PM Anutin's Landmark Indonesia Visit Sets US$23 Billion Trade Target
From August 3–4, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul made a two-day official visit to Indonesia, the first by a Thai prime minister to Jakarta in 15 years. During the visit, Prime Minister Anutin and President Prabowo Subianto agreed to set a target of increasing bilateral trade to US$23 billion by 2030, and adopted the Indonesia–Thailand Strategic Partnership Roadmap 2026–2030 which sets operational mechanisms to track progress across food and energy security, Halal industry development, green economy initiatives, and supply chain integration. The two sides agreed to establish a Joint Trade Commission, described by President Prabowo as the first such mechanism in the history of bilateral relations, to address business opportunities and trade barriers. They also agreed to expand the use of local currency transactions in trade and investment, to promote the Indonesia–Thailand Energy Forum, and to strengthen real-time intelligence sharing against online scam operations, human trafficking, narcotics networks, and money laundering.
Meanwhile, private-sector leaders signed four memoranda covering carbon market development, economic cooperation, and tourism. Among them was an agreement between the Tourism Authority of Thailand and TransNusa Airlines to launch direct flightsconnecting Bangkok with Jakarta and Phuket with Bali.
