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Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Downstreaming and Energy Transition Bahlil Lahadalia said on Oct 29 that he believed some of the 148 LNG cargoes that Indonesia had shipped to Singapore were being traded and re-exported rather than used for domestic consumption.
High school students across Indonesia began taking the academic competency test on Monday. But in Central Kalimantan – one of the provinces hardest hit by forest and peatland fires – students will have to wait until next month to sit the exam because of deteriorating air quality.
According to the Indonesian police, Singapore accounts for the largest share, with nine of the 22 companies. They added that Malaysia has eight, Britain two, and China, Japan and South Korea one each.
The Indonesian government has ordered regional administrations to establish their own task forces to inspect free meals kitchens. But critics warn that this will only shift oversight responsibilities to regions already under tight fiscal constraints.
Tapanuli orangutans in North Sumatra face increasing threats as their habitat gets fragmented by forest-encroaching business activities, while Bornean orangutans in Kalimantan are choked by haze-causing forest and peatland fires.
The protest, which was held to coincide with Indonesia’s Youth Pledge Day, included participants from various universities and civil society groups, part of a loose coalition united by the hashtag #IndonesiaSadar (#IndonesiaAwake).
The initiative was announced by Indonesian Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir following talks with his Singapore counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan in Jakarta on Oct 27.
Indonesia's Deputy Haj and Umrah Minister said that President Prabowo's emphasis on economic sovereignty should also extend to haj and umrah services.
Tensions continue to mount as an Indonesian senior minister takes a fresh swipe at Singapore over a gas supply cut, widening a diplomatic spat that stems from the regional haze crisis.
An annual international index on countries’ adherence to the rule of law found Indonesia scoring lower this year compared to 2025 – with the country scoring lowest in criminal justice, absence of corruption and fundamental rights.
Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) is still mulling over the technical assistance on offer from Singapore and Malaysia to put out the fires, with cooperation to be focused on closing gaps from existing efforts.
Singapore's Minister for Energy, Trade and Industry Tan See Leng said the country aims to strengthen the diversity of its energy sources, amidst an increasingly challenging global landscape. His remarks come two days after Indonesia reduced its natural gas supplies to Singapore.
As electric cars reshape the driving experience, enthusiasts wrestle with what makes a car special: the roar of its engine, the quirks of an aging machine, or the memories we leave behind the wheel.
As another crisis unfolds, askST examines what the grouping can achieve, whether bilateral cooperation works better and who must act to prevent future fires.
Indonesia saw its last executions in 2016 of four drug trafficking convicts. However, the country's new Criminal Code (KUHP) marks a shift in the legal framework by classifying it as a “special punishment” to be imposed only as a last resort.
