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              A. Anantha Lakshmi

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              • Wednesday, 8 January, 2025
                Indonesia
                Indonesia says $1bn offer from Apple not enough to lift iPhone 16 ban

                Minister says proposed AirTag factory would not help US tech giant meet local content rules on smartphone sales

                Indonesia’s industry minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita holds up an iPhone at a press conference in Jakarta on Wednesday
              • Wednesday, 8 January, 2025
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                Indonesia places a $28bn bet on free school meals

                President Prabowo Subianto wants to cater for 82mn students and pregnant mothers to boost growth and attainment

                A classroom is filled with children, some wearing yellow hijabs, as they eat from metal trays.
              • Friday, 13 December, 2024
                Indonesian politics
                Indonesia’s Prabowo suggests scrapping ‘expensive’ elections for regional leaders

                President’s comments to political party chiefs on cost of direct votes fuel doubts about his commitment to democracy

                Prabowo Subianto salutes at an outdoor event
              • Thursday, 12 December, 2024
                News in-depthIndonesian economy
                Indonesia’s plan for wealth fund controlled by president stirs concern

                ‘Super-holding’ company intended to support Prabowo Subianto’s strategic projects and boost growth

                A montage showing Prabowo in front of an urban scene
              • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
                Truong My Lan
                Vietnamese tycoon told to repay billions in fraud case to avoid death penalty

                Court rejects Truong My Lan’s appeal against death sentence over embezzlement

                Truong My Lan is seen attending her trial
              • Friday, 29 November, 2024
                News in-depthPhilippines
                Death threat deepens rift between Marcos and Duterte dynasties

                Philippines’ president and vice-president feud over China and misuse of funds

                A montage of the images of Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Sara Duterte with the Philippine flag in the background
              • Thursday, 28 November, 2024
                News in-depthIndonesia
                ‘Production first, safety later’: inside the world’s largest nickel site

                Unions and workers say Indonesia’s dominance of the EV supply chain has come at a price

                Employees in traffic as the shift changes at Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP)
              • Sunday, 24 November, 2024
                Mining
                Western miner Eramet sees no profits in nickel processing without Chinese partners

                Amid falling prices for metal, French group’s Indonesia head says Chinese partners have become expert in downstream cost efficiencies

              • Thursday, 21 November, 2024
                iPhone
                Apple proposes Indonesian factory in bid to reverse iPhone 16 ban

                Investment of $100mn in key market would help meet requirement for 40% local content in smartphones

                A person looks at an iPhone 16. There is a display of the phones
              • Monday, 18 November, 2024
                News in-depthVietnam
                Why Vietnam risks ending up a big loser from Trump’s tariffs

                Hanoi could become a victim of its own success after building up a huge trade surplus with the US

                Vietnamese workers processing instant coffee for export at a factory
              • Friday, 8 November, 2024
                News in-depthIndonesian politics
                Indonesia’s president seeks closer ties to Xi and China

                First foreign trip in office signals Beijing’s importance for investment but will be followed by US visit

                Prabowo Subianto clasping Xi’s right hand with both of his hands in front of national flags at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China on April 1 2024
              • Thursday, 7 November, 2024
                #techAsia
                Apple’s AI server hopes and TSMC’s extreme machines Premium content

                The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

                A security staff walks past a Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) logo at the Hsinchu Science Park
              • Wednesday, 6 November, 2024
                News in-depthUS foreign policy
                Asia braces for steep China tariffs in second Trump term

                Former president has outlined plans to revive trade war with Beijing and questioned backing for Taiwan

                People look at the preliminary results from the US election on a TV screen at a restaurant in Hong Kong
              • Tuesday, 5 November, 2024
                Indonesia
                Indonesia steps up trade protectionism with Apple and Google phone bans

                South-east Asia’s largest economy pushes foreign tech groups to invest locally or lose market access

