Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia pointed out an irony on Thursday: despite being an oil-producing country, Indonesia relies heavily on oil imports from Singapore, a nation that does not produce crude oil.

The government has until March 3 to submit a formal extradition request against Paulus Tannos, an Indonesian businessman named suspect in the multitrilltion-rupiah e-ID corruption case, who fled to Singapore.

The Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR), Puan ​​​​​​​Maharani, speaks during a press conference after a meeting with the Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore, Seah Kian Peng, in Jakarta on January 24, 2025 . (ANTARA/Melalusa Susthira K.)

SINGAPORE – A businessman wanted by the authorities in Indonesia over his alleged involvement in a corruption case there has been arrested by Singapore’s Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB). Through his lawyers, Paulus Tannos said during his court mention on Jan 23 that he has a diplomatic passport from West African country Guinea-Bissau.

Indonesia's Ministry of Law is in the process of completing the documents needed for the extradition of corruption fugitive Paulus Tannos or Thian Po

Paulus company was awarded the contract to produce 44 percent of the e-ID cards under a project valued at Rp 5.9 trillion.

The recent arrest of a fugitive in the e-ID corruption case adds to the Corruption Eradication Commission’s (KPK) recent surge in activity in regard to high-profile cases that had been left in abeyance for years,

The Sampang production sharing contract offshore East Java is owned by operator Medco Energi, PetroChina subsidiary Singapore Petroleum Company (SPC) and Cue Energy, with stakes of 45%, 40% and 15%, respectively.

The Ministry of Population highlighted the phenomenon of Indonesian citizens who choose to settle in Singapore.

Kolkata: Singapore-based Bengali industrialist Prasoon Mukherjee wants to set up 3 lakh affordable housing units in Indonesia. He was part of a bilateral meeting between India and Indonesia during the recent visit of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to New Delhi.

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Indonesia and India will discuss boosting defence ties, including a potential deal to sell Russian-Indian supersonic cruise missiles to Jakarta, during the Indonesian president's visit to New Delhi this week,