Prabowo Subianto
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- yesterday
MSCI proposes stand-alone downgrade for Indonesia as Jakarta index plunges 11%
MSCI has launched a consultation on moving Indonesia to stand-alone status, which would remove it from all of its indexes. Jakarta's IDX Composite fell about 11% on Friday, 16 October, its sharpest one-day drop since January 1998.
- 5d ago
Indonesia tests dry ice to clear wildfire haze as smoke spreads to Singapore and Malaysia
A dry ice trial over South Sumatra is set for Thursday, 15 October, as El Niño-fuelled fires keep smoke hanging over Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia.
- Oct 9
Singapore tops IQAir pollution ranking as Indonesian fires push haze into Malaysia and Singapore
Singapore's air quality index reached 216 on Friday morning, the highest in IQAir's ranking of world cities, as smoke from Indonesian forest and peat fires spread across the region. Malaysia closed schools in several states the same day.
- Oct 9
Malaysia closes schools in six places as Indonesian fire haze pushes air quality to unhealthy levels
More than 2 million students stayed home on Friday as smoke from Indonesian forest fires pushed Kuala Lumpur to around 170 on the Air Pollutant Index. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he had personally contacted Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.
- Jul 27
Bank Indonesia governor's shock exit rattles markets and revives independence fears as rupiah slides further
Perry Warjiyo quit as Bank Indonesia governor on 27 July 2026, the second high-profile economic departure in less than a year, sending the rupiah 0.3% lower and reviving investor alarm over political influence on monetary policy.
- May 29
Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza is a legal and financial 'empty shell' four months after launch
Four months after its high-profile launch in Davos, Donald Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza has not received a single dollar into its World Bank-administered fund, leaving the organization in a legal and political limbo.
