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Joko Widodo

Prabowo’s coalition set to sweep regional polls, Jakarta slipping away

Opposition-backed candidate Pramono Anung is leading in the election for the Jakarta gubernatorial seat based on quick-count results.

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Diplomacy

What is behind Prabowo’s plan to repatriate foreign death-row convicts?

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Food and Drinks

On The Menu | Total culinary indulgence at St Regis Bali Resort’s luxury experience

28 Nov 2024 - 7:45AM

Interpol

Filipino fugitive arrested in Bali after US$67 million scam

Hector Aldwin Pantollana, a known casino junket operator, was apprehended at the airport using biometric data and will be deported back to the Philippines.

26 Nov 2024 - 6:33PM

Filipino fugitive Hector Aldwin Pantollana is escorted by Indonesian Officers as he leaves the room during a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, on November 26. Photo: EPA-EFE/

Apple

Indonesia rejects Apple’s US$100 million investment offer to lift iPhone ban

Industry minister says proposal did not meet ‘principles of fairness’, in contrast to other bigger investments in neighbouring countries.

27 Nov 2024 - 1:30PM

Weather

Landslide and flash floods hit Indonesia’s Sumatra, 16 dead, 6 missing

Rescuers use excavators, farm equipment and their bare hands to sift through the rubble looking for the dead and missing.

25 Nov 2024 - 4:17PM

Smartphones

Oppo to expand smartphone manufacturing in Indonesia in bet on Southeast Asia

Oppo already uses slightly more than the 35 per cent of local smartphone components required by Indonesian law, but it is looking to scale up.

24 Nov 2024 - 9:00AM

Oppo plans to expand local manufacturing in Indonesia as it makes a bet on Southeast Asia’s largest economy. Photo: Shutterstock

Food and Drinks

Cafe owned and run by women makes a statement in Indonesia

‘Now is the time for change,’ says owner of cafe in conservative Aceh province, where running a coffee shop is seen as a man’s job.

23 Nov 2024 - 5:15PM

Australia

Bali Nine drug smugglers in Indonesian prison to return to Australia

Two ringleaders of the group were executed in 2015, while one trafficker was released from prison and another died of cancer.

23 Nov 2024 - 3:45PMvideocam

Malaysia

AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes talks Comac, being ‘loyal to China’ and Asean expansion

The Malaysian budget airline’s CEO talks fleet expansion, the rebound in travel demand and his retirement plans in a wide-ranging interview.

23 Nov 2024 - 12:57PMvideocam

AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes speaks with This Week in Asia on the sidelines of the 2024 Family Business Summit in Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Where are the nurses? Will higher pay lure non-locals to Hong Kong?

Worries persist despite rule change to open door to professionals trained elsewhere, as city set to be short of thousands of nurses by 2045.

23 Nov 2024 - 11:46AM

Smartphones

Oppo brings back premium Find X smartphones to global markets

The Chinese Android handset maker is making a renewed push in the premium segment in Southeast Asia and western Europe.

23 Nov 2024 - 9:00AM

Joko Widodo

‘Jokowi still wants action’: Indonesia polls a test of ex-leader’s clout

The country’s former president is back in the political spotlight campaigning for candidates in regional elections.

22 Nov 2024 - 3:13PMvideocam

The Philippines

Filipino death-row inmate to return home

21 Nov 2024 - 5:00PM

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Prabowo Subianto

Prabowo’s US, China visits signal ‘personal approach’ to foreign policy

Prabowo visited both the US and China on his first trip abroad as president, as analysts note a more ‘personal approach’ to foreign policy.

23 Nov 2024 - 12:07PMvideocam

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (left) shakes hands with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during their meeting in Beijing on November 9. Photo: AP

Jobs

Indonesians urge ‘structural frugal living’ boycott of planned VAT hike

Analysts say the hike could add to the middle class’ financial burden, with some Indonesians planning to avoid buying goods subject to VAT.

21 Nov 2024 - 8:00AM

The Philippines

Indonesia condemned her to death. But soon she’ll return home to the Philippines

Mary Jane Veloso was convicted of drug trafficking and has been on death row in Indonesia for 14 years.

20 Nov 2024 - 5:06PMvideocam

Indonesia’s Bali seeks to protect traditional dance by banning erotic version

Several viral videos of Balinese performers wearing revealing outfits and dancing sensuously have forced the authorities to take action.

19 Nov 2024 - 5:48PMvideocam

Balinese women perform a dance at a temple on Serangan island in Denpasar, Bali. Photo: AFP

Semiconductors

Hong Kong-founded maker of Nvidia graphics cards moves to Singapore

The 27-year-old company said it has moved its headquarters to Singapore, where it made a secondary listing, amid chip supply chain pressure.

18 Nov 2024 - 9:20PM

Social media

In Indonesia, viral video of boy forced to ‘bark like a dog’ triggers outrage

Indonesian businessman Ivan Sugianto has been charged under child protection laws over the incident outside a Surabaya school.

18 Nov 2024 - 4:30PMvideocam

Joko Widodo

Indonesian VP Gibran’s new complaint desk reels in support, scepticism

Some social media users have urged the vice-president to use existing tools or institutions to better address issues across Indonesia.

17 Nov 2024 - 5:30PMvideocam

Gibran Rakabuming Raka conducts an impromptu visit to meet residents and children while distributing books and milk in Jakarta in July. Photo: AFP

E-commerce

Southeast Asia is the new Singles’ Day battleground as lustre fades in China

Promotions from Chinese e-commerce platforms are infiltrating people’s lives across the region, where e-commerce is seeing explosive growth.

18 Nov 2024 - 12:13PM

A TikTok Shop Singles’ Day ad flashes across a large LED screen in on the streets of Bangkok. Photo: Wency Chen

Video | Indigenous dialect in Indonesia saved by Korea’s alphabet

The dialect is used by around 80,000 people.

16 Nov 2024 - 10:52AM

Diplomacy

Editorial | Common approach best for ties between China and Indonesia

Presidents Xi Jinping and Prabowo Subianto have complementary development visions for their countries and dialogue is the way forward.

16 Nov 2024 - 12:56AM

Prabowo Subianto

‘A new Singapore or Hong Kong’? Bali’s second airport plan takes off

Joint development between local and Chinese firm, which is investing US$3 billion, has support of President Prabowo, but some Balinese are unimpressed.

15 Nov 2024 - 11:15AMvideocam

A plane takes off from I Gusti Ngurah Rai airport in Bali, Indonesia. Photo: AP

Asia travel

The unspoilt nature of Indonesia’s West Bali National Park

There’s only one place on the Indonesian holiday island to see ‘big five’ in their original habitat, amid landscapes of indigenous flora

15 Nov 2024 - 12:08PM

Sambar deer enjoy the peace of dawn on a beach in West Bali National Park in Indonesia. Photo: Mark Eveleigh

SCMP Highlights

Recap | J-35A stealth jet stars at Zhuhai air show, Trump praises Prabowo and more videos

Lahore’s severe air quality crisis and a heroic Chinese woman saving a child from a wild boar attack all feature in some of our latest videos.

14 Nov 2024 - 12:23PMvideocam

US presidential election 2024

Can Indonesia’s Prabowo build rapport with Trump and stave off US protectionism?

Concerns about Indonesia’s economy have emerged given Donald Trump’s distrust of multilateralism and climate change policies.

15 Nov 2024 - 1:12PMvideocam

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Indonesia

Latest news, in-depth features and opinion from Indonesia.

Capital

Jakarta

Head of State

President Prabowo Subianto

Head of Government

President Prabowo Subianto

last updated:

29 November, 2024