Indonesia

• Il Ministero della Comunicazione e degli Affari Digitali dell'Indonesia ha emanato un nuovo regolamento l'8 maggio 2026, richiedendo a tutte le grandi piattaforme tecnologiche straniere di ospitare entro la fine del 2027 almeno il 60% dei propri modelli AI destinati agli utenti indonesiani all'interno del Paese. • La norma, presentata come misura di sicurezza nazionale e sovranità dei dati, si rivolge ad aziende tra cui Meta, Google e i principali operatori cinesi di AI, imponendo partnership con data center locali e audit di conformità annuali condotti dalla Indonesia Data Center Association. • Jakarta stima che il mandato potrebbe attrarre tra i 4 e i 6 miliardi di dollari di investimenti nei data center in cinque anni, imponendo al contempo standard di moderazione dei contenuti più rigorosi per i modelli localizzati.

Due stranieri tra i morti, secondo le autorità, dopo un'eruzione all'alba che ha scagliato cenere per chilometri nell'aria

• Il Laos sta accelerando la diplomazia regionale prima del 48° Summit ASEAN di Cebu, previsto per il 7-8 maggio, con il Ministro degli Esteri Thongsavanh Phomvihane in visita in Indonesia per colloqui bilaterali. • Le discussioni hanno riguardato il commercio, gli investimenti, il turismo, lo sviluppo delle risorse umane e le priorità più ampie dell'ASEAN, inclusi incontri con gruppi imprenditoriali e il Segretariato ASEAN. • Il Primo Ministro Sonexay Siphandone guiderà il Laos al summit, concentrandosi sull'unità in mezzo alle tensioni geopolitiche nel Sud-est asiatico.

• OCBC announced the acquisition of HSBC's Indonesia wealth and retail banking operations for $6.6 billion, marking a major expansion in Southeast Asia's second-largest economy. • The deal is expected to increase OCBC's Indonesian subsidiary's assets under management by approximately 25%, significantly strengthening its regional presence. • This acquisition reflects OCBC's strategic focus on wealth management and retail banking growth across Southeast Asia amid competitive market dynamics.

• Pemerintah Indonesia dan Pemerintah Singapura menandatangani kerja sama untuk memperkuat pembangunan kepemudaan kedua negara di Jakarta. • Kerja sama ini bertujuan menyiapkan generasi pemimpin yang berdaya saing di kancah global melalui program bersama. • Inisiatif ini mendukung agenda ASEAN dalam pengembangan sumber daya muda untuk menghadapi tantangan regional.

• TNI AD dan Tentara AD Singapura mempererat kerja sama strategis di bidang pertahanan pada 5 Mei 2026. • Fokus utama pada penguatan sinergi militer regional untuk menjaga stabilitas ASEAN. • Kerja sama ini bagian dari komitmen bilateral dalam menghadapi ancaman keamanan bersama.

CCTV footage circulating on social media showed children at the Little Aresha daycare centre in Yogyakarta, most under two, lying on the floor wearing only diapers with their hands and feet bound with rags.

Experts urge separate tracks for long-distance and commuter trains, among other measures, in the wake of Monday’s (Apr 27) train collision that killed 15 people and injured dozens.

Rescuers finished removing victims from a damaged commuter train car on Tuesday, confirming that the crash outside Indonesia's capital killed 15 people, all of whom were women.

Efforts continue to free two trapped passengers in wreckage after long-distance train collides with commuter train outside Jakarta, injuring 81Rescuers were racing to reach survivors on Tuesday morning outside the Indonesian capital of Jakarta after two trains collided overnight, killing at least seven people and injuring scores.Rescuers were working to get to two people still trapped alive in the wreckage, a spokesperson for the state-owned KAI rail company told local television in the early hours. Continue reading...

• Tensions between Indonesia and the Philippines intensified on April 12 after Chinese vessels were detected near disputed maritime zones, prompting both Southeast Asian nations to deploy coast guard vessels to assert territorial claims. • The Philippines' coast guard reported being rammed by a Chinese maritime militia vessel, resulting in minor damage but heightening concerns over freedom of navigation in the strategically vital waterway. • US Indo-Pacific Command warned that escalating incidents risk regional conflict and called for adherence to international maritime law, with Secretary of State advocating for strengthened ASEAN unity in responding to Chinese expansion.

• Indonesian authorities evacuated approximately 200,000 residents from coastal regions across Sumatra and Java on April 10 following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean, triggering tsunami warnings across the region. • The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued alerts for 17 countries across Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean basin, with initial sea level measurements showing wave surges of 1.2 to 2.1 meters in Banda Aceh and other coastal communities. • Authorities reported no confirmed fatalities as of press time, with emergency shelters activated and communications being restored in affected areas; officials warned residents not to return to coastal zones until all-clear notices are issued.

The quake was at a shallow depth of 10km in the Northern Molucca Sea region, the USGS saidA magnitude 7.8 earthquake has struck the Northern Molucca Sea region in Indonesia, the United States Geological Survey said.The quake on Thursday was at a shallow depth of 10km (6.21 miles), it said. Continue reading...