TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Thursday, July 3, 2025. Here are the highlights: Transportation System in Indonesia is Yet to Be Integrated, Says Minister; Ferry Carrying 53 Passengers Sinks in Bali Strait; and Foreign Direct Investment in Southeast Asia Records Significant Growth.

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

1. Transportation System in Indonesia is Yet to Be Integrated, Says Minister

Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), said that the transportation system in Indonesia has not been fully integrated. According to him, the government needs to complete the Draft Law on the National Transportation System (RUU Sistranas) so that this problem can be resolved.

"This Sistranas is important and we must complete it immediately, so that it can be an umbrella for various other aspects of transportation," said Agus in his written statement, Wednesday, July 2, 2025.

According to him, the RUU Sistranas is a legal basis for the process of planning a transportation system in an integrated national network. "Of course we need to integrate all of this, so that the planning and management of the national transportation system across modes and also across regions will be better in the future," he said.

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2. Ferry Carrying 53 Passengers Sinks in Bali Strait

A passenger motorboat (KMP) Tunu Pratama Jaya, carrying dozens of passengers, sank in the Bali Strait on Wednesday night, July 2, around 11:35 PM Western Indonesian Time (WIB). Wahyu Setia Budi, Coordinator of the Banyuwangi Search and Rescue or SAR Post, confirmed the news.

"KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya departed from Ketapang Port, Banyuwangi Regency, at approximately 10:56 PM WIB, heading to Gilimanuk Port, Jembrana Regency, Bali," Wahyu said on early Thursday, July 3, 2025.

Wahyu mentioned that the manifest data for KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya showed it was carrying 53 passengers, 12 crew members, and 22 vehicles.

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3. Foreign Direct Investment in Southeast Asia Records Significant Growth

Deputy Minister of Industry Faisol Riza revealed a trend of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Southeast Asia that increased throughout 2024.

He said, "There was a 10 percent increase in investment from US$ 205 billion to US$ 225 billion," during a working meeting with the Indonesian House of Representatives Commission VII on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.

He referred to the World Investment Report 2025 released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The report noted a significant increase in foreign direct investment in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, driving FDI to the region to reach its highest level in the last six years.

Indonesia itself recorded a foreign direct investment flow of US$ 24 billion throughout 2024, up from US$ 21 billion in the previous year. The investment entered sectors such as mineral processing, energy, and data centers.

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