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Indonesia
Latest news, in-depth features and opinion from Indonesia.
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Jakarta
Head of State
President Prabowo Subianto
Head of Government
President Prabowo Subianto
Indonesia's new sovereign wealth fund is focused on economic growth amid market jitters

Video | Danantara targets economic growth amid investor concern

Sovereign wealth fund

Can Danantara deliver? Indonesia’s sovereign fund vows to be ‘super transparent’

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China-Asean relations

Exclusive | China woos the neighbours with Xi said to be planning 3-country tour in April

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Pacific nations

‘Glassman’ jailed: PNG hopes ruling can curb tribal sorcery violence

After a horrific machete killing, a landmark ruling in Papua New Guinea aims to curb deadly sorcery accusations driven by jealousy and greed.

Neighbours gather near the home of a 55-year-old mother of two in the Tsak Valley in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea after she was accused of sorcery and tortured. Photo: AFP
Mergers & Acquisitions

Hutchison says it is evaluating spin-off of global telecoms business

‘From time to time, the [group] receives proposals and explores and evaluates opportunities that may be available,’ Hutchison said in a statement.

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Sovereign wealth fund

Indonesia’s Danantara fund faces constitutional challenge over corruption concerns

Critics fear the new law underpinning the fund weakens oversight of state-owned enterprises, potentially fuelling corruption risks.

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Wellness

From a prison stretch in Bali to becoming yoga teacher in Hong Kong

Caught with marijuana leaving Bali, Lyn Savage spent 11 months in prison, where she took up yoga, which she now teaches in Hong Kong.

A TV producer in Hong Kong, Lyn Savage was arrested for trying to take marijuana out of Bali and spent 11 months in prison. She learned yoga from YouTube videos, began teaching fellow inmates, and since her release has trained to become a yoga teacher. Photo: Dickson Lee
Banking & finance

Venture-capital club expands to Hong Kong, plans US$250m fund

London Technology Club opens in the city with a focus on fast-scaling companies in AI, fintech.

Asean

Philippines pulls Asean card on East Timor over extradition row. Will it work?

Manila is seeking the extradition of Arnolfo Teves Jnr, a former politician, who is facing murder and other charges.

Human trafficking

Indonesian fishermen sue Bumble Bee Seafoods in landmark forced labour case

The human-trafficking case highlights the exploitation within the seafood industry, emphasising the need for corporate accountability and systemic reform.

Workers load flash-frozen fish onto a truck from a boat near Indonesia’s Bali island. Indonesian fishermen have sued Bumble Bee Seafoods for forced labour, alleging abuse and withheld wages on Chinese-owned vessels in its supply chain. Photo: AFP
Protests around the world

Indonesia military law protests signal fears of democratic erosion under Prabowo

The amended bill brought back bad memories of Suharto-era militarism, when lines between civilian and military spheres were blurred, critics said.

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Anti-riot police put up their shields as students throw stones during a protest against a revision to the armed forces law in Surabaya on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Opinion | Why the US could lose more ground in Southeast Asia

While the US remains Asean’s biggest investor, its investment in core infrastructure is limited. Meanwhile, China makes its presence felt.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police hunt for helper who allegedly assaulted cancer patient, 81

Security footage circulating online shows helper restraining bedridden elderly woman and stuffing a towel into her mouth.

Central banks

Indonesian rupiah’s low spotlights Prabowo policy concerns, global uncertainty

The decline in the currency led the central bank to intervene, stabilising the rupiah and restoring confidence.

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A teller counts rupiah banknotes at a money changer in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Reuters
Prabowo Subianto

Indonesia’s currency takes a severe beating as US tariff deadline nears

The central bank said the slump is due to global uncertainties including Trump’s reciprocal tariffs.

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The Indonesian rupiah has slumped more than 3 per cent this year. Photo: Reuters
Social media

Delivery of dead rats to Indonesian reporters sparks fears over freedom curbs

The incident allegedly targeting Tempo happened three days after a severed pig’s head was sent to a reporter from the magazine.

Video | Protests against new military law in Indonesia

Around 1,000 demonstrators took part in the latest protest against a law expanding the military’s role in government

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Tourism

Bali to crack down on ‘naughty’ foreigners with new rules and tourism levy

The new guidelines for foreign tourists were issued to curb their misbehaviour.

Foreign tourists relax on Kuta Beach on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali in November 2023. Photo: AFP
Saudi Arabia

Indonesia set to allow domestic helpers in Saudi Arabia after 10-year ban

Jakarta is expected to send 600,000 domestic helpers and skilled labourers to Saudi Arabia, but rights groups are concerned about the move.

Central banks

‘Dream team’ of Jokowi, ex-Thai PM, Bridgewater’s Dalio to advise Indonesian fund

Danantara Indonesia’s sovereign fund, targeting 8 per cent growth by 2029, enlisted ex-presidents and global experts to manage a potential US$900 billion in assets.

India

Trump’s brand booms in Asia despite worldwide loathing

Two months after his frenetic return to the White House, Donald Trump’s brand has had mixed success worldwide.

People protest during a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the Trump Building in New York on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Tourism

Australian tourist killed as boat capsizes off Indonesia’s Bali

The boat was travelling to Nusa Penida, a popular island near Bali, on Friday morning when it was hit by a large wave.

Survivors sit on the hull of a capsized boat, as they wait to be rescued. Photo: Klungkung District Police
Joko Widodo

Indonesian reporter receives pig’s head in incident condemned as ‘terror attack’

The severed head was found in a cardboard box delivered to Francisca Christy Rosana, who works for the Tempo magazine.

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Volcanoes

Bali flights to Australia, Malaysia cancelled after Indonesian volcano erupts

The country’s geological agency also raised the volcano’s alert status to the highest level.

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South China Sea

Indonesia and Vietnam to seal maritime deal – will China respond?

Indonesia’s parliament is set to sign an agreement to formalise maritime boundaries with Vietnam next month.

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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary To Lam wave to students at a welcoming ceremony in Jakarta on March 10. Photo: Reuters
China consumption

Are cheap Indonesian durians about to flood the Chinese market?

Indonesia’s huge fruit industry is preparing to begin exporting durians to China, threatening the dominance of Thai and Vietnamese growers.

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China is by far the world’s largest importer of durians, with Thailand supplying more than half of its total imports last year. Photo: Getty Images
US-China relations

US-China rivalry forcing Southeast Asia to pick sides, congressional panel hears

Washington urged to adopt a sector-by-sector approach to the region, shaping its choices before Beijing does.

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Law

Indonesia passes contentious changes to military law amid protests

Civil society groups have criticised the changes, saying it could take Indonesia back to the draconian era of former president Suharto.

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