The_King Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 An Indonesian minister believes that his country is capable of hosting exclusive music concerts that can compete with Singapore, Tempo reported. Coordinating Minister for Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan was referring to Singapore's exclusive deal with Taylor Swift's team to get the global superstar to perform only in Singapore for her Southeast Asia leg of "The Eras Tour". "If Singapore can profit, why can't we?" "What Singapore is offering, we'll do the same for other artists. We must be willing to compete. If Singapore can profit, why can't we?" said Luhut, as quoted by Jakarta Globe. Speaking at the closing of Business Matching 2024 on Thursday (Mar. 7) in Denpasar, Bali, Luhut said that discussions are already underway for the plan. A decision has been made for an entertainment company to secure exclusive contracts with other artists and organise concerts. Luhut believed that Singapore's exclusive contract with Swift has generated significant revenue for the city-state, including foreign exchange earnings and full hotel occupancy during "The Eras Tour". “For two weeks, you can't go to Singapore because of a Taylor Swift show. Hotels are fully booked for nine days. Why? Because Indonesia could not host her show,” said Luhut, as quoted by Tempo. Improve licensing system Just last year, Indonesia's Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno said that the country's licensing system could be improved to accelerate the process of booking a show from artists. He was explaining why Singapore had six concert dates for British band Coldplay while Malaysia and Indonesia only had one show each. Both concerts sold out extremely quickly, prompting calls for second dates to be put on. However, on the day of Coldplay's first-ever concert in Indonesia on Nov. 15, about 300 protesters in Jakarta gathered outside the stadium to jeer at concertgoers. The protesters chanted and held banners, expressing their opposition to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin's support for the LGBT community. The protesters were confronted by the police and clashed with officers. Offered subsidies for concerts On Feb. 16, Thailand Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin claimed that global concert promoter Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) told him that the Singapore government had offered Swift up to S$4 million (US$3 million) in subsidies for each of her six concerts in Singapore, in exchange for her to not perform elsewhere in Southeast Asia. A Thai government spokesperson later clarified that the claim was made "not to criticise or express jealousy", but to "admire and compliment" Singapore. On Feb. 28, Joey Salceda, a representative of Albay province in the Philippines House of Representatives, criticised Singapore in a media statement. The Philippines politician said that's not "what good neighbours do" and claimed that Singapore "hurt" the Philippines. Earlier this week on Mar. 6, a Malaysian opposition politician asked the Malaysia government to explain why Swift is not performing in Malaysia as part of "The Eras Tour". Bersatu's legal and constitution bureau deputy chairman Sasha Lyna Abdul Latiff claimed that the country was in talks with Swift's team from as early as 2022, although she was later rebutted by a member of the government. Defended exclusivity deal Meanwhile, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, on the sidelines of the Asean-Australia Summit summit on Mar. 5, 2024, defended the exclusivity deal with Swift. PM Lee referred to the business deal as a "successful arrangement" and was funded by a "post-Covid" fund in an effort to boost tourism after the pandemic. PM Lee suggested if Singapore had not made the deal, another of the 10 Asean countries might have done so. "I don't see that as being unfriendly. Sometimes one country makes a deal, sometimes another country does. I don't explicitly say you will come here, only on condition that you will go other places." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 in other news 2023 Anti-LGBTQ groups protest Coldplay's first Indonesia gig https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2023/11/16/anti-lgbtq-groups-protest-coldplays-first-indonesia-gig.html 2012 Lady Gaga cancels Indonesia concert amid protest fears https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/lady-gaga-cancels-indonesia-concert-amid-muslim-protest-fears-flna797474 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noobmaster Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Just now, The_King said: in other news 2023 Anti-LGBTQ groups protest Coldplay's first Indonesia gig https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2023/11/16/anti-lgbtq-groups-protest-coldplays-first-indonesia-gig.html 2012 Lady Gaga cancels Indonesia concert amid protest fears https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/lady-gaga-cancels-indonesia-concert-amid-muslim-protest-fears-flna797474 So scary. The protestors don’t seem peaceful @ManOfTheHour @meng.huat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 minister you born yesterday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 (edited) 4 minutes ago, noobmaster said: So scary. The protestors don’t seem peaceful @ManOfTheHour @meng.huat they all know what happen if go my and indo go my PAS KPKB, go indo also KPKB. if i am a singer i also dont want go there. so many country with open modern thinking, why go backward thinking country and risk my life Edited March 8 by The_King 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huat Zai Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 6 hours ago, The_King said: Thailand Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin claimed that global concert promoter Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) told him that the Singapore government had offered Swift up to S$4 million (US$3 million) in subsidies for each of her six concerts in Singapore, in exchange for her to not perform elsewhere in Southeast Asia. A Thai government spokesperson later clarified that the claim was made "not to criticise or express jealousy", but to "admire and compliment" Singapore. Translates to: Sinkie government jin satki