Joint Patrols Off Mindanao To Fight Militants
Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia will launch joint patrols in waters off the Mindanao region this month to counter threats ...
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Save-Ghana Brings Relief To Shea Nuts Pickers
Shea nut picking has being the predominant occupation of many women in the northern part of the Ghana. Shea nut ...
East Timor Reporters Cleared of PM Defamation Charge
Two East Timor journalists accused of defaming the prime minister were found not guilty by a Dili court on Thursday, ...
Philippine Friendly Fire Airstrikes Kill 11 Troops
Philippine airstrikes aimed at Islamist militants who are holding hostages as human shields killed 11 soldiers, authorities said Thursday, as ...
Golden Triangle Narco-Gangs Churning Out New Highs, UN Warns
Southeast Asian drug cartels are diversifying the narcotics they produce, the UN's crime agency warned Wednesday, with more than 160 ...
Philippine Airstrikes Aimed At ISIS Kills 11 Soldiers In Friendly Fire
Philippine airstrikes aimed at Islamist militants who are holding hostages as human shields in a southern city killed 11 soldiers, ...
Philippine Friendly Fire Airstrikes Kill 11 Troops
Philippine airstrikes aimed at Islamist militants who are holding hostages as human shields in a southern city killed 11 soldiers, ...
Passenger Plane Overshoots Runway In Eastern Indonesia
A Indonesian passenger plane carrying 146 people skidded off the runway as it landed in the eastern Papua region Wednesday, ...
Indonesian ‘rainbow Village’ Is Internet Sensation
An Indonesian hamlet dubbed "the rainbow village" after being given a makeover in a kaleidoscope of colours is attracting hordes ...
Indonesian Islamist Leader Named Suspect In Porn Case
A Indonesian Islamist leader who helped organise mass protests against Jakarta's Christian governor has been named a suspect in a ...
6.6-Magnitude Quake Hits Indonesia’s Sulawesi
A shallow, 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit inland on the central Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Monday, US seismologists said, causing people ...
India Needs More Jobs For Women To Boost Growth
India must reverse a trend of falling women's participation in the job market if it is to achieve its ambition ...
Media Frenzy As Australian Drug Trafficker Corby Returns Home
Australian Schapelle Corby battled a media storm as she returned home from Bali Sunday 12 years after her conviction for ...
Ramadan Begins For World’s Muslims, Violently For Some
The world's 1.5 billion Muslims began observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan on Saturday, blighted by conflict and bloodshed ...
Australian Trafficker Corby To Return Home Amid Media Storm
Australian Schapelle Corby will on Saturday finally return home from Bali 12 years after she was convicted of drug trafficking, ...
IS Claims Suicide Attack On Jakarta Bus Station
The Islamic State (IS) group has claimed responsibility for a twin suicide bombing at a Jakarta bus terminal that killed ...
Indonesia Probes Suicide Attack That Killed Three Policemen
Indonesia's elite anti-terror squad was Thursday investigating a suicide bombing attack near a busy Jakarta bus station that killed three ...
Taiwan’s Gay Marriage Ruling Raises Hopes Across Asia
Taiwan's giant step towards allowing same-sex marriage has reverberated across Asia, but activists warn the fight for equality isn't over ...
Indonesian Police Steamroller Alcohol Before Ramadan
Indonesian police Wednesday used a steamroller to crush thousands of bottles of alcohol and torched a huge stash of seized ...
The Female Muslim Comic Standing Up To Extremism
Wearing a red hijab and all-encompassing gown, Sakdiyah Maruf cuts an unusual figure in a dark, smokey Jakarta bar as ...