Protesters burn parliament building in Indonesia's Papua
Aug 19, 2019
Thousands of protesters in Indonesia's West Papua province have set fire to a local parliament...
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Indonesia's president delays vote on new criminal code
Sep 20, 2019
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has asked lawmakers to delay a vote on a proposed new criminal code because of public opposition
Mugabe's body believed to be leaving Singapore for Zimbabwe
Sep 11, 2019
A vehicle believed to be carrying the body of former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has left a Singapore funeral parlor
Iran: Lifting US sanctions will help salvage nuclear deal
Aug 29, 2019
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif says Iran's supreme leader will not meet President Donald Trump unless Washington halts its "economic terrorism" that has hurt ordinary Iranians
Indonesia to move capital from sinking Jakarta to Borneo
Aug 27, 2019
Indonesia's president says the country's capital will move from overcrowded, sinking and polluted Jakarta to a sparsely populated part of Borneo island, known for rainforests and orangutans
UN envoy challenges Malaysia's claim to near zero poverty
Aug 24, 2019
A U.N. special rapporteur has challenged Malaysia's claim to have nearly ended poverty, saying an estimated one in six people in the Southeast Asian country are still considered poor
Protesters burn parliament building in Indonesia's Papua
Aug 19, 2019
Thousands of protesters in Indonesia's West Papua province have set fire to a local parliament building
Judge postpones 2nd corruption trial of Malaysia's former PM
Aug 19, 2019
A judge has delayed by a week the second trial of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak for alleged corruption linked to the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investment fund
Malaysia conducts autopsy to find cause of death of UK teen
Aug 14, 2019
Malaysian doctors are conducting a lengthy autopsy to determine the cause of death of a 15-year-old London teen whose naked body was found nine days after she disappeared from a nature resort
Indonesia's leader says sinking Jakarta needs giant sea wall
Jul 27, 2019
Indonesia's president says he wants to see the speedy construction of a giant sea wall to prevent the low-lying capital of Jakarta from sinking under the sea
Indonesia's Widodo tells AP he'll push economy, labor reform
Jul 26, 2019
Indonesia's president is vowing to push sweeping economic reforms, saying he will not have political constraints in his final term in office
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Indonesia's Widodo tells AP he'll push economy,...
Jul 26, 2019
Indonesia's president is vowing to push sweeping economic reforms, saying he will not have...
Indonesia leader meets defeated rival after...
Jul 13, 2019
Indonesia's president and his defeated election rival met for the first time since the divisive...
When disaster hits, Indonesia's Islamists are...
Jun 11, 2019
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Challenge to Indonesia vote makes big claims,...
May 29, 2019
The court challenge to Indonesia's presidential election from the losing candidate claims the...
6 die in Indonesia riots; Widodo says he won't...
May 22, 2019
Indonesian President Joko Widodo says authorities have the volatile situation in the country's...
Brunei death penalty moratorium applied to new...
May 6, 2019
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