The central government plans to allocate Rp18.7 trillion for the construction of 220,000 subsidized housing units next year, officials said on September 5. The housing…
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said September 5 that Malaysia will press on with oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea after a leaked…
Cambodia said September 5 that China will soon hand over two warships to improve its defence capabilities, despite US fears about Beijing boosting its military…
Myanmar's embattled junta chief has warned civilians in territory recently captured by ethnic minority armed groups to prepare for military counterattacks, state media reported on…
Retailers in Singapore will continue to import goji berries from China even as Chinese authorities investigate claims that harmful chemicals were used in their production.…
Pope Francis warned on September 5 against religion being used to stoke conflicts, in a declaration signed with a top Indonesian imam before he held…
Hundreds of indigenous Papuans staged protests on September 5 and 6 to highlight ongoing violence and displacement in the conflict-torn Papua region as Pope Francis…
West Java has declared an emergency status for drought in 12 municipalities in the province due to the prolonged dry season. The affected regions comprise…
The construction of Bali’s first ever urban underground light rail transit (LRT) began on September 4. A ground breaking ceremony for the $10.8 billion (Rp167…
Thailand's new prime minister named her cabinet on September 4, dumping an influential military-linked party out of government for the first time since 2019. King…
At least 20 people are missing, feared dead, following a boat mishap on the Mekong river in the "Golden Triangle" area between Laos, Myanmar and…
Myanmar's military government is allowing selected civilians to carry weapons, expanding its public mobilization beyond the draft as the fighting in its civil war edges…
Singapore collected S$80.3 billion (US$61.4 billion) in tax revenue for the 2023/2024 financial year, a 17% increase from the previous year. This increase reflects the…
President Joko Widodo has postponed the transfer of nearly 2,000 civil servants to Nusantara, the country's new capital city under construction in East Kalimantan, due…
The Democratic Republic of Congo has ordered five turboprop N219 multipurpose aircraft from state-owned aerospace firm PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI). The deal was signed during…
The government will begin a trial of INA Digital, its digital integrated service system, later this month with approximately 50,000 users, most of whom are…
President Joko Widodo on September 2 signed a regulation increasing allowances for employees of the Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla). It replaces a 2013 presidential regulation…
Employees of oil palm plantation company PT Sumber Abadi Karya demolished a church in Sopan Jaya village, Padang Laweh district, Dharmasraya regency, West Sumatra, due…
The House of Representatives (DPR) during a session on September 3 approved an additional budget allocation of Rp1.8 trillion for the National Disaster Mitigation Agency…
Pope Francis on September 4 appealed for religious unity to counter extremism and intolerance, as the longest tour of the 87-year-old's papacy got into full…
Storm Yagi killed at least 15 people in the Philippines and forced thousands to flee to safer ground, and is now strengthening as it makes…
Thailand's new Cabinet has been selected and should be submitted for royal endorsement within this week, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on September 2. Senior…
Thailand has netted more than 1.3 million kilograms of highly destructive blackchin tilapia fish, the government said September 3, as it battles to stamp out…
Philippine authorities raided a suspected illegal online gaming and cyberscam complex in a central province and took into custody more than 160 people — mostly…
Pope Francis arrived in Indonesia on September 3 to kick off a four-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific that will be the longest and farthest of…
