Biguan · World Briefing · Tags中文版

Person

Prabowo Subianto

  1. Follow-up: Indonesia cuts natural gas supply to Singapore amid haze dispute; Singapore's EMA says cut is under 2% of daily demand

    As cross-border haze from wildfires in Borneo and Sumatra blankets Singapore and the two countries argue over it, the head of Indonesia's upstream oil and gas regulator SKK Migas said on Saturday, Oct 24, that Indonesia would cut daily gas supply to Singapore by 31 million standard cubic feet, 15 million from Natuna and 16 million from Sumatra, to secure gas for domestic power generation. President Prabowo criticised countries that 'like to insult' Indonesia without naming any. Singapore's Energy Market Authority said the cut, about 17 bbtud for 18 days, is less than 2% of Singapore's total daily demand of more than 1,000 bbtud, and that it has contingency plans and can raise LNG imports at any time.

    Oct 25, 2026 Morning
  2. Follow-up: Prabowo accuses MSCI of trying to intimidate Indonesia; Singapore's Temasek and GIC deny pushing a downgrade

    Index provider MSCI warned last week that it could downgrade Indonesia's stock market to 'standalone' status, triggering a record two-day plunge in Indonesian stocks. CNA reported that President Prabowo told a cabinet meeting broadcast on the government's YouTube channel on Wednesday, Oct 21, that MSCI 'wants to intimidate us' and Indonesia would not be afraid. MSCI has said Indonesia is not doing enough against coordinated trading; a downgrade could trigger large capital outflows from the $1.5 trillion G20 economy. The SCMP said a former Indonesian trade minister claimed on Monday that Temasek and GIC were behind the downgrade push; Temasek's Asia-Pacific head called the claim 'baseless' on Wednesday and GIC also denied it.

    Oct 22, 2026 Morning
  3. Indonesian students protest wildfire haze in multiple cities on Prabowo's two-year mark

    CNA reported that Indonesian students demonstrated on Oct 20 in Jakarta and in cities including Bandung and Yogyakarta on Java, Pekanbaru on Sumatra and Makassar in South Sulawesi, protesting forest fires and toxic haze. The day marked two years of President Prabowo Subianto's government; protesters criticised incompetence and corruption, especially the failure to extinguish fires that have spread across large parts of Borneo and Sumatra since July. The haze has lasted weeks, made thousands ill and affected several Southeast Asian countries.

    Oct 21, 2026 Afternoon