Widodo restores Australia ties
Australian troops will be able to cooperate with their Indonesian counterparts again. Source: Wikimedia
Indonesia and Australia have restored full military relations after Jakarta suspended...
Manila fighting ‘Isis invasion’
Indonesians and Malaysians were among foreign Jihadists battling the military who have taken control of the southern Philippine city of Marawi (pictured), Manila claimed.
Referring...
Blood-stained keyboards
Myanmar is fast returning to its previous status as a pariah state as thousands protest across Asian cities to denounce the persecution of its...
Manila rejects EU aid
The Philippine government has formally rejected at least 380 million pesos (€6.1 million) in aid from the European Union amid allegations that it carries...
Hanoi red-faced over Berlin kidnap
A German court has sentenced a Vietnamese man to three years and 10 months in jail for taking part in a daytime kidnapping of...
Thailand to give Saudi teen refuge
Thailand says it will protect Saudi fugitive Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, who said she fled from her family during a visit to Kuwait to avoid...
Firebrand Burmese monk on run for insulting Suu Kyi
A member of Myanmar’s government has told a court that the extremist Buddhist monk, Wirathu, “incited hatred” against State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi....
Indonesia called to release Papua prisoners
At least 110 political prisoners are being held in Indonesian-controlled Papua after numerous arrests for raising the outlawed Papuan national flag, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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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.
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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...