Hundreds of people have been killed and millions displaced as extreme weather has ravaged Southeast Asia this month. Indonesia’s heavy rain was linked to two tropical cyclones. By Jin Yu Young and ...
Indonesian authorities said other climbers had safely evacuated Mount Dukono, which had been off-limits because of volcanic activity. By John Yoon and Muktita Suhartono At least three hikers were ...
Indonesia's outgoing president hopes the nation's new capital city will be his greatest legacy, but some say the plan has critical flaws. Indonesia's future capital Nusantara is under development but ...
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Malaysia has gazetted an emergency ordinance compelling employers to provide lodging with sufficient living space and amenities for migrant workers to effectively control the spread of COVID-19, the Human Resources Ministry said on Thursday.
Philippine police on Friday threatened to cane people who violate social distancing protocols as the Southeast Asian nation fights the spread of the coronavirus during the festive season.
Major trading partners called on Britain and the European Union (EU) on Friday to clarify terms for renegotiating tariff levels after Brexit and for compensating their suppliers for any lost market access, a Geneva trade official said.
The 2023 Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games scheduled to be held in Bali next month have been cancelled after the Indonesian city withdrew as hosts, giving the ANOC no time to find an alternative.
Diplomats from the BRICS group of developing nations have agreed on a joint declaration of their leaders at a summit in Rio de Janeiro this week, three people familiar with the talks said on Saturday.
The potential purchase of F-16 jets by the Philippines from the United States does not harm the interests of any third party, including China, a Philippine security official said on Thursday.
Japan's top steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp , Mitsubishi Corp and Exxon Mobil Corp said on Thursday they will jointly study carbon capture and storage (CCS) and the establishment of CCS value chains in the Asia Pacific regions.
India's Godrej Consumer Products posted a 9.7% rise in fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, driven by strong volume growth in its India business and continued momentum in international markets.
Singapore-based Princeton Digital Group (PDG), backed by private equity firm Warburg Pincus, said on Tuesday it was investing $1 billion to build a data centre facility in Japan, marking the company's foray into its fifth market.
India's palm oil imports in September dropped to their lowest since May as refiners shifted to cheaper soyoil, shipments of which hit a more than three-year high, the Solvent Extractors' Association of India said on Wednesday.
Thailand plans to ban digital asset operators from facilitating use of crypto as a means of payment for goods and services, its central bank and market regulator said on Tuesday, in a bid to limit risks.
Albemarle Corp will pay more than $218 million, including more than $103 million to financial regulators, to settle a U.S. probe into its scheme to bribe government officials in multiple foreign countries, the Department of Justice said on Friday.
Indonesia's car sales in February rose 2.2% year-on-year, the first growth recorded since June 2023, data from the country's car association showed on Tuesday, amid growing adoption of electric vehicles (EV) driven mostly by Chinese brands.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Monday the Philippines would not use water cannons or any offensive weapons in the South China Sea, and the last thing it wanted was to raise tensions in the strategic waterway.
In a sprawling oil palm plantation in the Malaysian state of Perak, watermelon seedlings are sprouting from freshly ploughed earth between palm saplings while rented cows graze in overgrown areas of the estate.
Gambia has not yet confirmed that toxic cough syrup was the cause of the deaths of 70 children from acute kidney injury, a representative of the country's Medicines Control Agency said on Monday.
Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) (BBRI.JK), the country's biggest lender by assets, plans to acquire two state financing firms and form a holding company, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Monday.
A Norwegian woman who disappeared while diving off Malaysia's southeastern coast was found safe on Thursday, maritime officials said, as a search continued for three other missing people.
Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano erupted twice in just over one hour on Friday, spewing volcanic ash as high as 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) into the air, according to country's volcanology agency.
Malaysia's palm oil inventories at the end of January rose for the first time in three months, as a surge in imports helped cushion a fall in production and exports, data from the nation's palm oil board showed on Friday.