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.)

SINGAPORE – He had opportunities to win his first game against Kunlavut Vitidsarn and record another upset, but underdog Jason Teh was shown what he is still lacking in his bid to join badminton’s elite.

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

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 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.

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,

An Iowa man was taken into custody in Indonesia for multiple federal child sexual exploitation charges. Trevor Collison, 32, is accused of sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child pornography in connection to an arrest warrant in the Southern District of Iowa in Oct. 2024.