In the archipelago's resource corridors, where political proximity and mineral wealth have long intertwined, Indonesia's richest man is quietly ceding a portion of his coal empire. Low Tuck Kwong has agreed to transfer 30 percent of Bayan Resources — the nation's largest coal miner — to Andi Syamsuddin Arsyad, a close ally of President Prabowo, at a valuation that appears to reflect not the market's judgment but the weight of regulatory uncertainty. The deal, still conditional, arrives as Bayan declares force majeure on its contracts, a moment that illuminates how deeply government approval sh