Malaysian Deputy PM in Indonesia: Meet Gibran First, Then Prabowo and Surya Paloh

Ahmad Haikal Hasan Baras, Head of the Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency (BPJPH), explained that the visit of Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister was at Indonesia’s invitation.

Indonesia invited the Malaysian Deputy PM to be a keynote speaker at The 5th Summit of Halal 20 (H20) held from 18-20 September 2026.

"Our focus was solely on halal issues. Other matters were not discussed. We touched briefly on halal auditors and halal slaughterers as part of halal cooperation," Haikal said.

Receiving Assistance from Malaysia

Later, in Hambalang, Hamidi offered assistance to President Prabowo Subianto to address forest and land fires (karhutla).

Prabowo accepted Malaysia’s offer of help in tackling the fires in Kalimantan.

"We discussed various matters. First, the Malaysian side offered assistance to help us manage forest fires in Kalimantan," Prabowo said.

He shared that Malaysia would send one airplane, three helicopters, and a number of firefighting personnel.

"One airplane, three helicopters, and 52 personnel," the Malaysian Deputy PM stated.

"One airplane, three helicopters, and a firefighting team will be sent," Prabowo reiterated.

Prabowo expressed gratitude for the assistance.

He added that Malaysia had provided similar help previously.

"This is an environmental issue affecting many parties. Although the fires occur in Indonesia, their impact is felt by our neighbors. They want to assist us, and we warmly welcome it," he said.

In addition to Malaysia, Prabowo noted that several other countries have also sent aid for fire management.

"We have also received assistance from Japan and other countries have offered help, so we are very grateful," he stated.

Prabowo promised to formulate preventive measures regarding forest fires.