Co-ordinating Minister AHY Urges Asia to Build Regional Resilience Amid Geopolitical Uncertainty
Co-ordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) has urged Asian countries to strengthen regional resilience through sustainable development, strategic cooperation, and long-term leadership in the face of rising global geopolitical uncertainty.
Speaking as the keynote speaker at Ecosperity Week 2026, organised by Temasek in Singapore, AHY stressed that the world today faces increasingly complex pressures, ranging from wars, supply-chain fragmentation, energy crises, to more extreme climate change.
‘The tensions in the Strait of Hormuz remind us how fragile the current global system is, and how quickly energy shocks can cross borders,’ AHY told Temasek’s leadership, investors, businesspeople, and diplomats in Singapore on Monday (19 May 2026).
Yet amid these circumstances, AHY expressed optimism that Asia still has enormous potential to become a new global growth hub if it can build resilience collectively. ‘Robust growth requires direction, courage, and consistency,’ he said.
According to AHY, the vision of President Prabowo Subianto to strengthen food, energy, and water security forms the foundational basis for Indonesia’s development today. He stressed that sustainability should not be viewed as a separate agenda from the everyday needs of the people.
‘For Indonesia, sustainability is not merely global jargon. It is about how people can live safer, more prosperous, and more protected,’ he said.
Meanwhile, Temasek Holdings chairman Teo Chee Hean said geopolitics is no longer just a backdrop to the global economy but has become an active force that influences investment, trade, and global stability. He added that Asia must strengthen resilience without sacrificing collaboration and openness. ‘Geopolitics now affects markets, supply chains, and the strategic choices of countries around the world,’ Teo said. (H-2)
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In his address, AHY noted that the world is facing geopolitical uncertainty, technological rivalry, and intensified global economic competition. He underscored the need to accelerate the development of the national rail network beyond Java to support logistics and economic equity.
AHY reiterated the urgency of constructing the Pantura Great Sea Wall to safeguard 115,000 hectares of paddy fields and the potential economy of Rp6,400 trillion.
The government aims to build and reactivate 14,000 km of railway by 2045, requiring a budget of Rp1,200 trillion, with a focus on Sumatra, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi.