South East Asia

Latin America is becoming less of a potential market and more like a cautionary tale, as businesses wait out the political upheaval and President Joko Jokowi Widodo warns the nations security authorities not to fall into the same trap as those in countrie...

Ten divers from the British Forces Brunei observed Remembrance Day at two of Brunei's World War II (WWII) wrecks: Australian Wreck and American Wreck....

BANGKOK (BERNAMA) - Thai police have foiled an attempt to smuggle one tonne of 'Ice' worth RM50 million into Malaysia, Thailand's Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB)....

BEIJING (AP) - A sharp escalation of violence in Hong Kong is once again raising the question of how China's central government will respond:....

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli airstrikes killed more militants in Gaza yesterday as rocket fire toward Israel resumed after a brief overnight....

DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan teenager was the recipient of what could be the first double lung transplant on a person whose lungs were....

MILAN (AP) — The mayor of Venice blamed climate change for flooding of the historic canal city that hit the second-highest levels ever, as....

BERLIN (AP) — A Berlin zoo said a giant panda whose twin cubs have captured international attention has undergone a CT scan after veterinarians....

The police said they would continue to investigate whether the attacker was part of Islamic State-linked homegrown terror group Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD)....

The victims were thrown quite far by the speeding car....

Officials from Ngurah Rai International Airport on Bali have said the removal of a group of Australian passengers from a Melbourne-bound Jetstar flight on Sunday had nothing to do with their religion....

The first hearing in the case took place some three years after the 20 plaintiffs -- including victims and their family members -- filed their action, demanding compensation of 200 million won ($170,000) each....

Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) forestry expert Bambang Hero Saharjo has received the 2019 Maddox Prize for voicing his scientific views on catastrophic peatland fires in Indonesia in the face of harassment, intimidation and a lawsuit....

The 19th Vit Nam-China border economic and trade fair kicked off in L o Cai city of the northern province of the same name on Tuesday....

Vit Nam's organic rice from Sc Trng ST24 was crowned the best in the world at the 2019 The Rice Trader (TRT) World Rice Conference in Manila, the Philippines, on Tuesday....

Two restaurants in Bangkok have each earned a pair of coveted Michelin stars, the first time the leading guide has awarded the accolade to local establishments offering Thai cuisine....

A civil servant allegedly shot a contractor when the latter asked him to pay back his debts in Majalengka, West Java....

Wishnutama rebuked media reports suggesting that he had plans to make two of Indonesias favorite tourist destinations more friendly to Muslim tourists....

Ahoks straight-forward, no-nonsense personality may fit state companies that need a performance boost, such as energy giant Pertamina, electricity company PLN or flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, lawmakers said....

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe surged back to power seven years ago, pledging to bolster Japans defences in response to a growing threat from China and aiming to amend the pacifist constitution....

Increased random checks are being carried out at two security checkpoints, one prior to passenger check-in and the other before entering the boarding lounge....

According to a recent brand audit, the top three companies that produce the most plastic waste in Indonesia are Indofood, Danone and Mayora Indah....

Indonesia will continue the ongoing negotiations on a trade pact with the European Union despite a fresh spat following a leaked document about the EUs plan to exclude biofuels derived from palm oil by 2021....

Media exposure on the dilapidated condition of SMPN 10 has prompted the local administration to respond two years after the school requested new buildings....

US customs officers cannot search the computers and phones of people arriving in America unless they have reasonable suspicion, a federal judge ruled Tuesday in a decision praised by rights activists....

Two members of BLACKPINK are in the top five of TCCAsias Most Beautiful Faces in Asia 2019 list, with Lisa sitting pretty at No. 1....

The government will also rise the ceiling for KUR from Rp 140 trillion (US$10 billion) to Rp 190 trillion....

Kucumbu Tubuh Indahku had a rocky journey to the Piala Citra awards, as it was banned in several regions....

Jakartans dont need to go to South Korea to get authentic Korean food. They just need to drive to the south of the capital and find Little Seoul to satisfy their Korean cravings....

Indonesian ride-hailing operator Gojek pledged to cooperate with the police in probing a bomb attack on the Medan city police headquarters in North Sumatra Wednesday allegedly involving a suspected driver of an online-based ......

BRUSSELS (REUTERS) - Britain will lose influence in international affairs and become a...

PARIS (AFP) - Roman Polanski was facing calls for a boycott of his new film which opened in France on Wednesday (Nov 13), in the wake of the latest rape accusation against the controversial director.. Read more at straitstimes.com....

MEXICO CITY: Bolivia's exiled ex-president Evo Morales said on Wednesday (Nov 13) he was ready to return to...

Cutting red tape is part of the Presidents strategy to improve Indonesias investment competitiveness....

LONDON: It would have been the right thing to do to capture Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi alive if it had been possible, the leader of ......

The Palace is taking fire for the real state of the centerpiece Build Build Build program. Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today:...

Finally, a holiday destination that lives up to everyone's expectations — even the littlest members of the family. Read more at straitstimes.com....

COVENTRY, England/LONDON (REUTERS) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday (Nov 13) promised he would end the...

PLN said the drop in capacity was caused by ongoing maintenance activities at a number of power plants in the region as well as the prolonged dry season....

The exuberant Govardhan Puja festival and Diwali mean so much more to the Hindu community in Jakarta than just being traditional religious celebrations....

China's DJI, the world's largest commercial drone maker, said on Wednesday it is developing technology that would allow the public to track the ......

Indonesia is aiming to match the positive response it received following the adoption of the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific with its growing appetite for infrastructure development by hosting the upcoming Indo-Pacific forum next year, Foreign Minister ...

Next time you decide to use single-use plastics, just remember, Greta Thunberg is watching....

Based on the 2019 Islamic Finance Development Indicator (IFDI) launched on Tuesday by the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) and financial market data provider Refinitiv, Indonesias ranking jumped six steps to fourth from ...

This is not the first case of religious intolerance in Bantul....

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Wednesday (Nov 13) said it has nixed 5.4 billion fake accounts already this year, in a sign of a persistent battle on ......

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo once again dismissed Senator Franklin Drilon's claims on the Duterte administration's "Build, Build, Build" program....

The United Auto Workers (UAW) on Wednesday announced a series of ethics reforms in answer to a spreading U.S. federal corruption probe that has ......

GENEVA: The World Health Organisation on Wednesday (Nov 13) said it had begun an initiative that would cut prices and dramatically increase ......