                A customer looks at an Apple iPhone at a mall in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
              • Monday, 4 November, 2024
                Indonesian politics
                Indonesia and Russia launch first joint naval drills

                President Prabowo Subianto seeks more influential role while maintaining long-standing neutrality

                The commander of Indonesian Naval Main Base 5, First Admiral Arya Delano, Russian Ambassador to Indonesia Sergey Tolchenov, Commander of the Primorsky Flotilla of the Pacific Fleet Rear Admiral Alexei Sysuev and Russian Military Attache to Indonesia Colonel Maxim Lukianov walking after the Russian fleet arrived at North Jamrud pier of Tanjung Perak port for a 5-day joint military exercise between Indonesia and Russia in Surabaya on Sunday
              • Monday, 28 October, 2024
                Indonesia
                Apple banned from selling iPhone 16 in Indonesia

                Government says US company’s investment in the country has fallen short

                Visitors examine the Apple iPhone 16 at the Thailand Mobile Expo 2024 in Bangkok. The display showcases various smartphones and promotional materials, with attendees testing the devices.
              • Sunday, 20 October, 2024
                Indonesian politics
                Former general Prabowo takes helm in Indonesia

                New president seeks to boost growth and claim bigger international role for south-east Asia’s largest economy

                Prabowo Subianto delivers his inauguration speech while raising his fist
              • Sunday, 6 October, 2024
                News in-depthCoal
                Indonesia’s coal producers diversify as money for mining dries up

                Exporters turn to nickel and aluminium with international pressure mounting for country to reduce reliance on fossil fuel

                A tugboat pulls a coal barge along a river past the dome and minarets of the Islamic Centre Mosque in Samarinda, Indonesia
              • Friday, 4 October, 2024
                Singapore
                Singapore charges billionaire in gifts scandal involving ex-minister

                Ong Beng Seng accused of abetting S Iswaran who was sentenced to a year in prison this week

                Ong Beng Seng, wearing a black face mask and glasses, arrives at the State Court in Singapore. He is surrounded by several people, some of whom are taking photographs.
              • Thursday, 3 October, 2024
                Singapore
                Former Singapore transport minister sentenced to year in jail over gifts

                S Iswaran becomes city-state’s first cabinet official to be imprisoned in nearly 50 years

                S. Iswaran walking outside the Supreme Court in Singapore surrounded by photographers and media personnel
              • Wednesday, 2 October, 2024
                Deforestation
                EU moves to delay anti-deforestation rules

                Green groups condemn proposed one-year postponement to give exporters more time to prepare

                A woman with a wheelbarrow full of oil palm fruit at a plantation in North Sumatra, Indonesia
              • Tuesday, 1 October, 2024
                Indonesian politics
                Swiss authorities target Indonesian president-elect’s family

                Geneva given go-ahead to seize accounts linked to Prabowo Subianto’s brother and family

                Hashim Djojohadikusumo speaks at a podium during an election campaign event
              • Sunday, 29 September, 2024
                Thailand
                Thailand kicks off bumper cash handouts to boost ailing economy

                Long-awaited scheme may not be enough to turn around slow growth in south-east Asia’s second-largest economy

                An elderly person stands outside a bank in Bangkok, Thailand, holding multiple 1,000 baht banknotes after withdrawing money
              • Tuesday, 24 September, 2024
                Singapore
                Singapore’s former transport minister pleads guilty to receiving gifts

                S Iswaran admits five charges in twist at start of rare trial in city-state

                S Iswaran arrives at the High Court. He is accompanied by several photographers and journalists taking pictures of his arrival.
              • Saturday, 21 September, 2024
                Bali
                Bali says enough as tourists crowd ‘island of gods’

                Indonesia considers moratorium on development of hotels, villas, nightclubs and beach clubs

                Foreign tourists relax on colorful bean bags under vibrant umbrellas on Kuta Beach in Bali, Indonesia, on November 18 2023. The beach is crowded with people enjoying the atmosphere.
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