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Elon Musk launches Starlink satellite internet service in Indonesia, world’s largest archipelago

By FIRDIA LISNAWATI and NINIEK KARMINI, FIRDIA LISNAWATI and NINIEK KARMINI, Associated Press
Published: May 20, 2024, 8:50am

DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Elon Musk traveled to Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on Sunday to launch Starlink satellite internet service in the world’s largest archipelago nation.

Wearing a green Batik shirt, Musk was greeted with a garland of flower petals at a community health clinic in Denpasar, the provincial capital of Bali, where he launched the Starlink service alongside Indonesian ministers.

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