Today's Top 3 News: Prabowo Secures Rp574tn Investment from Japan, South Korea

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Presiden Prabowo Subianto melakukan pertemuan bilateral dengan Presiden Republik Korea Lee Jae-myung di Istana Kepresidenan Korea Selatan di Seoul, 1 April 2026. Foto: Laily Rachev - Biro Pers, Media, dan Informasi Sekretariat Presiden

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Thursday, April 2, 2026. Here are the highlights: Prabowo Calls Himself a Micromanager at Tokyo Business Forum; Prabowo Secures Rp574tn Investment from Japan, South Korea; and Prabowo Returns Home to Jakarta After Securing Deals in Japan, South Korea.

The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:

1. Prabowo Calls Himself a Micromanager at Tokyo Business Forum

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto feels guilty for being a leader who is too concerned with details. During the Japan-Indonesia Business Forum in Tokyo, Japan, Prabowo referred to himself as a micromanager, meaning a boss who excessively controls the work of his subordinates, down to the smallest details.

"I am a hands-on manager," said Prabowo in Tokyo on Monday, March 30, 2026.

According to Prabowo, his assistants in the cabinet also call him a micromanager. Prabowo acknowledged this. "Yes, I admit I am a micromanager. I will call my ministers at 2 AM or 5 AM and ask for the price of eggs today," he said.

He admitted to regretting his leadership style. Based on reports he has received, several ministers and senior officials have experienced exhaustion and needed medical treatment.

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2. Prabowo Secures Rp574tn Investment from Japan, South Korea

President Prabowo Subianto's recent state visits to Japan and South Korea resulted in total investment commitments of Rp574 trillion, revealed Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto.

Airlangga stated that this figure is highly significant. "Because Indonesia, amid uncertain geopolitical situations, continues to attract investors from both Japan and Korea," he said while providing an update from Seoul, South Korea, as quoted via the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube channel on April 2, 2026.

The former industry minister disclosed a series of investment commitments stemming from the visits. First, from South Korea, a Memorandum of Understanding worth US$10.2 billion, or Rp173 trillion, has been signed. The targeted investment sectors include energy and green transition, solar power, carbon capture and storage (CCS), and renewable energy.

Today's Top 3 News: Prabowo Calls Himself a Micromanager at Tokyo Business Forum

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