SINGAPORE – A businessman wanted by the authorities in Indonesia over his alleged involvement in a corruption case there has been arrested by Singapore’s Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB). Through his lawyers, Paulus Tannos said during his court mention on Jan 23 that he has a diplomatic passport from West African country Guinea-Bissau.

The Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR), Puan ​​​​​​​Maharani, speaks during a press conference after a meeting with the Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore, Seah Kian Peng, in Jakarta on January 24, 2025 . (ANTARA/Melalusa Susthira K.)

Maritime security and intelligence company Ambrey Analytics reported two incidents of armed raiders boarding bulkers in the Philip Channel off Indonesia. The latest incident on 21 January saw a Singapore-flagged vessel targeted by six individuals while transiting eastbound, 10 nautical miles south of Singapore’s Tuas South, in Indonesia waters.

Paulus company was awarded the contract to produce 44 percent of the e-ID cards under a project valued at Rp 5.9 trillion.

Indonesia and India will discuss boosting defence ties, including a potential deal to sell Russian-Indian supersonic cruise missiles to Jakarta, during the Indonesian president's visit to New Delhi this week,

The Ministry of Population highlighted the phenomenon of Indonesian citizens who choose to settle in Singapore.

Keppel says that Bifrost, jointly developed with Edge Cable Holdings and Telekomunikasi Indonesia International, commenced testing on Jan 21 and will be ready for commercial service in 2H2025.

The first subsea cable system directly connecting Singapore to the American west coast has been granted a landing license by the US, according to Keppel Ltd., bolstering the city-state’s push as Asia’s leading digital hub.

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Singapore's First REIT said on Monday it had been approached by CVC Capital Partners-backed Indonesian healthcare chain Siloam to take over its portfolio of hospital assets in the Southeast Asian country.

The Bifrost Cable System, connecting the US and the city state via Indonesia, is expected to be operational in the second half of this year.

Singaporean and Vietnamese youths are also the most optimistic and satisfied about their countries’ political systems, law enforcement and economic future than their peers in four other Southeast Asian countries,