Resty Yuniar

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Asia Reporter at South China Morning Post

Independent reporter. byline mostly @SCMPNews. Ex correspondent @BBCWorld @WSJ. 📍France (via Jakarta, Bali) #vegan, pro climate 🌱[email protected]

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Articles

Could ‘flourishing’ Indonesians teach even happy Nordic dwellers a thing or two?

4 days ago | scmp.com | Resty Yuniar

Indonesia has been ranked as the world’s “most-flourishing” country, according to a first-ever study measuring such an indicator, based on factors such as high life satisfaction, strong social relations and religious participation.
Indonesian governor’s ‘ridiculous’ vasectomy plan sparks debate on poverty, ‘body politics’

1 week ago | scmp.com | Resty Yuniar

A proposal by a regional governor in Indonesia to make vasectomy a prerequisite for men to receive state welfare has ignited a firestorm of criticism, with religious leaders, rights advocates and academics denouncing it as a coercive policy that targets the poor, violates Islamic teachings and reflects a troubling view of poverty as a personal failing.
Indonesia’s EV revolution held hostage by ‘preman’ gangster problem

1 week ago | scmp.com | Resty Yuniar

In Indonesia, the dream of becoming Southeast Asia’s electric vehicle powerhouse is colliding with an age-old nemesis: preman organised crime groups. These shadowy enforcers, long the scourge of street vendors and small businesses, are now accused of disrupting a US$1 billion factory by Chinese EV maker BYD – a project hailed as a cornerstone of the nation’s economic future.
Indonesian students in US fear immigration crackdown over political views

1 week ago | scmp.com | Resty Yuniar

An Indonesian student who was detained by US immigration agents allegedly over his political activism after his visa was revoked has sparked a diplomatic backlash in Jakarta and deepened anxiety among Indonesians studying in the country amid President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Indonesia’s free meal scheme faces calls for stronger food safety standards

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Resty Yuniar

Indonesia’s flagship free nutritious meals programme, a centrepiece of President Prabowo Subianto’s administration, has come under more scrutiny following yet another mass food poisoning incident and allegations of funding irregularities. Launched in January with a budget of US$4.2 billion, the programme aims to reduce stunting and malnutrition by providing meals to 82.9 million students, toddlers, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers.
Indonesia’s free meal scheme faces calls for stronger food safety standards

2 weeks ago | foodsafety.einnews.com | Resty Yuniar

Following the Cianjur incident, Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has called for the programme’s termination, citing its concerns over governance and service standards. Health experts have called for suppliers under Indonesia’s free meals programme to undergo food safety training. Photo: Xinhua“Some schools … received containers made of thin plastic and contain hazardous chemicals if used for hot food.
Indonesia to keep EV battery goal after LG-led JV’s ‘very significant’ exit

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Resty Yuniar

China is strengthening its hold on Indonesia’s electric vehicle battery sector after a South Korean consortium led by LG announced its exit from a US$7.7 billion project to build a full EV battery supply chain in the Southeast Asian country. LG’s move – seen by analysts as a blow to Indonesia’s aspirations to become a regional batteries hub – has prompted Beijing-backed Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt to step in as the project’s new leader.
Indonesia pledges ‘balanced’ ties between US and China, signalling careful neutrality

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Resty Yuniar

Indonesia has pledged to maintain “balanced and constructive” ties with both China and the United States following high-level defence and foreign policy talks in Beijing – a calculated signal of non-alignment which preserves Jakarta’s strategic flexibility while reinforcing its role as a regional power broker, according to analysts. China and Indonesia concluded their first 2+2 dialogue between foreign and defence ministers in Beijing on Monday.
Presence of Indonesian students in Israel stirs debate over Jakarta’s Palestine stance

3 weeks ago | scmp.com | Resty Yuniar

The recent revelation that a small but growing number of Indonesian students are studying in Israel – a country with which Indonesia has no formal diplomatic ties – has stirred domestic debate about the credibility of Jakarta’s long-standing support for the Palestinian cause.
Amid ‘Jumbo’ success, can Indonesia become an animation powerhouse?

3 weeks ago | scmp.com | Resty Yuniar

Indonesian cartoon feature Jumbo has become the highest-grossing Southeast Asian animation release in history, sparking hope by the film’s producer that the country could become a regional powerhouse in the genre. The film follows Don, a boy often underestimated by his friends due to his large stature, as he tries to participate in a talent show with a stage play inspired by his late parents’ book of fairy tales.