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Indonesia
Latest news, in-depth features and opinion from Indonesia.
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President Prabowo Subianto
Prabowo Subianto
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President Prabowo Subianto
Prabowo Subianto
Runners make their way past shopfronts at Atria Shopping Gallery in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, on Wednesday, as worsening haze drives fitness enthusiasts indoors. Photo: Iman Muttaqin Yusof
Runners clock up laps along the upper floors of Atria Shopping Gallery in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, during an organised indoor run on Wednesday. Photo: Iman Muttaqin Yusof
Haze blankets the famous Petronas Twin Towers and the surrounding Kuala Lumpur skyline on Friday. Photo: AP
Malaysia

Haze forces Malaysian fitness groups to swap outdoor runs for shopping mall laps

Air-conditioned retail corridors offer a safe space for runners as toxic air quality disrupts sports across Malaysia.

Malaysia

Prabowo warns regional critics Indonesia won’t be ‘insulted’ over haze

Video | Indonesian ferry catches fire in Sunda Strait

Singapore

Singapore hits back over claims it rigged Indonesia’s stock market crash

Allegations that Singapore manipulated MSCI’s review of Jakarta stocks face swift denial as online debate exposes deeper market defects.

A person is seen at the Indonesia Stock Exchange in Jakarta on Friday, as the country’s benchmark stock index plunged over 11 per cent following an MSCI market reclassification proposal. Photo: Xinhua
Singapore

‘As long as it takes’: Singapore goes tough against haze, but will it work?

The city state has vowed to use ‘every legal and regulatory lever’ at its disposal, but analysts warn of cross-border challenges.

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Environment

Video | Anger builds over Indonesia’s wildfires and toxic haze

Katingan, in Central Indonesia, has registered an air pollution index of 1,600, 5 times the limited considered ‘hazardous’.

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Singapore

Southeast Asian families tying house move to top schools spur privilege worries

In Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, a family’s residential address is one of the factors determining admission into schools.

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Pupils leave their school after class in Singapore. Photo: Xinhua
Prabowo Subianto

As Indonesia faces MSCI downgrade threat, officials vow reforms to ease fears

Officials met MSCI on their planned reforms of Indonesia’s stock market after the global index provider’s announcement triggered a selloff.

Malaysia

In Malaysia, viral air purifier test fans flames of anger over haze

Many online users also posted pictures of their own air purifiers registering similar readings of high pollutant levels.

Energy

Opinion | Energy shock could spark Asia’s next debt crisis

The IMF and World Bank need to step up debt surveillance as rising energy costs drain foreign exchange reserves and make debt repayments harder.

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A protest against higher fuel prices in Karachi, Pakistan, on April 3. Photo: EPA
Malaysia

Indonesia backtracks on foreign aid to fight toxic haze choking Southeast Asia

Jakarta insists it can contain forest fires alone, holding back regional aid while refusing to declare a national disaster.

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Firefighters spray water on peatland fires in West Kalimantan, Indonesia in September. Fires in Indonesia have caused a regional haze crisis. Photo: AFP
Bonds

Hong Kong to push on dim sum bonds by appealing to more sovereign borrowers

APEC meeting a golden opportunity to highlight the city’s financial markets and attract more Asia-Pacific sovereign debt issuers: analysts.

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Video | Indonesia tests dry ice drops as haze crisis continues

It is the latest in a series of experiments aimed at curbing the impact of ongoing wildfires in Indonesia.

China-Africa relations

How a hospital ship helps buoy China’s strategic mission in Africa

The Auspicious Ark is dispensing medical care and laying the groundwork for future cooperation on the continent.

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The ship, operated by the naval branch of the People’s Liberation Army, offers a range of medical services wherever it stops. Photo: Xinhua
Aviation

Opinion | Economic realities threaten Asia’s green aviation ambitions

Even as pressure grows on airlines to adopt sustainable fuel, higher prices driven by the Middle East conflict are squeezing an industry operating on thin margins.

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A worker from a firm collecting used cooking oil to produce sustainable aviation fuel pours oil from a Tempura Ten-ichi restaurant into a tank in Tokyo on April 22. Photo: Reuters
Malaysia

Mad rush for oxygen tanks, air purifiers in haze-choked Southeast Asia

Families scramble to buy devices to keep indoor air clean as toxic haze from the Indonesia forest fires persists.

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Chinese overseas

Southeast Asia’s ethnic Chinese traders feel the China squeeze

From Indonesia to the Philippines, small traders say the factories supplying them have become their toughest competitors.

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Asean

Asean climate monitor issues highest alert level over toxic haze

The months-long spell of haze has been disrupting life in large parts of Southeast Asia, closing schools and spiking respiratory complaints.

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Haze shrouds vessels anchored in the eastern waters of Singapore on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Music

Shunned in the West, Ye hands Indonesia a rare mega-tour coup

The controversial US rapper, formerly known as Kanye West, is expected to attract 15,000 foreign fans to Jakarta this month.

US-China relations

Americans favour China more than Russia, but both near bottom of G20: Pew report

New study finds Americans have ‘very cold view’ of Russia, while their opinion of China remains more negative than positive.

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MSCI

Video | Indonesian stocks see sharpest one-day fall since 1998

The decline threatens billions of dollars in capital outflows from Southeast Asia’s largest economy.

FILE PHOTO: Students walk past an electronic board showing stock market index at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 2, 2026. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo
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Singapore

Singapore targets 7 companies over wildfires in Indonesia as toxic haze worsens

The environmental agency has ordered the firms to stop burning and submit prevention plans as air quality worsens to unhealthy levels.

A tourist wears a face mask as haze covers Singapore’s Merlion Park and Marina Bay Sands on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Central banks

Indonesia’s central bank insists it is independent. Investors want proof

Huge bond purchases, the president’s nephew on board and a shifting legal role leave investors asking who really controls Bank Indonesia.

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Art

Jakarta Biennale, Art Jakarta – both tell Indonesia’s story, haze and all

The city saw two events open on the same weekend, both highlighting its art scene and drawing attention to socio- and geopolitical anxieties.

Singapore

Should Singapore’s classrooms be air-conditioned like in Hong Kong amid haze?

An opposition MP who has pushed for air-conditioned classrooms due to hot weather says his proposal is more urgent now because of the haze.

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A family looks out of a cabin in the Singapore Flyer in Singapore on Thursday as the country continues to be shrouded in haze caused by fires in Indonesia. Photo: AFP
Singapore

Indonesian governor’s ‘tone deaf’ Singapore trip adds fury to haze crisis

East Kalimantan’s Rudy Mas’ud said visit was for medical reasons, not leisure, as Indonesia accepts foreign aid to tackle the disaster.

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Indonesian firefighters work on containing a wildfire in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan province, on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Malaysia

Blurred vision: cries grow for Malaysia to stop being ‘too soft’ on haze

Smoke from Indonesian fires has blanketed large parts of Peninsular Malaysia, with Johor and Selangor among the worst affected states.

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SCMP Highlights

US execs snub China APEC deadlines; Ivanka Trump’s Chinese couture: 7 highlights

From China approving Visa for local operations to Indonesia’s thick haze, here are top stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

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