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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
Containers being stacked at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta. Photo: AP
Trade

Indonesia’s strong GDP data prompts ‘resilient but uneven’ growth forecasts

While manufacturing and household spending rose in Q2, growth expectations are tempered by a decline in the mining and trade sectors.

Prabowo Subianto

Video | Military-style boot camps for Indonesia’s minimarket workers

China trade

Opinion | Why China’s trade partners may question value of economic integration

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Malaysia

Malaysia Airlines owner mandates drug testing for pilots after arrest

Malaysia Aviation Group orders mandatory drug testing for pilots after Malaysia Airlines second officer arrested in Jakarta.

Indonesian Customs officials display drugs smuggled by a Malaysian pilot as evidence during a press conference at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport near Jakarta. Photo: AFP
Malaysia

How crime syndicates are exploiting Malaysia’s connectivity to move drugs

The country’s proximity to major drug-producing areas and porous borders make it an attractive transit point for traffickers, analysts say.

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Protests around the world

Indonesia warns against users spreading fake news ahead of its Independence Day

The move by some shopping centres and office complexes in Jakarta to erect barricades has fuelled speculation about potential unrest.

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Prabowo Subianto

Reality bites for Indonesia’s Prabowo as approval rating falls

The decline reflects a disconnect between Indonesia’s still-respectable headline growth and how voters experience the economy, analysts say.

Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto. Photo: AFP
Malaysia

Video | Pilot accused of smuggling 70,000 Ecstasy pills through airport security

A Malaysian airport security screener will be summoned for questioning after the Malaysia Airlines pilot was arrested in Jakarta for allegedly carrying 70,000 Ecstasy pills.

Malaysia

Malaysia faces EV speed bumps with planned levy amid stalled investments

Observers warn Malaysia’s appeal as a manufacturing base could weaken amid regional competition for EV investment.

North Korea

Indonesia’s Prabowo eyes North Korea trip. But no one’s invited him

While a visit could boost Indonesia’s diplomatic clout, it also threatens to raise another outcry about Prabowo’s frequent flights.

Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto speaks at a press conference in Jakarta on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Prabowo Subianto

Are Indonesia’s Prabowo and ultra rich ‘9 Dragons’ on a collision course?

Analysts say the pressure on Indonesia’s older business elite forms part of a broader two-pronged strategy of state capitalism.

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Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto. Photo: Reuters
Fifa

Offside move? Why Indonesia’s football chief backed Fifa privatisation plan

Erick Thohir said the Indonesian football association should back Fifa’s proposal because of its contributions to the local game.

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Malaysia

Malaysian police investigate how pilot smuggled drugs past airport checks

A KLIA security screener will be summoned for questioning after a Malaysia Airlines pilot is arrested with 70,000 Ecstasy pills in Jakarta.

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Hong Kong society

Li Ka Shing Foundation, Disney gift 24,000 domestic helpers Toy Story 5 tickets

Registration on Klook to open at 9pm on Wednesday in latest collaboration between Hong Kong tycoon’s charity foundation and The Walt Disney Company.

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Foreign domestic helpers at Hong Kong Disneyland during a sponsored visit in April this year. Photo: Eugene Lee
SCMP Highlights

Malaysian influencer controversy, Cambodia’s tourism slump: 7 Asia highlights

From Philippines’ army wanting more hackers to facial massage fighting dementia, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

A scene from the trailer for ‘Pulau’, which stars Siew Pui Yi. Photo: YouTube
United States

US State Department to close consulates in Canada, Japan and Indonesia: sources

The State Department did not confirm the closures but said it was focused on ensuring that America’s diplomatic footprint was efficient.

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Marine safety

Unknown number of people missing after Indonesian ferry fire kills 5

Initial reports said it was carrying 271 people but by Monday officials said many more people were aboard than listed.

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Asia travel

‘Not the typical Bali’: little-known beach to host 5-day annual design fair

With its relatively undiscovered feel, Pengembak Beach is the perfect location for this year’s edition of Jia Curated, one co-founder says.

Pengembak Beach in Bali is a lesser-known beach on the island’s southeastern coast that will play host to Jia Curated 2026, an international design and cultural event, from August 13 to 17. Photo: Christopher Octav

Video | 5 dead in Indonesia ferry fire, 41 missing

The captain reported the blaze as the vessel sailed from East Java to South Sulawesi, but authorities said there has been no contact since then.

Asean

What Turkey’s upgrade to Asean dialogue partner status means

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan calls the development ‘of utmost importance’ in its relationship with Asia-Pacific countries.

National Search and Rescue Agency (Indonesia)

5 dead, 41 missing in Indonesia ferry fire

The captain reported the blaze as the vessel sailed from East Java to South Sulawesi. Some passengers jumped into the sea.

A still image taken from a handout video made available by Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency shows thick smoke billowing from a passenger ferry on Sunday. Photo: via EPA
Education

Indonesia has thousands of universities. Does it really need another?

Jakarta has a shortage of future leaders. It also lacks technical talent. President Prabowo’s solution? Build another university.

Kindergarteners wearing graduation gowns wait to have their photographs taken at a museum in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, in May. Photo: AFP
India

Ready player 3: India offers Asean a US-China alternative

India pitches trade, missiles and room to hedge as the US and China vie for regional influence.

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Malaysia

Sky high: drug-fuelled Malaysian pilot arrested with 70,000 pills in Indonesia

The pilot tested positive for meth, MDMA and cocaine after his arrest at the airport, meaning he was under the influence when he was flying.

China trade

Opinion | China’s exports feed the Global South’s industrial engines

Far from stifling development, China’s export portfolio indicates a positive-sum diffusion of industrial growth.

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Climate change

Video | Wildfires reignite in Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan

El Nino-related drought has made water harder to find in the huge province of Central Kalimantan on the island of Borneo.

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United Nations

Opinion | Can the gigacities of tomorrow keep human connection alive?

We have learned to accommodate more people in larger metropolises while losing the ability to bring those people together into families.

US-Asean relations

Inside America’s US$1.5 billion play for Southeast Asian energy

Gas exports and mini reactors serve US interests as much as Asia’s – provided promised projects actually lead anywhere.

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