Indonesia grapples with sweeping Islamic laws
Indonesia looks like it might have received a reprieve from the parliamentary bid to create an Islamist state. Indonesia's president has moved to delay a...
Orangutans not spared current haze onslaught
Toxic haze blanketing Southeast Asia has had two casualties so far with a four-month-old toddler and 60-year-old plantation worker succumbing to respiratory complications.But humans...
Indonesia turns into timber, furnitures production amid trade war
THE Indonesian government is mulling over banking on its timber and furnitures industry to seize the momentum amid the ongoing trade war between the...
Malaysia bans open-burning to reduce effects of harmful haze
MALAYSIAN authorities on Wednesday moved to ban all forms of open burning as part of efforts to cut the harmful effects of the haze.Norlin...
Bags of snakes thrown into Papuan student dorm
Papuan students in Java say two bags of snakes were thrown into their dormitory as the unrest in Indonesia's easternmost provinces began to reduce.The...
RCEP negotiations set for conclusion in November
THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its six trade partners are hoping for the conclusion of the negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive...
Indonesia relaxes Papuan internet ban
Indonesia has partially relaxed an internet blackout imposed following violent protests in Papua, but it has not restored connections in the worst affected areas.The...
ASEAN, US to launch maritime drill, fight “wrongdoings”
THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has joined forces with the United States in holding maritime exercises which were aimed at preventing other...
Indonesia blocks Papuan internet as riots spread
Indonesia has imposed an internet blackout on the occupied provinces of Papua and West Papua as it grapples to stop riots triggered by the...
Indonesia president calls for calm as Papuan mob burns parliament
Thousands of ethnic West Papuan activists have set fire to a provincial parliament in a protest sparked by accusations that the security forces arrested...
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Indonesia’s Jokowi sworn in for 2nd term amid heightened security
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Singapore hands out first jail term for terror financing
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