INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE KILLS MORE THAN 100 IN ACEH PROVINCE

The earthquake, which shook Sumatra's northernmost province, Aceh, had a preliminary magnitude of 6.5, according to the United States Geological Survey... READ MORE›

GARENA REBRANDS AS SEA AFTER RAISING $550 MILLION IN NEW FUNDING

The shopping and online games company is staking out a spot as competition in Southeast Asian e-commerce intensifies, particularly in the largely untapped market of Indonesia... READ MORE›

BEHOLD THE WORLD'S MOST BEWITCHING CHICKEN

Black blood from ayam cemani chickens is a myth, Jamal says... READ MORE›

ORANGUTANS ORPHANED AS HUMANS BURN RAIN FOREST

The blazes are an annual occurrence, when farmers clear land by burning it, often for palm oil plantations... READ MORE›

INDONESIA FASHION DESIGNER ANNIESA HASIBUAN GOES GLOBAL

Hasibuan's works have previously featured at shows in London, Istanbul, and Cannes but New York Fashion Week cemented her status as a rising star... READ MORE›

DEADLY INDONESIA QUAKE LEAVES THOUSANDS DISPLACED

Aid organisations assess damage left by earthquake in Indonesia's Aceh province that killed at least 102 people... READ MORE›

MALAYSIA PM URGES WORLD TO ACT AGAINST 'GENOCIDE' OF MYANMAR'S ROHINGYA

Najib said the rally at a stadium in Kuala Lumpur would send a strong message to Aung San Suu Kyi's government that enough is enough ... READ MORE›

INDONESIA'S TOP COURT WEIGHS BAN ON SEX OUTSIDE MARRIAGE

In interviews, members of Indonesia's conservative Islamist leadership say their side is ascendant... READ MORE›

INDONESIA SAYS JAKARTAS CHRISTIAN GOVERNOR IS SUSPECTED OF BLASPHEMY

Mr. Basuki, 50, is the first Christian in several decades to be governor of Jakarta, Indonesia's most powerful provincial office... READ MORE›

EXCLUSIVE: SINGAPORE BANKS REPORT TAX AMNESTY INDONESIANS TO POLICE

A lot of Indonesians in Singapore have already joined the amnesty... READ MORE›

THOUSANDS OF INDONESIANS RALLY AGAINST RACIAL, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE

More than 100,000 Muslims protested against Governor Basuki Purnama Purnama earlier this month... READ MORE›

DAVID CAMERON BEGINS TRADE MISSION IN SOUTH EAST ASIA

The threat of extremism will be raised by Mr Cameron in meetings with President Joko Widodo in Jakarta and, later, Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia... READ MORE›

JAKARTA'S CHRISTIAN GOVERNOR TO FACE BLASPHEMY TRIAL OVER ISLAM INSULT CLAIM

If found guilty under Indonesia's 1965 blasphemy law Ahok will face a maximum of five years in jail... READ MORE›

NOTORIOUS SMUGGLER 'CAPTAIN BRAM' ARRESTED IN JAKARTA

In 2011 Indonesia passed laws criminalising people smuggling, with penalties of between five and 15 years in prison for those convicted... READ MORE›

MORE BODIES FROM AIRASIA CRASH FOUND

The plane came down four days ago en route from Indonesia to Singapore with 162 people on board... READ MORE›

COURT TO PROCEED WITH PURNAMA BLASPHEMY TRIAL

An Indonesian court will proceed with a controversial blasphemy case against Jakarta's Christian governor, who is accused of insulting the Quran, a judge said... READ MORE›

UBER RIVAL GRAB TO BUY INDONESIAN ONLINE PAYMENT STARTUP FOR OVER $100 MILLION

Uber rival Grab to buy Indonesian online payment startup for over 100 million source... READ MORE›

REPORTING ON LIFE DEATH AND CORRUPTION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

I came to see Southeast Asia as a land of great people and bad governments, of remarkable graciousness but distressing levels of impunity... READ MORE›

The jet crashed in stormy weather on Sunday morning on a flight from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore... READ MORE›

INDONESIA: PLASTIC TAX TO CURB RUBBISH DUMPED IN RIVERS

About 187 million tonnes of plastic waste is dumped into the country's waters, placing Indonesia... READ MORE›

EARTHQUAKE ROCKS INDONESIA'S ACEH PROVINCE; SEVERAL DEAD

BIREUEN, Indonesia -- A strong undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia's province of Aceh early Wednesday, causing several deaths and building collapses in districts near the epicenter... READ MORE›

JAKARTA PROTEST TIED TO FAITH MAY HAVE DEEPER LINKS TO POLITICS

Both parties are fielding candidates in the Feb. 15 election, in which Mr. Joko's governing Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle is backing Mr. Basuki... READ MORE›

INDONESIA SAVORED ITS TIES TO OBAMA. NOW IT PREPARES TO SAY GOODBYE.

Indonesian approval of the United States has remained well above 50 percent throughout Obama's presidency... READ MORE›

PHILIPPINES PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE 'WILL NOT INTERFERE' OVER EXECUTION OF MARY JANE VELOSO

Well, I may just have to ask Indonesian President Joko Widodo in a most respectful and in very, very courteous way... READ MORE›

INDONESIA BREAKS SILENCE ON ANTI-COMMUNIST ATROCITIES

Last month, the human rights commission wrote to President Obama asking him to make public all classified United States government documents related to the mass killings... READ MORE›

INDONESIA POLICE KILL SUSPECTS PLOTTING HOLIDAY ATTACKS

Police in Jakarta kill three allegedly planning a suicide attack over the Christmas and New Year period... READ MORE›

INDONESIA ARRESTS KEY PEOPLE SMUGGLER WHO TARGETED AUSTRALIA

Abraham Louhenapessy was arrested in Jakarta this week for allegedly smuggling people into and out of Indonesia, said Indonesia's national police investigator Agus Andrianto... READ MORE›

IS BOMBMAKER SMILES AFTER 10-YEAR SENTENCE

A second IS supporter, 48-year-old Ali Hamka, was jailed for four years for attempting to source guns and ammunition for the attack... READ MORE›

DEATH, CHEMICAL CASTRATION FOR CHILD SEX OFFENDERS

Sexual violence against children, as I have said, is an extraordinary crime, President Joko Widodo told journalists, according to a statement... READ MORE›

HOW TO DEFEAT ISLAMIC TERRORISM IN THE FAR EAST

Malaysia is a model for other countries as to how Muslim societies can provide a positive alternative to the perils of reactionary Islamist ideologies... READ MORE›