Arlina Arshad
Indonesia Bureau Chief
Arlina is The Straits Times’ Indonesia bureau chief. A journalist since 2000, she has covered various issues, from politics and the economy to culture and religion, across South-east Asia. Previously, she was ST’s regional correspondent and Agence-France Presse’s correspondent for Indonesia and Timor-Leste. She considers Indonesia her second home, and the warm people there her family.
Latest articles
Indonesia pauses talks on Board of Peace amid Iran conflict
Indonesia’s peacemaker dream shattered by US-Iran strikes
Between duty and danger: Indonesia’s bold peacekeeping push in Gaza
Ink, scars and salvation: How Indonesia’s street punks and the marginalised are finding faith
Peranakan pride: Indonesia’s ‘tan but Chinese’ Benteng people revive their fading heritage
From malls to minarets: Prabowo plans 40-storey Islamic hub at Jakarta’s glitziest landmark
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‘It’s no laughing matter’: Culinary gas becomes deadly party trend in Indonesia
‘Game Of Thrones’ in Indonesia as Solo’s princes clash over the crown
What Indonesia stands to gain – or lose – from being on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
In Indonesia, faith and fun collide after sexy dangdut show at Islamic event
