TOP NEWS
- Reuters — Indonesia’s financial regulator and stock exchange have unveiled draft rules to raise minimum free float requirements for new listings to up to 15 percent, as part of accelerated reforms to restore investor confidence after last week’s $80 billion market selloff. Indonesia Unveils New Draft Market Rules After MSCI Rout.
Domestic Politics and Economy
- Tempo — Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa will rotate 50 senior tax officials this week as part of a broader governance reform drive following corruption probes at the tax and customs offices, with the aim of restoring credibility and strengthening oversight within the Finance Ministry.
- Antara — Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto said Indonesia will revive its textile industry through a US$6 billion Danantara-backed midstream investment and a new state-owned enterprise, aiming to rebuild the value chain and lift exports to US$40 billion over the next decade.
- The Jakarta Post — Nearly 2,000 students have suffered food poisoning this year under President Prabowo’s free meals program, prompting the National Nutrition Agency to suspend affected kitchens and tighten oversight, as questions grow over food safety in one of the government’s flagship initiatives.
- Antara — Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said Indonesia is rolling out hospital-based specialist training to tackle critical shortages of doctors in remote regions, offering free pathways for local physicians and aiming to sharply increase annual specialist output.
- Antara — Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has called for inclusive robotics and coding education across mainstream, religious, and special-needs schools, backing a standardized national curriculum and potential AI hubs to accelerate Indonesia’s digital talent development.
- Channel NewsAsia — Indonesia’s Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin has announced that around 4,000 civil servants will undergo voluntary military training in 2026 to strengthen the national reserve force, a move framed as boosting patriotism and defence readiness but drawing concern from experts over its relevance to modern warfare.
- Tempo — PKB chairman Muhaimin Iskandar has dismissed cabinet reshuffle speculation after meeting President Prabowo, stressing that talks focused on party consolidation and support for the government, not ministerial changes. PKB Claims No Cabinet Reshuffle Talks with Prabowo
Business and Investment
- Channel NewsAsia — Indonesian analysts warn that rising layoffs, price-sensitive consumers, digital disruption, and global trade uncertainty are forcing local businesses to rethink their models, with adaptability and end-to-end digital efficiency emerging as key to survival and growth.
