Former Indonesian general says he'll run for president again
Apr 11, 2018
Former Indonesian Gen. Prabowo Subianto says he'll run for president in an election due next year,...
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Rohingya refugees rescued after drifting at sea for 9 days
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Malaysia declares May 9 election day a holiday after outcry
Najib heads into tough race with vow to make Malaysia great
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Apr 20, 2018
Indonesia credit rating upgraded by Moody's
Apr 13, 2018
Election
Rohingya refugees rescued after drifting at sea for 9 days
Apr 21, 2018
A Rohingya Muslim man among the group of 76 rescued off Indonesia in a wooden boat says they were at sea for nearly nine days after leaving Myanmar, where the minority group faces intense persecution, and were hoping to reach Malaysia
Mahathir's wife urges Malaysian women to be 'queenmakers'
Apr 20, 2018
The wife of former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad is urging women to support the opposition coalition in next month's general election for a better future
The Latest: Mahathir says he would halt, review China loans
Apr 18, 2018
Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says Malaysia will stop borrowing from China and review Chinese investments if his opposition grouping is elected in May 9 polls
Indonesia court rules against seizure of luxury yacht
Apr 18, 2018
A court has ruled against the Indonesian police's seizure of a luxury yacht wanted as part of a U.S. investigation into alleged multibillion-dollar theft and laundering of funds from a Malaysian state investment fund
Indonesia credit rating upgraded by Moody's
Apr 13, 2018
Moody's has upgraded Indonesia's credit rating due to increased confidence the government will maintain its recent track record of responsibly managing the national budget and interest rate policy
Indonesia's Aceh to take caning indoors after backlash
Apr 13, 2018
Indonesia's conservative Aceh province will no longer allow canings for violations of Shariah law to be done in public, following international condemnation of the caning of two men for gay sex that damaged Indonesia's moderate image
Malaysia declares May 9 election day a holiday after outcry
Apr 11, 2018
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has declared May 9 a public holiday to enable voters to cast their ballots in tightly contested general elections
Former Indonesian general says he'll run for president again
Apr 11, 2018
Former Indonesian Gen. Prabowo Subianto says he'll run for president in an election due next year, confirming an establishment challenger to current president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.
Australian sentenced to rehab for drug offenses in Indonesia
Apr 11, 2018
Australian accountant is sentenced to 15 months of rehabilitation for drug offenses on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali
Malaysia vote that could decide Najib's fate set for May 9
Apr 10, 2018
Elections that could determine scandal-plagued Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's political fate have been set for May 9, an unusual workday vote with a shorter campaign period than during the last national polls
Politics
Rohingya refugees rescued after drifting at sea...
Apr 21, 2018
A Rohingya Muslim man among the group of 76 rescued off Indonesia in a wooden boat says they were...
Indonesia's Aceh to take caning indoors after...
Apr 13, 2018
Indonesia's conservative Aceh province will no longer allow canings for violations of Shariah law...
Indonesia's Aceh considers beheading as penalty...
Mar 15, 2018
The conservative Indonesian province of Aceh known for publicly caning gays, adulterers and...
UN says Rohingya crisis could endanger regional...
Feb 5, 2018
The UN's human rights chief says Myanmar's persecution of the Rohingya Muslim minority has the...
Indonesia police probe Aceh abuse of transgender...
Feb 3, 2018
Muslims in Indonesia's conservative and semiautonomous Aceh province are protesting an...
Morality push may outlaw sex outside marriage in...
Feb 2, 2018
Revisions to Indonesia's criminal code being considered by Parliament would outlaw sex outside...
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