Forbes’ 37th Annual World’s Billionaires List: Facts And Figures 2023

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Forbes’ 37th Annual World’s Billionaires List: Facts And Figures 2023

The planet’s 2,640 billionaires are worth $12.2 trillion. Here’s who’s up, who’s down and who’s off the list. The party is over for many of the world’s richest people. For the second straight year, both the number of billionaires around the globe has declined–from 2,668 in 2022 to 2,640 this year–and total billionaire wealth has … Read more

Indonesia to tighten control of foreign tourists in Bali

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Tourists at a beach in Bali, Indonesia. Photo by AFP The Indonesian government is seeking to impose entry fees and to limit foreign tourists in its famous resort island of Bali following a series of recent public order violations. Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has proposed imposing a tourism entry tax … Read more

Japanese island to impose tourism cap to protect native wild cat

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By Emiko Jozuka and Lilit Marcus, CNN Visiting one of Japan’s most beautiful islands will soon become more difficult. Iriomote, in Okinawa prefecture, will restrict visitors to 1,200 per day to prevent overtourism and protect the habitat of Iriomote wildcats, an endangered species native to the island, according to an announcement from the Okinawa prefectural … Read more

SOPA) Thoughtful Media Group Launches The Creator Economy in the Indonesian Market

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       – Society Pass officially launches Thoughtful Media Group (TMG), the leading digital advertising platform in Southeast Asia, in the Indonesian market.– TMG has integrated More Media into TMGI, a multi-platform advertising service provider connecting content creators and brands in Indonesia.– TMG has expanded its ecosystem of multi-platform advertising services through a network of … Read more

An ode to family and community, Farid Renais Ghimas’ series depicts the act of return

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One of the ways Farid combated these initial issues was focusing heavily on his relationship with the people he was photographing. “A significant part of the process involved spending time with these people, where I wasn’t just taking their photographs,” Farid says. “I feel like building genuine relationships with the people I was photographing allowed … Read more

The Drum | Pond’s Men Indonesia Launch Cheeky Campaign Depicting World’s First Air Kiss

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Did oily skin help create the world’s first air kiss? A brilliant creative campaign by Pond’s Men Indonesia to promote a new face wash suggests it did. ‘The Oily Warrior’ ad opens on an ancient Indonesian tribe where victorious warriors are being honoured with a kiss on each cheek by their king. One by one, … Read more

OnePlus Announces Its Return to Indonesian Market

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On April 2, Chinese smartphone brand OnePlus announced its return to the Indonesian market. Previously, the company had decided to withdraw from the Indonesian market in 2016 and disbanded its team in June of that year. In January 2015, OnePlus partnered exclusively with Southeast Asia’s largest e-commerce platform Lazada to enter the Indonesian market. However, … Read more

Red Velvet’s Irene is gradually making her return to the CF industry after nearly a 3-year hiatus

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Red Velvet’s Irene seems to be gradually making her return to the CF industry after nearly a 3-year hiatus. Following her attitude controversy back in 2020, Red Velvet’s Irene has mostly been out of the spotlight, especially in the advertisement industry. More recently, it seems that Irene has slowly and gradually started to make her … Read more