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Alleged graft, food poisoning and shoes: Can Prabowo’s free meals scheme be saved?

The US$15 billion (S$19.3 billion) scheme has been dogged by food poisoning cases since its launch in January 2025.

‘Not showmanship’: Aide hits back at critics of Prabowo’s foreign trips

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto (R) and his Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya (C) wait for the arrival Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the presidential palace in Bogor, West Java, on January 11, 2025. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)

Snatch thieves, mall pickpockets: How to stay safe in Jakarta

A tourist falls onto the road after attempting to chase a motorcyclist who allegedly snatched his phone near Jakarta’s Hotel Indonesia (HI) traffic circle on May 14.

Jakarta crime fears rise, but rupiah slide keeps Singaporeans coming for shopping and food

While the city’s governor has called these isolated incidents, cited surveys ranking Jakarta as ASEAN’s second safest city after Singapore, Indonesian authorities are beefing up security.

Officials tried to silence Papua film Pesta Babi. It drew millions of views on YouTube instead

Representatives of the Awyu and Moi indigenous tribes dance and perform rituals in front of the Supreme Court building during a protest in Jakarta on May 27, 2024.

Why Indonesia’s plan to gatekeep its biggest commodity exports is rattling businesses and investors

A farmer harvesting palm oil fruit in Central Kalimantan province on July 22, 2025. A new state entity called Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia is set to take charge of overseas sales of coal, palm oil and ferroalloys, and may expand to other strategic natural resources.

Two Singaporeans among 3 hikers feared dead after Mount Dukono eruption in Indonesia

Nine of the 20 hikers are Singaporean and the rest are Indonesians, the head of a local rescue agency said.

Australia, US, then Japan: What’s behind Indonesia’s flurry of defence deals?

Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (right) with Indonesia's Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin during a visit in May 2026.

Prabowo is raising Indonesia’s profile. But is he also making it harder to read?

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto meeting (clockwise from top left) Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Russian President Vladimir Putin, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, and French President Emmanuel Macron.

An Indonesian minister floated the idea of a Malacca Strait levy. It sank within 24 hours

Indonesia's walk back on Strait of Malacca toll has exposed mixed signals and policy confusion, some say.

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