Singapore hits back over claims it rigged Indonesia’s stock market crash

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Lim, K. (2026, October 21). Singapore hits back over claims it rigged Indonesia’s stock market crash. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3371626/singapore-hits-back-over-claims-it-rigged-indonesias-stock-market-crash

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-21 · by Kolette Lim

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Fock Wai Hoong, head of Asia-Pacific at Temasek Global Investments in Singapore, denied claims made by former Indonesian trade minister Muhammad Lutfi that Singapore's sovereign wealth funds, including Temasek and GIC, manipulated MSCI’s review to downgrade Indonesia's stock market status. The denial came after Lutfi accused the funds of working covertly to influence Jakarta’s market rating.
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Story summary

On October 21, Singapore denied claims made by former Indonesian trade minister Muhammad Lutfi that its sovereign wealth funds, Temasek and GIC, had manipulated MSCI's review to downgrade Jakarta's market status. Fock Wai Hoong, head of Asia-Pacific at Temasek Global Investments, stated the allegations were "patently untrue." The dispute highlights tensions between Singapore and Indonesia over their economic relationships and market integrity in Southeast Asia.

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📰 Singapore Indonesia Stock Market Dispute
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Topics

Indonesia Jakarta MSCI Singapore Temasek Global Investments

Subjects

Singapore GPE · 3× Jakarta GPE · 2× Fock Wai Hoong PERSON · 1× GIC ORG · 1× Indonesia GPE · 1× Indonesian NORP · 1× MSCI ORG · 1× Muhammad Lutfi PERSON · 1× Temasek ORG · 1× Temasek Global Investments ORG · 1×

Narrative

Former Indonesian trade minister Muhammad Lutfi on Monday claimed that Singapore’s sovereign wealth funds, Temasek and GIC, were working behind the scenes to push for a downgrade of Jakarta’s market status.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-21
2026-10-21 · South China Morning Post
Singapore hits back over claims it rigged Indonesia’s stock market crash · mixed framing

Claims (2 extracted, 1 hedged)

Singapore hits back over claims it rigged Indonesia’s stock market crash Allegations that Singapore manipulated MSCI’s review of Jakarta stocks face swift denial as online debate exposes deeper market defects On Wednesday, Fock Wai Hoong, head of Asia-Pacific at Temasek Global Investments, said the claims had “no basis” and were “patently untrue”. uncertain
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Former Indonesian trade minister Muhammad Lutfi on Monday claimed that Singapore’s sovereign wealth funds, Temasek and GIC, were working behind the scenes to push for a downgrade of Jakarta’s market status. asserted
funds → claim → status
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