cup

Jakarta Movers & Shakers • 4 months ago • Internasional

Some fans who traveled to Qatar to watch their national teams compete in the World Cup say they are having trouble getting tickets at the venue. This is forcing many to pay exorbitant prices to watch matches. Lacopo Luzi Reports from Doha, Qatar.