Indonesia’s Prabowo invited to US for Trump Board of Peace meeting, eyes trade deal signing

JAKARTA, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Indonesian ​President Prabowo ‌Subianto has been ‌invited to the United States on February ⁠19 ‌to attend a meeting ‍about President Donald Trump’s Board of ​Peace, an ‌official said on Monday. Indonesia also hoped to sign a trade ⁠deal ​with Trump ​during the trip, Presidential spokesperson ‍Prasetyo ⁠Hadi said (Reporting by … Read more

Exclusive | Inside Indonesia’s inner circle: Hashim Djojohadikusumo on his brother Prabowo’s vision

Hashim Djojohadikusumo is smiling almost beatifically, but the trademark feistiness is unmistakable. We are sitting down for a chat amid the turmoil gripping Indonesia’s capital markets and he says emphatically that “it’s good, it’s good” that it happened. This unvarnished answer is one of several he gives as we talk about his country, nearly two … Read more

Extractive-led economic growth fuels environmental crisis – Society

he ambition from President Prabowo Subianto’s administration to increase the country’s economic growth to 8 percent through expanding extractive business may risk accelerating environmental degradation and widening social injustice, the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has warned. Since taking office in… Source link

Indonesian government flood response

Fadhilah Primandari and M. Ammar Hidayahtulloh reflect on the Indonesian government’s response to Sumatra’s calamitous floods in November 2025. They argue that when authorities gaslight disaster victims into believing they can handle the consequences, they merely prolong and delegitimise victims’ suffering  In late November, deadly floods and landslides hit three provinces in Indonesia’s Sumatra Island: Aceh, North Sumatra, and … Read more

6 Outcomes of Prabowo’s Visit to the UK and France

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto returned to Indonesia on Saturday afternoon, January 24, 2026. Prabowo landed at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta, after completing a three-country visit over the past week. According to a statement shared by Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya via his Instagram account, Prabowo was greeted by Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo … Read more

Calls grow for removal of Indonesia’s health chief as rift with doctors deepens

Indonesia’s health minister is facing mounting calls for his removal as his deepening rift with the country’s medical professionals risks undermining healthcare reform and weakening the legitimacy of future policies, according to analysts. Criticism of Budi Gunadi Sadikin has surged in recent weeks, with two of the nation’s leading medical faculties – at the University … Read more

Indonesia eyes high-speed rail to Surabaya, but China debt barriers loom

Indonesia is reviving plans to extend its Chinese-backed high-speed rail network, with ambitions to connect Jakarta with Surabaya, the nation’s second-largest city. But analysts say familiar complications could stall the project, from regulatory hurdles to the mounting debt owed to China. The proposed extension would build on Whoosh – Southeast Asia’s first high speed rail … Read more

Stunting declines nationwide, but underlying risks remain – Society

​​The Health Ministry has reported a decline in the national stunting rate among children, from 21.5 percent in 2023 to 19.8 percent last year, marking progress toward reaching President Prabowo Subianto’s 14 percent target although experts warn substantial efforts are still needed to maintain progress. The updated figure was released earlier this week during the … Read more

Macron gives Prabowo France’s highest military award. – Asia & Pacific

rench President Emmanuel Macron bestowed President Prabowo Subianto with France’s top award on Thursday, before announcing a new cultural partnership with Jakarta on a visit to the world’s largest Buddhist temple. Macron’s trip to Indonesia is the second stop of a three-nation, six-day tour of Southeast Asia that began with Vietnam and concludes in Singapore. After … Read more