Experts warn the new economic zone will be a ‘serious threat’ that could exacerbate Indonesia’s struggles to attract top-tier investments.

Super Bank’s backers also include app platform Grab Holdings and Singapore Telecommunications and KakaoBank Corp., according to its website. It traces its roots back to 1993, when it was known as PT Bank Fama International.

Indonesia's new India-specific special economic zone (SEZ) in Jababeka Industrial Estate aims to attract Indian investments by offering tailored facilities and regulatory certainty, situated just 45 minutes from Jakarta.

Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) Sufmi Dasco Ahmad (third right) with Singaporean Ambassador to Indonesia, Kwok Fook Seng (third left), at the parliament complex, Senayan, Jakarta, on Friday (January 17, 2025). (ANTARA/HO-DPR RI/rst)

The city also led fintech funding in Q3 2024. In 2024, Singapore emerged as the top city contributing to fintech funding in Southeast Asia (SEA), raising a total of $995m, Traxcn reported. Jakarta followed with a wide margin at $242m,

Singapore has retained its position as the country with the most powerful passport in the world, according to the 2025 Henley Passport Index.

Taeyeon, the powerhouse vocalist from Girls’ Generation, is set to grace the Singapore Indoor Stadium with not one, but two electrifying performances on May 3 and 4, 2025. These shows are part of her highly anticipated The Tense concert tour.

They are targeting 50 projects at the economic zone within the first five years of its inception, and the creation of 20,000 skilled jobs.

Flights from India to Singapore were unaffected by recent intense monsoon weather. However, 12 other flights, from cities like Bangkok and Jakarta, were diverted. The inclement weather led to delays and reschedules of several Singapore Airlines flights.

Indian Navy's mission deployed indigenous guided missile destroyer INS Mumbai, has arrived at Indonesia's Jakarta, to participate in multi-national exercise La Perouse. Navies from India, France, Indonesia,

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