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Prabowo Subianto

Prabowo touts Batam as Indonesia’s next global maritime, investment gateway

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (centre) emphasised that Batam should serve as a national model for downstream industrialisation, investment acceleration, regulatory reform and logistics efficiency.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (centre) emphasised that Batam should serve as a national model for downstream industrialisation, investment acceleration, regulatory reform and logistics efficiency.

Indonesia to buy BrahMos missiles, Indian govt official says

FILE PHOTO: The Indian Army's BrahMos missile launcher is displayed during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, January 26, 2026. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The Indian Army's BrahMos missile launcher is displayed during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, January 26, 2026. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo

‘Strategically aligned’: Singapore, Indonesia want Strait of Malacca open and free for all, say leaders

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at the annual Singapore-Indonesia Leaders’ Retreat in Jakarta on July 6.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at the annual Singapore-Indonesia Leaders’ Retreat in Jakarta on July 6.

PM Wong to visit Jakarta for the Singapore-Indonesia Leaders’ Retreat on July 6

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (right) meeting Hotmangaradja Pandjaitan, Indonesia’s Ambassador to Singapore, at the Shangri-La Jakarta on July 5, ahead of the Singapore-Indonesia Leaders’ Retreat in the Indonesian capital.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (right) meeting Hotmangaradja Pandjaitan, Indonesia’s Ambassador to Singapore, at the Shangri-La Jakarta on July 5, ahead of the Singapore-Indonesia Leaders’ Retreat in the Indonesian capital.

Indonesia scales back military training for staff in President’s cooperative project after deaths

Indonesia has scaled back its basic military training for prospective managers of President Prabowo Subianto’s village cooperative programme.
Indonesia has scaled back its basic military training for prospective managers of President Prabowo Subianto’s village cooperative programme.

Indonesia rights body urges end to military training in Prabowo cooperative project after five die

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s village cooperative programme aims to create jobs and meet the government’s target of 8 per cent economic growth in 2029.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s village cooperative programme aims to create jobs and meet the government’s target of 8 per cent economic growth in 2029.

Indonesia weighs $2.59 billion cut to Prabowo’s signature free meals programme

Concerns over governance issues, financial mismanagement and the strain on Indonesia’s budget have already weighed on sentiment around the programme.
Concerns over governance issues, financial mismanagement and the strain on Indonesia’s budget have already weighed on sentiment around the programme.

High risk of severe haze in Singapore and South-east Asia in second half of the year

Hazy conditions seen from the OCBC Centre at Chulia Street on March 26. The warming El Nino climate phenomenon is expected to create a longer and stronger dry season.
Hazy conditions seen from the OCBC Centre at Chulia Street on March 26. The warming El Nino climate phenomenon is expected to create a longer and stronger dry season.

Indonesia orders miners to provide more coal amid blackouts

Coal barges queue to be pulled along Mahakam river in Samarinda, East Kalimantan province, Indonesia, on Aug 31, 2019.
Coal barges queue to be pulled along Mahakam river in Samarinda, East Kalimantan province, Indonesia, on Aug 31, 2019.

House leaders in Indonesia meet student protesters in rally against fuel prices, free meals

Protesters with posters of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka outside the provincial parliament building in Surabaya on June 19.
Protesters with posters of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka outside the provincial parliament building in Surabaya on June 19.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.