Nusa Penida, BTNp: Royal Australian Navy Ship, HMAS Canberra, has delivered Nusa Lembongan’s first solar powered desalination plant to Yayasan Pendidikan Wisata Darma Bali (SMA Wisata Darma). Australian NGO, Surfrider Foundation Australia, with funding and support from the Australian Government, led the initiative. The genesis of the idea came about in 2018, after Australian NGOs,…
Jeneva, BTNp: IATA urged governments to abide by international agreements and treaty obligations to enable airlines to repatriate close to nearly $1 billion in blocked funds from the sale of tickets, cargo space, and other activities. “Governments are preventing nearly $1 billion of airline revenues from being repatriated. This contravenes international conventions and could slow…
Denpasar, BTNp: BANK Indonesia (BI) and the Bank of Thailand (BoT) launched a cross-border QR payment linkage between Indonesia and Thailand today. Under this linkage, consumers and merchants in both countries will be able to make and accept instant cross-border QR payments for goods and services. This connection is the first that links the retail…
Singapore, BTNP: SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) and Scoot, the two passenger airlines within the SIA Group, have been awarded the highest 5-Star rating in the Skytrax COVID-19 Airline Safety Audit. This follows a comprehensive assessment of their health and safety measures for customers and staff across the entire travel journey. Scoot is also the first low-cost…