Indosat Apologizes for its Social Media Commercial

Jakarta (Antara) - The management of PT Indosat, an Indonesian telecommunication company, has apologized for its social media commercial with a tagline "Traveling to Aussie is easier than to Bekasi", which made some residents of Bekasi, West Java, to feel offended. "We herewith apologize as we never aim to offend any parties through our promotion. The commercial also had been withdrawn shortly after we realized the impacts," said Indosat President Director and CEO Alexander Rusli here on Sunday. According to a press statement made available to Antara, Indosat had withdrawn the commercial from an account Twitter @IndosatMania following some protests and appreciated the comments and suggestions from the public. "We highly appreciate the protests and comments from the Bekasi residents and the public and will use them as correction to make us better," Rusli noted. (*)