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Should Indonesia be ‘very worried’ about Malaysia-Singapore SEZ?

A landmark pact between Malaysia and Singapore to establish a special economic zone in Johor has set off alarm bells in Jakarta, with experts warning it could exacerbate Indonesia’s struggles to attract top-tier investments as its neighbours leverage the zone’s strategic location and investor-friendly policies.

“This will be a serious threat to Indonesia’s prospects for capturing new investment, as well as relocation [of factories], particularly when a US trade war is looming,” said Bhima Yudhistira, executive director at Jakarta-based think tank Centre of Economic and Law Studies (Celios).

“Many manufacturers are looking for new industrial areas, especially in countries that have free trade agreements with the US.”

Achmad Nur Hidayat, an economist at the Veteran National Development University (UPN) in Jakarta, said some firms in the electronics and hospitality industries had already moved their operations from Indonesia’s Batam to Johor, even before the JS-SEZ agreement was finalised, meaning Indonesia “should be very worried” about its formation.

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