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Top 5 at 5: Indonesia’s Cabinet Reshuffle - Will It Fix Public Trust?

Made Supriatma, Visiting Fellow, Indonesia Studies Programme, ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute

10-Sep-25 17:00

Top 5 at 5: Indonesia’s Cabinet Reshuffle - Will It Fix Public Trust?

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto oversaw a cabinet reshuffle, which saw four new ministers and one deputy minister inauguarated into cabinet. This was triggered by the recent deadly protest in Jakarta. We discuss this with Made Supriatma.

Other stories we covered:

• Israel's attack on Qatar: Israel’s strike on Doha killed six and hit Hamas leaders mid-ceasefire talks, sparking global outrage and diplomatic fallout. We spoke to James Dorsey, Adjunct Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies on what this means for US-Gulf relations.

• Trump's tariffs and Malaysia's FDIs: Trump’s tariffs on Malaysia have dropped to 19%, but concerns over their impact on foreign direct investment remain. We hear from Yin Shao Loong, Deputy Director of Research at Khazanah Research Institute on how Malaysia plans to stay competitive amid shifting trade dynamics.

• What's up with all the abandoned cars?: Local councils face mounting challenges in removing abandoned vehicles, from legal hurdles to limited space and rising costs. Dr Ng Choy Peng, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the National Defence University of Malaysia weighs in on the urban impact and possible policy fixes.

• Malaysia races up talent index: Malaysia jumped eight spots in the global talent index, but stories like Edward Wong’s raise tough questions about meritocracy and access. We unpack the ranking’s deeper metrics and what they reveal about our talent ecosystem.

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Produced by: Sudais Ferhard, Dashran Yohan, Lim Sue Ann, Sneha Harikannan, Sharaad Kuttan

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharaad Kuttan, Susan Tam


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Tags:  Jakarta protestsglobal talent racemalaysiasingaporeabandoned carstrump tariffs on malaysiaforeign direct investmentisraeldohahamasindonesiacabinet reshuffle





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