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Indonesia
Indonesia
Latest news, in-depth features and opinion from Indonesia.
Capital
Jakarta
Head of State
President Prabowo Subianto
Prabowo Subianto
Head of Government
President Prabowo Subianto
Prabowo Subianto
CityU students Islam Seitzhanov (left) and Assem Kanabek. Photo: Edmond So
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong emerges as leading Asian study destination for Kazakhstani students

Hong Kong universities attracting growing number of students from the Central Asian country, with enrolment up 408 per cent in eight years.

Volcanoes

Jakarta airport and others reopen after volcanic ash crisis in Indonesia

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Natural disasters

Video | Indonesia’s Anak Krakatoa covers cities in volcanic ash

Vladimir Putin

Can Prabowo’s Putin camaraderie deliver real economic gains for Indonesia?

Good relations with Russia show ‘our president can work with all sides across the geopolitical divide,’ an analyst says.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Wednesday. Photo: Sputnik / EPA
My Life

From Ohio to Hong Kong: former NBA player Bryant Austin’s basketball journey

The American basketball star talks heroes, heading overseas and helping young players with his Hong Kong academy.

Volcanoes

Travellers in Indonesia scramble for new flights after volcano eruption

The suspension of operations at the airports affected 209 flights and more than 22,000 passengers.

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Malaysia

Letters | Could Indonesia be sued for the haze in Malaysia? Yes and no

Readers discuss a recourse for victims of transboundary air pollution, tourist spending, tourism videos past and present, and Hongkong Post’s options.

The Kuala Lumpur skyline is shrouded in haze, as seen from Ampang, Malaysia, on August 26. Photo: Reuters
Ukraine

Video | Indonesians reportedly fought for Russia in Ukraine war

Jakarta says it has yet to determine if the 8 were recruited through job offers and duped into joining Russia’s military.

Malaysia

Malaysia declares emergency in Sarawak town as haze pollution level hits 521

Indonesian police have arrested 112 people suspected of starting the recent forest and peatland fires in 10 provinces on Sumatra and Borneo.

Video | Over 1,700 made ill by food from Indonesia’s free meal scheme

The cases are linked to the government’s flagship programme introduced last year to improve child nutrition.

Students rest while receiving treatment for food poisoning at the regional general hospital after eating government-sponsored free school meals in Sidoarjo, East Java province, Indonesia, September 2, 2026. REUTERS/Suryanto
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Malaysia

Malaysia arrests 6 over drugs supplied to pilot caught with Ecstasy in Jakarta

Police said the suspects were taken into custody during a special operation conducted last month.

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Indonesian customs officials display drugs smuggled by a Malaysian pilot as evidence during a press conference at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on July 31. Photo: AFP
Prabowo Subianto

Over 1,700 Indonesians get food poisoning after eating state-issued free meals

As of Tuesday, 50,000 individuals ‌contracted food poisoning, according to a lawmaker who criticises the ‘failure of the system’.

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Environment

Orangutan in Indonesia dies after exposure to haze fires, abnormalities in lungs

The 20-year-old male orangutan was unable to stand and was struggling to breathe when a joint team of rescuers found him.

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Global monetary policy

Macroscope | Asia is not on the edge of a new 1997-style financial crisis

While risks to Asia’s financial stability exist, they have nothing to do with the policy and structural weaknesses behind the 1997 crisis.

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A South Korean dealer looks at an electronic signboard showing the benchmark Kospi index at Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, on September 2. Photo: EPA
Ministry of Education

Indonesian wildfire haze forces 1.4 million students to move to online learning

Toxic air pollution levels have forced 12,800 schools across six provinces in Sumatra and Borneo to close.

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Motorcyclists ride on a haze-shrouded road caused by forest and land fires in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, on Friday. Photo: AFP
China-Japan relations

How Japan aims to convert ageing warships into leverage to counter China

Tokyo plans to send retired destroyers to Manila and Jakarta, but it may not demand alignment against China as part of deal.

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Ukraine war

Indonesia investigates reports of 8 citizens fighting in Ukraine war

Jakarta says it has to determine if the eight people were recruited through job offers but then duped into joining Russia’s military.

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The Philippines

Manila’s ‘acutely unhealthy’ air due to Indonesian haze spurs health warnings

The haze has led Quezon City to suspend classes in schools and health experts to urge residents to wear N95 masks outdoors.

A thick haze shrouds Metro Manila due to smoke from ongoing fires in Kalimantan, Indonesia, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters

Video | Orangutan rescued from Borneo wildfires

Indonesia has intensified efforts to contain forest and land fires across 6 provinces in Borneo and Sumatra.

Malaysia

Malaysia’s air quality turns hazardous as Indonesian wildfires burn

Pollution index hits 476 near the border, forcing school closures and triggering emergency cloud-seeding plans in Sarawak.

United States

Indonesia-US joint military drills with allies kick off with 4,700 soldiers

The exercises, which have been held for nearly two decades, will include special forces infiltration training and cyberdefence drills.

A US Army AH-64 Apache helicopter flies past during the Garuda Shield joint multinational exercise in Lampung, Indonesia, on September 3, 2025. Photo: AFP
Environment

Orangutan rescued from Borneo fire battles respiratory illness

Indonesia has intensified efforts to contain forest and land fires across six provinces in Borneo and Sumatra.

Veterinarians treat an orangutan named Sampurna during a rescue operation at a palm-oil plantation near an area affected by wildfires, in Kuala Satong village, Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan province, Indonesia, on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
K-pop idols

Can Southeast Asian artists replicate K-pop’s global success with SEA-pop?

Even as more regional artists are performing overseas, they should not blindly copy the K-pop playbook, industry observers say.

Diplomacy

Opinion | US-China AI rivalry needn’t preclude cooperation

Forcing countries to choose between the US’ and China’s initiatives would be counterproductive to global AI governance.

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US-China relations

Uzbekistan tests US-China AI rift with bid to join rival tech bloc

Tashkent eyes Pax Silica entry as Central Asian nations resist growing pressure to choose between Washington and Beijing in the AI race.

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US Undersecretary of State Jacob Helberg (left) convenes the inaugural Pax Silica Summit in Washington on December 12, 2025. Photo: Getty Images for Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg
The Philippines

Philippine Roblox ban call sparks wider debate over children’s online safety

The online gaming platform has been blamed for the rise in school shootings and child sexual exploitation cases in Southeast Asia.

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A boy plays Roblox in front of a screen displaying the platform’s logo on December 8, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Video | Anti-graft protesters clash with police in Indonesia

Demonstrators are calling for the immediate passage of an asset seizure bill and the enforcement of death penalties on corrupt officials.

Malaysia

Malaysia moves Anwar’s National Day speech indoors as haze spikes

Choking cross-border air pollution from Indonesian wildfires forces the Malaysian prime minister to relocate his National Day address.

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