Prabowo Subianto

Singapore, Indonesia seek closer energy and sustainability cooperation to power up green ties

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (left) at Jakarta’s State Palace with Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto.

Singapore, Indonesia vow closer cooperation, call for free passage through Strait of Hormuz

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s trip to Jakarta comes shortly after his two-day official visit to Timor-Leste last week.

PM Wong to visit Jakarta on Monday for annual leaders’ retreat with Indonesia’s Prabowo

The National Nutrition Agency (NNA), which runs the free meals programme, is targeting a reduction of at least 15% from its 268 trillion rupiah Budget this year.

Indonesia weighing US$2 billion cut to Prabowo’s signature free meals programme: sources

Market pressures have squeezed margins for agricultural producers, which could prompt growers to turn to cost-cutting “slash-and-burn” methods of clearing land.
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Haze beckons as South-east Asia’s planters come under strain. A ‘Godzilla’ El Nino may just be the start

Demonstrators during an anti-government protest in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 12, 2026.

Jakarta deploys thousands of police as students protest Prabowo

More than a thousand students rallied in central Jakarta on Jun 12 to accuse the government of failing to address economic pressures.

Indonesia’s fuel price hike, rupiah rout pile pressure on Prabowo as students protest

Prabowo needs to assure markets that entrepreneurs and experts, not his old-boy herd, will control the commanding heights of Indonesia's economy, says the writer.

Indonesia’s weakening markets and economy have a personality problem – Prabowo’s

If investors become unsure whether BI is prioritising growth, inflation or exchange-rate stability, risk premiums rise and policy credibility weakens, says an economist.

Bank Indonesia’s new mandate faces first market test after rate hike

For many, the current turbulence is not the result of a single week but the cumulative effect of a series of policy shifts under President Prabowo.

Indonesia’s crisis of confidence as markets decode Prabowo