Indonesia

Indonesia's plans to retire a swathe of its coal-fired power plants over the next three decades are drawing a lukewarm response from potential supporters. The country plans to eliminate 15 gigawatts of coal-generated electricity; about 60…

Data operators could face up to five years in jail and a maximum fine of 5 billion rupiah (S$470,000) for leaking or misusing private information, according to Indonesia's new data privacy Bill set to be passed by Parliament this week.…

Indonesia and Norway have signed a new bilateral climate and forest partnership to support further efforts by the South-east Asian nation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, even as it reduced its deforestation to a 20-year low. Under the…

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday announced that he had signed a presidential regulation to ratify the flight information region (FIR) agreement which Indonesia inked with Singapore in January. Under the agreement, the boundary…

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Monday called on ASEAN to lead the way in bringing peace to the region amid the "volatile time in geopolitics", during his first overseas trip since taking office in June. In a joint statement…

Indonesia will raise the domestic price of subsidized fuels by about 30 per cent, top officials said, as the government moves to rein in ballooning subsidies despite a risk of mass protests. From 2.30pm (3.30pm Singapore time), the price…

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr is expected to prioritise defence issues and investment opportunities when he meets with the leaders of Indonesia and Singapore during his inaugural state visits next week. Marcos will be visiting…

Indonesia’s Parliament on Tuesday (Aug 30) passed a law to ratify the country’s membership into the world’s largest trade pact; the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The move makes South-east Asia’s largest economy the…

A joint exercise involving more than 100 commandos from the Singapore Armed Forces' (SAF) 1st Commando Battalion and their Indonesian counterparts has been successfully concluded. Exercise Chandrapura, a bilateral annual exercise with the…

Ensuring nations have reliable access to sufficient and affordable food will continue to be on the agenda for future high-level meetings between regional and global leaders, amid uncertain economic conditions and disrupted supply chains.…