Erwida Maulia

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Economy focus of Prabowo's two-week tour that includes China and U.S.

Nov 7, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Erwida Maulia

TOKYO/JAKARTA -- Prabowo Subianto is leaving for Beijing on Friday, the first leg of his maiden foreign tour as Indonesian president that might include a meeting with Donald Trump. The former defense minister, who is slated to visit China, the U.S., Peru, Brazil and the U.K. through Nov. 24, stressed the importance of the trip that comes only three weeks after he assumed the leadership of Southeast Asia's largest economy.
Indonesia's Prabowo announces largest cabinet lineup in decades

Oct 20, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Erwida Maulia

JAKARTA -- New Indonesian leader Prabowo Subianto announced his cabinet lineup on Sunday night, retaining key economic ministers under predecessor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo including respected Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati. Prabowo, the former defense minister, named Indonesia's largest cabinet since the 1960s, hours after he was sworn in as president of the world's fourth most populous nation.
Indonesia's Prabowo completes political rehabilitation with rise to power

Oct 16, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Erwida Maulia

JAKARTA -- A desire for more global influence, an "experimental" cabinet and authoritarian tendencies are marking Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto's assumption of power, the culmination of a striking political rehabilitation. The defense minister, who turned 73 on Thursday, will be sworn in as the eighth president of the world's third largest democracy on Sunday.
Indrawati says she has been asked to stay as Indonesian finance minister

Oct 14, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Erwida Maulia

JAKARTA -- Sri Mulyani Indrawati said she had been asked to stay on as Indonesia's finance minister after a meeting with Prabowo Subianto on Monday night, potentially easing investor worries over the new government's fiscal discipline amid the president-elect's ambitious policy program. However, the well-respected technocrat did not say whether she had accepted the offer.
Indonesian battery-material makers navigate China-West EV tensions

Oct 14, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Erwida Maulia

JAKARTA/OBI ISLAND, Indonesia -- In just a few years, the western part of the far-flung Obi island in Indonesia's North Maluku province has been transformed beyond all recognition. Previously home to just fishermen and farmers, the island that is about three times the size of Singapore now hosts one of Indonesia's biggest nickel developments.
Indonesian nickel refiner Harita seeks new buyers outside China

Sep 26, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Erwida Maulia

OBI ISLAND/JAKARTA - High-profile Indonesian nickel refiner Harita Nickel is seeking to diversify its customer base outside China as it ramps up output and cleans up its production process, according to its president director.
Indonesia ex-presidential contender Anies in no rush to form political party

Sep 25, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Erwida Maulia

TOKYO/JAKARTA - Former Indonesian presidential contender Anies Baswedan has said he will focus on social work rather than rush to form a political party, telling Nikkei Asia he would only take the latter step if it would be "impactful."The Jakarta ex-governor who cited "pressure" against one-time allies that ended his attempt to seek reelection in November to run the capital again said his most likely next move would be to form a mass organization.
Campaigning starts in Indonesia's regional elections: 5 things to know

Sep 24, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Erwida Maulia |Ismi Damayanti |Nana Shibata

JAKARTA -- Indonesia kicks off a two-month campaign on Wednesday for the country's biggest ever regional elections on Nov. 27, to fill the increasingly powerful positions of provincial governor, and regency and municipal leaders. The outcome of these votes will yield clues as to how successful incoming President Prabowo Subianto's programs are likely to be and who might emerge as politicians of national prominence. Here are five things to know ahead of the campaign:
Indonesia's tale of 'two suns': Jokowi and Prabowo lock grip on politics

Sep 23, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Erwida Maulia

JAKARTA -- At 75, former Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has spent long enough in the corridors of power to know the value of getting a message across without spelling it out explicitly. During an event this month to mark the anniversary of the political party he founded 23 years ago, Yudhoyono cryptically brought up concerns over what he referred to as "two suns."
Indonesian coal companies go on buying spree for Western mines

Sep 11, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Erwida Maulia

JAKARTA - Indonesian coal companies are snapping up high-grade assets in Australia and North America, as better access to financing and less climate pressure at home give them an advantage over Western rivals. Golden Energy and Resources, controlled by Indonesia's Sinar Mas Group, last month completed its $1.65 billion acquisition of a majority stake in Illawarra Coal Holdings from Australian miner South32.