Indonesia’s new president; Thailand’s PM selling the land bridge

This week in Asean:

• Indonesia: Prabowo set to win the presidential election
• Thailand: Consumer confidence at 47-month high; declared extra holiday to grow tourism
• Malaysia: Biggest port, Westports, eyeing new investors for expansion
• Singapore: 2023 GDP growth revised down to 1.1 per cent

Dear BT reader,

Indonesia, South-east Asia’s largest economy, held the world’s largest single-day election on Feb 14. As many as 204 million voters across the archipelago of 17,000 islands cast their votes, not only to elect their president for the next five years but also parliamentary and local representatives.