Aceh LGBT lashings condemned
Human rights activists called on Indonesia’s sharia-run Aceh province to release four people in their early 20s detained on suspicion of having gay sex,...
Indonesia’s Jokowi sworn in for 2nd term amid heightened security
Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo was sworn in on Sunday for a second five-year term at a heavily guarded ceremony in the capital Jakarta—days...
1,000 West Papua arrests: activists
The banned West Papuan flag. Source: Flickr
The Indonesian authorities have been accused of arresting more than 1,000 people at West Papuan demonstrations that were demanding an...
Indonesia’s Papuan lies continue
Indonesia has opened its Sorong Special Economic Zone (SEZ) on a 524-hectare site in the troubled province of West Papua.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony,...
Indonesia oil and gas project delayed
Jakarta's demand for fuel is rising. Source: Wikimedia
Japanese oil and gas extractor Inpex Corp plans to delay introducing a US$15 billion liquefied natural gas...
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...
Top Indonesia wage rises forecast
Indonesian growth has pushed up elite wages, recruitment firm Roberts Walters said in its 2017 survey, adding that talent will be in increasing demand...
AirAsia Group faces probe over alleged corruption
Low-cost airline operator AirAsia Group Berhad is facing a regulatory probe over an alleged bribery from aircraft manufacturer Airbus.
The Securities Commission Malaysia said on...
‘More carriers in the doldrums amid low travel demand’
More airlines were expected to go bankrupt this year as sales remained severely dampened by the weak travel volume.
According to a report by The...
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Thailand eyes vaccine passports, quarantine waivers for tourists
The government of Thailand was keen on further loosening up its borders to international tourists through vaccination passports and quarantine waivers as it begins...
Philippines begins mass vaccination as Sinovac arrives
The Philippines has officially received the first batch of its coronavirus vaccine made by China-based pharmaceutical giant Sinovac Biotech.
The military aircraft from China carrying...
Malaysia’s mass vaccination program starts
Malaysia on Wednesday began with its mass vaccination program, two days earlier than scheduled, with the first person to receive the vaccine no other...