Most popular: Kaesang asked to explain Private Jet Lease Money, PBNU view after Gus Yahya Met Jokowi

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The most popular news that received a lot of attention from readers was about Kaesang Pangarep who was asked to explain the source of the money he used to rent a private jet to go to the United States together to his wife, Erina Gudono. President Joko Widodo or Jokowi’s youngest son is in the public eye as he travels with his family using a private jet Gulfstream G650 whose rental costs are estimated at IDR 308 million per hour.

Another news that is also widely read is about the General Chairman of the Executive Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU), Yahya Cholil Staquf or Gus Yahya, met today with President Joko Widodo or Jokowi. During the meeting, Gus Yahya said that they were ready to manage the concession of coal mining covering an area of ​​26 thousand hectares in East Kalimantan.

Then the news about the old story the ship’s crew Zeng ran 03 who had to jump from a Russian-flagged fishing boat. The action took place in the waters of the Aru Islands, Maluku, on 11 April 2024. They jumped off the ship because they felt that the work was hard and that the salary they had agreed was not hired.

Then there was news about the Ministry of Transport (Kemenhub) conducting a runway test at IKN Airport, the Minister of Transport Budi Karya Sumadi said that the first test went smoothly and was successful. However, after the test, there is still another evaluation process to ensure flight safety and security.

The following is a summary of the most popular news Tempo.co:

1. Kaesang asked to explain where the money came from to rent a private plane to America

UPN Jakarta Veterans Economist Achmad Nur Hidayat asked Hundred of Pangarep he explained to the public about using a private jet to go to the United States with his wife, Erina Gudono. In addition, there is the question of the use of a private jet by the president’s youngest son Joko Widodo or Jokowi it has become a public spectacle.

“Kaesang and his family must explain to the public what it costs and where the money used to rent the private plane came from,” Achmad told TempoSunday, August 25 2024.

On social media, netizens estimate the cost of renting the private jet that Kaesang and Erina use at $13,000 to US$19,750 per hour. When converted to rupiah, it is equivalent to approximately IDR 202 million to IDR 308.8 million per hour. The type of private jet said to have been leased was a Gulfstream G650.

“When economic conditions are challenging for the people, it can be said that using a luxury private jet is an insensitive act, even offending public sentiments,” said Achmad.

In addition, a private jet was allegedly used for a trip to America when the situation in Indonesia was heating up. This was in line with mass demonstrations rejecting the Regional Election Bill by the DPR which was suspected of giving a red carpet to Kaesang to run for the 2024 Regional Election However, recently, the review was postponed and the DPR followed the decision of the Constitutional Court regarding the threshold and age of regional election candidates. It was also announced that Kaesang was unable to run in the 2024 regional elections.

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