Politics · Indonesia · 4 hrs ago
Singapore embassy denies claims of meeting with Indonesian figures
The Singapore embassy in Jakarta says no meeting took place at the ambassador’s residence on Oct.
18, 2026.
Social media posts claimed that former Indonesian deputy foreign minister Dino Patti Djalal and political researcher Saiful Mujani had visited.
The claims circulated after Dino questioned allegations involving Singapore’s GIC and Temasek, which former trade minister Muhammad Lutfi said had pressured index provider MSCI over Indonesia’s stock market status.
Dino said he was in Perth, Australia, on Oct.
18 for a climate change event and returned to Indonesia on Oct.
20.
Both men deny the alleged visit, and Saiful says he has never met or spoken with Dino or Singapore’s ambassador.
The embassy calls the posts disinformation and will work with Indonesia’s communications ministry to address them.
Saiful says he may look into where the claims came from and consider legal action if needed.
The Singapore embassy in Jakarta said claims that Dino Patti Djalal and Saiful Mujani visited the ambassador’s residence on Oct. 18 were false.
The embassy called the claims disinformation and said it would work with Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs to address them.
Dino said he was in Perth, Australia, from Oct. 18 to 20 and called the reports fabricated.
Saiful said he had never spoken to or met Dino or Singapore’s ambassador.
The claims circulated on social media after Dino questioned allegations about Singapore-linked investment entities and Indonesia’s stock market status.
- Who
- The Singapore embassy, former deputy foreign minister Dino Patti Djalal and political researcher Saiful Mujani.
- What
- The embassy and both men denied claims that Dino and Saiful visited the Singapore ambassador’s residence.
- When
- The alleged visit was said to have taken place on Oct. 18, 2026. The embassy issued its statement on Oct. 25.
- Where
- The Singapore ambassador’s residence in Jakarta.
- Why
- The sources say the claims circulated on social media; Dino said they appeared intended to portray him as unpatriotic and suggest improper ties to Singapore.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Social media claims alleged that Dino Patti Djalal and Saiful Mujani visited the Singapore ambassador’s residence in Jakarta.
Dino said he was in Perth, Australia, attending a climate change event and meeting Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta.
Dino posted a video saying suggestions that Singapore was trying to undermine Indonesia’s economy were baseless.
The Singapore embassy rejected the claims, and Dino and Saiful separately denied them.
- Alleged visit
- Oct. 18, 2026
- Location named in claims
- Singapore ambassador’s residence, Jakarta
- Dino’s stated whereabouts
- Perth, Australia, Oct. 18–20
- Embassy statement
- Oct. 25
- Indonesian ministry named
- Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs
4 sources
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What people are saying
No such visit took place. This is clearly disinformation, which the Embassy will work with the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia to address.
The news is 100 per cent fictitious, totally fabricated.
I have never spoken, directly or indirectly, let alone met Dino Patti Djalal, nor have I ever spoken to or met the Singapore ambassador to Indonesia anywhere.