Coal still gold for Indonesia’s Mandiri; Ringgit trumps Singdollar

This week in Asean: 

• Malaysia: Subang Airport’s billion-buck boost – boom or bust?
• Singapore: Former transport minister’s fall from grace
• Philippines: More taxes for foreign-based firms 

Dear BT reader,

In a blow to the nation’s green ambitions, Indonesia’s largest state-owned lender has made a billion-dollar investment into a coal-fired power plant in South Sumatra.