Amy Sood
Asia Reporter at South China Morning Post
Asia Reporter @SCMPNews covering Indonesia, India, SEA affairs | words @cnni @NBCnews, @fcchk fellow 2021-22 | usual disclaimers
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1 week ago |
scmp.com | Amy Sood
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has sought to tamp down growing public unease over his administration’s direction, insisting in a rare media interview that recent defence reforms are misunderstood – but civil society groups say his comments have done little to allay fears of democratic backsliding. In a round-table session held at his private residence in Hambalang, Bogor, on April 6, the president fielded questions from senior editors at seven of Indonesia’s top news outlets.
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2 weeks ago |
scmp.com | Amy Sood
As Asean looks to present a united front in response to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, there is growing consensus among analysts that the region should diversify its trade and boost regional integration to deal with growing uncertainties in the global economy. Countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are among the hardest hit by the reciprocal tariffs announced by the Trump administration on Wednesday.
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2 weeks ago |
scmp.com | Amy Sood
Indonesia’s decision to force coal exporters to adopt a government-set benchmark price has rattled Chinese firms – its biggest customers – and triggered warnings that the move could erode Jakarta’s edge in the global market. The regulation went into effect in March, after Indonesian Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia announced that coal exporters would need to start using the government’s benchmark price, known as Harga Batubara Acuan (HBA).
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3 weeks ago |
scmp.com | Amy Sood
Singapore’s state investment fund, Temasek, has added another company to its growing India portfolio by acquiring a stake in Haldiram Snacks Food, a leading player in the South Asian nation’s food industry. The deal follows investments by Temasek in Indian companies in sectors ranging from healthcare to financial services, in line with its bullish outlook on India’s long-term growth.
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3 weeks ago |
scmp.com | Amy Sood
The head of Indonesia’s new sovereign wealth fund, Danantara, has struck an optimistic tone about its prospects, brushing aside concerns over transparency and political interference – and the market turbulence that followed its launch. Unveiled in February by Prabowo Subianto, Danantara boasts an initial commitment of US$20 billion and is central to the Indonesian president’s ambitious target of 8 per cent economic growth.
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