Indonesia set to ban gay sex
Under pressure from religious conservatives, Indonesia is moving toward outlawing gay sex and possibly premarital relations, further undermining traditions of tolerance in the Muslim-majority...
Panglong talks set for May 24
Myanmar will hold peace talks on May 24 aimed at ending decades-long ethnic wars that have intensified since State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi...
Duterte threatens to expel envoys
The Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, has warned the European Union and United Nations that he could expel their ambassadors within 24 hours if they...
Vietnam: Cambodia’s Largest ASEAN Trading Partner
This year, Cambodia names Vietnam as its largest trading partner among the members of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Both countries made a bilateral...
Widodo visits Natuna Islands in South China Sea dispute
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has reaffirmed the archipelago’s sovereignty over a group of remote atolls in the South China Sea that are within Beijing’s...
Thailand leads suicide rate in ASEAN
THAILAND is leading the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the most number of suicides, a study by the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Duterte retreats from tough China stance
The Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte has watered down his order to the military to reinforce areas in the South China Sea controlled by the...
Indonesia hunts Papuan killers
Indonesian has vowed to catch the Papuan killers of between 19 and 31 construction workers who were building the major Trans-Papua highway in the...
Jakarta officials attend radical mosques: study
Indonesian mosques that host government staff are spreading radicalism and calling for violence against non-Muslims, according to Jakarta’s intelligence agency.
The Indonesian State Intelligence Agency...
Mindanao at the crossroads
The southern Philippine island of Mindanao is increasingly being seen as Asean’s frontline in the battle against so-called Islamic State.
Unfortunately the Philippines’ president, the...
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