wor, happy happy can use public money to pay for Swifty concert to buy votes wor. 3 Official Mugentech Minecraft server: Please see thread in Gamers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManOfTheHour Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 You will never profit when you allow religion to overcome common sense 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaur4man Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 profit who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManOfTheHour Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 (edited) 13 hours ago, noobmaster said: So scary. The protestors don’t seem peaceful @ManOfTheHour @meng.huat Backwards countries never prosper i went to Bali in 2017 and was bored as fuck cos it was the same Bali i visited in 1993 KL still looks like it’s stuck in 1988 Edited March 9 by ManOfTheHour 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XianGe Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 7 hours ago, Huat Zai said: Translates to: Sinkie government jin satki wor, happy happy can use public money to pay for Swifty concert to buy votes wor. Classic hk show... They don't make tis nowadays 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 (edited) 2 hours ago, ManOfTheHour said: Backwards countries never prosper i went to Bali in 2017 and was bored as fuck cos it was the same Bali i visited in 1993 KL still looks like it’s stuck in 1988 Go usa, go ca, shoplift and bring back sg, anything under 900 is a misdemeanor Thanks to Proposition 47 Edited March 9 by The_King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 On 3/8/2024 at 8:31 PM, The_King said: An Indonesian minister believes that his country is capable of hosting exclusive music concerts that can compete with Singapore, Tempo reported. Coordinating Minister for Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan was referring to Singapore's exclusive deal with Taylor Swift's team to get the global superstar to perform only in Singapore for her Southeast Asia leg of "The Eras Tour". "If Singapore can profit, why can't we?" "What Singapore is offering, we'll do the same for other artists. We must be willing to compete. If Singapore can profit, why can't we?" said Luhut, as quoted by Jakarta Globe. Speaking at the closing of Business Matching 2024 on Thursday (Mar. 7) in Denpasar, Bali, Luhut said that discussions are already underway for the plan. A decision has been made for an entertainment company to secure exclusive contracts with other artists and organise concerts. Luhut believed that Singapore's exclusive contract with Swift has generated significant revenue for the city-state, including foreign exchange earnings and full hotel occupancy during "The Eras Tour". “For two weeks, you can't go to Singapore because of a Taylor Swift show. Hotels are fully booked for nine days. Why? Because Indonesia could not host her show,” said Luhut, as quoted by Tempo. Improve licensing system Just last year, Indonesia's Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno said that the country's licensing system could be improved to accelerate the process of booking a show from artists. He was explaining why Singapore had six concert dates for British band Coldplay while Malaysia and Indonesia only had one show each. Both concerts sold out extremely quickly, prompting calls for second dates to be put on. However, on the day of Coldplay's first-ever concert in Indonesia on Nov. 15, about 300 protesters in Jakarta gathered outside the stadium to jeer at concertgoers. The protesters chanted and held banners, expressing their opposition to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin's support for the LGBT community. The protesters were confronted by the police and clashed with officers. Offered subsidies for concerts On Feb. 16, Thailand Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin claimed that global concert promoter Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) told him that the Singapore government had offered Swift up to S$4 million (US$3 million) in subsidies for each of her six concerts in Singapore, in exchange for her to not perform elsewhere in Southeast Asia. A Thai government spokesperson later clarified that the claim was made "not to criticise or express jealousy", but to "admire and compliment" Singapore. On Feb. 28, Joey Salceda, a representative of Albay province in the Philippines House of Representatives, criticised Singapore in a media statement. The Philippines politician said that's not "what good neighbours do" and claimed that Singapore "hurt" the Philippines. Earlier this week on Mar. 6, a Malaysian opposition politician asked the Malaysia government to explain why Swift is not performing in Malaysia as part of "The Eras Tour". Bersatu's legal and constitution bureau deputy chairman Sasha Lyna Abdul Latiff claimed that the country was in talks with Swift's team from as early as 2022, although she was later rebutted by a member of the government. Defended exclusivity deal Meanwhile, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, on the sidelines of the Asean-Australia Summit summit on Mar. 5, 2024, defended the exclusivity deal with Swift. PM Lee referred to the business deal as a "successful arrangement" and was funded by a "post-Covid" fund in an effort to boost tourism after the pandemic. PM Lee suggested if Singapore had not made the deal, another of the 10 Asean countries might have done so. "I don't see that as being unfriendly. Sometimes one country makes a deal, sometimes another country does. I don't explicitly say you will come here, only on condition that you will go other places." you were saying? quote: his country is capable of hosting exclusive music concerts" still can approved? hahahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaur4man Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 8 hours ago, The_King said: you were saying? quote: his country is capable of hosting exclusive music concerts" still can approved? hahahahaha no wonder birth rate low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 2 minutes ago, aaur4man said: no wonder birth rate low Sg cannot give birth, sure suffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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