https://www.scmp.com/rss/524297/feed The latest news and top stories on Teddy Indra Wijaya, a distinguished Indonesian military officer. He currently serves as the Cabinet Secretary, appointed by President Prabowo Subianto in October 2024, where he provides crucial governance support for the President and Vice President. Previously, he was a long-serving aide to Minister of Defence Prabowo Subianto and an assistant aide to President Joko Widodo. A Lieutenant Colonel, he is an alumnus of the Indonesian Military Academy and Kopassus,... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Associated Press Associated Press Some residents of the flood-hit Indonesian island of Sumatra have resorted to stealing food and water to survive, authorities said on Sunday, while Sri Lankan officials said deaths from floods and mudslides in that island nation have risen to 193. The floods, which hit Indonesia nearly a week ago, have killed 303 people and displaced thousands, with the number expected to rise as more bodies are recovered. The deluges triggered landslides, damaged roads, cut off parts of the island and downed... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3334668/flood-death-tolls-rise-indonesia-sri-lanka-aid-trickles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3334668/flood-death-tolls-rise-indonesia-sri-lanka-aid-trickles?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 30 Nov 2025 09:00:06 +0000 Resty Woro Yuniar Resty Woro Yuniar Indonesia has pledged tighter management of Islamic boarding schools after the tragic collapse of one that killed at least 67 people, with the incident drawing attention to long-standing concerns about the lack of oversight and funding for the country’s vast network of faith-based schools. The disaster – Indonesia’s deadliest so far this year – occurred on September 29, when a three-storey mosque inside the Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School complex in Sidoarjo, East Java, caved in during... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3328130/indonesia-vows-reform-after-67-confirmed-killed-islamic-boarding-school-collapse?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3328130/indonesia-vows-reform-after-67-confirmed-killed-islamic-boarding-school-collapse?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Oct 2025 10:30:08 +0000 Resty Woro Yuniar Resty Woro Yuniar Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has pledged to send tens of thousands of peacekeepers to conflict zones and said the country could recognise Israel, but only if Palestinian statehood is first acknowledged. The idea of conditional recognition for Israel drew sharp reactions at home, with critics accusing Prabowo of undermining Indonesia’s pro-Palestinian stance, while others saw the shift as a calculated diplomatic overture aimed at boosting Jakarta’s standing on the world stage. In the... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3326705/what-prabowos-bold-un-speech-means-indonesias-stance-israel-gaza-war?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3326705/what-prabowos-bold-un-speech-means-indonesias-stance-israel-gaza-war?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Sep 2025 10:25:52 +0000