Nusantara, the country's future capital city, in Sepaku district, North Paser Penajam regency, East Kalimantan, opened to the public on September 16. According to Troy…
Anindya Novyan Bakrie, a business magnate, was elected chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) during an extraordinary national assembly in Jakarta…
Typhoon Yagi caused $1.6 billion in economic losses in Vietnam, state media said September 16, as the UN's World Food Programme said the deadly floods…
The head of a Malaysian conglomerate accused of running homes where hundreds of children and youths were allegedly sexually abused said there were 'one or…
A Philippine vessel that spent months anchored at a disputed reef in the South China Sea has left the area, the national maritime council said…
Myanmar's junta chief made a rare request September 14 for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods that have displaced hundreds of thousands of people…
A Thai court on September 12 issued arrest warrants for six officials over the deaths of scores of Muslim protesters who suffocated in army trucks…
President Joko Widodo broke ground on September 11 on Jakarta's second subway line, which will eventually stretch 84 km to neighboring provinces, as the government…
House of Representatives’ (DPR) Commission V overseeing transportation on September 11 approved an additional Rp6.69 trillion for the Transportation Ministry's 2025 budget. With the additional…
The GoTo Group is conducting trial runs for the distribution of free lunches to school children, a cornerstone program of president-elect Prabowo Subianto that is…
President Joko Widodo has called on the Armed Forces (TNI) and the National Police to ensure a smooth governmental transition and maintain stability ahead of…
A $20 billion underground light rail project in Bali promises to be a boost for its tourism, but analysts say Indonesia’s reliance on Chinese contractors…
Millions of people across Southeast Asia struggled September 12 with flooded homes, power cuts and wrecked infrastructure after Typhoon Yagi swept through the region, as…
Pope Francis touched down in Singapore September 11, the last stop of a four-nation Asia-Pacific trip aimed at boosting the Catholic Church's standing in the…
Malaysian authorities have rescued hundreds of children from care homes where they were allegedly physically and sexually abused and have arrested scores of people in…
A former Philippine provincial governor accused of masterminding the 2011 murder of an environmental activist and radio show host has surrendered after more than a…
Typhoon Yagi severely damaged a large number of factories and flooded warehouses in northern Vietnam's export-oriented industrial hubs, forcing plants to shut, with some expected…
A patrol ship belonging to the Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) on September 11 expelled five Chinese-flagged vessels that were found inside the country's territorial waters…
President-elect Prabowo Subianto is scheduled to address the third anniversary of the Labor Party's "working class awakening" at the Mega Proklamasi Hotel in Menteng, Central…
Saifullah Yusuf, the incumbent mayor of Pasuruan in East Java and secretary general of the Nahdlatul Ulama Executive Council (PBNU), was sworn in as the…
Residents of Hanoi waded through waist-deep water September 11 as river levels hit a 20-year high and the toll from the strongest typhoon in decades…
A carbon credit scheme in Cambodia put on hold after allegations of rights abuses has been reinstated after more than a year of review, a…
Hundreds of people fled their homes in the Philippines on September 11 after a volcano spurted harmful gases, an official said, as experts warned of…
A fifth batch of conscripts Myanmar's junta hopes will help reverse its battlefield losses has begun training, state media reported on September 10. A military…
Days of rain have lashed the Myanmar town of Tachileik and triggered flooding that has knocked out power and telephone lines, a resident and local…
