Indonesia

• Het Indonesische Ministerie van Communicatie en Digitale Zaken heeft op 8 mei 2026 een nieuwe regelgeving uitgevaardigd, die vereist dat alle grote buitenlandse techplatforms uiterlijk eind 2027 ten minste 60% van hun AI-modellen die Indonesische gebruikers bedienen binnen het land hosten. • De regel, gepresenteerd als een maatregel voor nationale veiligheid en datasouvereiniteit, richt zich op bedrijven zoals Meta, Google en grote Chinese AI-firma's, en verplicht lokale partnerschappen voor datacenters en jaarlijkse compliance-audits uitgevoerd door de Indonesia Data Center Association. • Jakarta schat dat het mandaat in vijf jaar tijd 4 tot 6 miljard dollar aan investeringen in datacenters kan aantrekken, terwijl er strengere standaarden voor contentmoderatie voor gelokaliseerde modellen worden afgedwongen.

Twee buitenlanders bevinden zich onder de doden, melden autoriteiten, na een uitbarsting in de vroege ochtend die as kilometers hoog de lucht in slingerde.

• Laos intensiveert de regionale diplomatie voorafgaand aan de 48e ASEAN-top in Cebu op 7-8 mei, waarbij minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Thongsavanh Phomvihane Indonesië bezoekt voor bilaterale gesprekken. • De discussies gingen over handel, investeringen, toerisme, ontwikkeling van menselijk kapitaal en bredere ASEAN-prioriteiten, inclusief bijeenkomsten met zakengroepen en het ASEAN-secretariaat. • Premier Sonexay Siphandone zal Laos leiden tijdens de top, waarbij de focus ligt op eenheid te midden van geopolitieke spanningen in Zuidoost-Azië.

• 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...