At least 61 people died in 59 accidents at nickel smelters in Central Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, and North Maluku between 2015 and 2023, the Manpower…
Nearly 51% of the land involved in agrarian conflicts reported in the country between 2021 and 2024 is in East Kalimantan, according to data released…
The headquarters of the Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) on Jl. Proklamasi in Menteng district, Central Jakarta, was extensively damaged by a fire on September 29.…
Chinese naval and air forces conducted patrols around a flashpoint reef in the South China Sea on September 28, after a slew of tense encounters…
Malaysia’s ruling coalition scored a landslide victory in a by-election on September 28, with party leaders hailing it as a sign of long-term political stability…
Myanmar's junta carried out fresh air strikes on an opposition-held town September 27, hours after issuing an unprecedented invitation to its enemies for talks on…
Vietnam suffered $3.3 billion in economic losses as a result of deadly Typhoon Yagi, which swept across the country's north earlier this month causing hundreds…
President Joko Widodo broke ground on September 25 for a Chinese firm's property complex in the new capital of Nusantara in East Kalimantan, hailing it…
A decade of President Joko Widodo’s leadership was marked by inconsistent policies in agrarian reform and declining agricultural productivity, according to local think-tanks. The initiative…
Thousands of judges across the country have threatened to hold a national strike from October 7 until October 11 to demand an increase in salary…
A man was injured when a LPG canister exploded at a house at the Harapan Baru 3 housing complex in Harjo Sari sub-district, Tebing district,…
The Philippines said on September 25 its fisheries bureau aircraft was shadowed and approached by a Chinese navy helicopter while on patrol near the disputed…
Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to invest $15 billion in Vietnam, the country's official news agency said, as the country looks to boost its attractiveness as…
Malaysia is generating enough energy surplus to power new major development projects as well as grow its exports, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on September…
Singapore on September 25 called for the reform of the United Nations Security Council, including constraining the exercise of the veto by the five permanent…
Philippine military chief General Romeo Brawner on September 25 backed the permanent stationing of a US missile system in his country, after China had warned…
The government has submitted the ratified Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons to the UN. Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi presented the document to…
Two people were injured in a train accident in Argosari sub-district, Sedayu district, Bantul regency, Yogyakarta on September 25. The Taksaka train, an executive and…
The Thai king has signed same-sex marriage into law, the official Royal Gazette said September 24, making Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia to…
The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of flooding and landslides sparked by Typhoon Yagi has climbed to 419, the junta said on September…
Pope Francis has offered to give refuge on Vatican territory to Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Italian media said on September 24.…
A drought emergency was declared in Makassar, South Sulawesi after 27 sub-districts in three districts were affected by water shortages. The Makassar Regional Disaster Mitigation…
Several buildings were damaged when a 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Gorontalo city in Gorontalo on September 24. The earthquake struck 77 km southwest of Gorontalo city…
Serious flooding in central Vietnam has killed three people and forced more than 10,000 residents to evacuate their homes, disaster officials said on September 24.…
A Singaporean former minister pleaded guilty to bribery charges September 24 after more severe allegations were dropped, local media said, as the first graft trial…
