JAKARTA, May 8 (Reuters) - The satellite unit of Elon Musk's SpaceX, Starlink, has secured a permit to operate in Indonesia, its communications minister told Reuters on Wednesday.

Starlink had obtained a permit to operate as an internet service provider for retail consumers, minister Budi Arie Setiadi said in an interview. (Reporting by Ananda Teresia; Editing by Martin Petty)