Thai PM Arrives at Palace, Receives Warm Welcome from Prabowo
President Prabowo Subianto received a visit from the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, His Excellency Anutin Charnvirakul, at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta. Anutin’s arrival was marked with a state welcome ceremony at the Palace.
As observed by detikcom on Monday (3/8/2026), PM Anutin’s car entered the grounds of the Merdeka Palace at 4.53pm local time. Along the entrance road to the Palace, schoolchildren welcomed the Thai Prime Minister’s arrival while waving Indonesian and Thai flags.
Prabowo personally greeted PM Anutin upon his arrival at the Palace steps. The two then walked towards the podium in the middle of the Palace’s front courtyard, chatting casually along the way.
At the podium, Prabowo and PM Anutin were played the national anthems of both countries, accompanied by a 21-gun salute.
After the state welcome concluded, Prabowo and PM Anutin introduced their respective delegations and ministers. The Indonesian government delegation included Foreign Minister Sugiono, Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi, Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman, Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Abdul Mu’ti, and Head of the State-Owned Enterprises Agency Dony Oskaria.
They then proceeded to the credentials room of the Merdeka Palace to sign the guest book and shake hands. Following this, Prabowo and PM Anutin held a tete-a-tete meeting in the President’s office.
After their one-on-one discussion, a bilateral meeting was held, attended by the Indonesian and Thai delegations, to discuss the strengthening of cooperation across various strategic sectors.
PM Anutin Charnvirakul is scheduled to make his state visit to Indonesia on 3–4 August. The Traffic Directorate of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police has prepared temporary traffic engineering arrangements on several protocol roads across Jakarta during the visit.