ASEAN IN FOCUS

Singapore hands down first conviction for terror financing

  SINGAPORE (AFP)-- A Singaporean man became the first of the country's citizens to be jailed for financing terrorism after…

Indonesia arrests two dozen after minister attack

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesian police said they have arrested more than two dozen suspected militants after members of a…

19-year old Yulo wins historic gold for the PHL at world artistic gymnastics championship in Germany

  (Eagle News) -- Filipino teenager Carlos Edriel Yulo made history as the first Filipino to win a gold medal…

Suspected IS radical stabs Indonesian security minister

  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- An attacker allegedly "exposed to IS radicalism" stabbed Indonesian security minister Wiranto as he was…

Fake news sparks panic among Indonesia quake victims

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Thousands of Indonesians are still in shelters nearly two weeks after a deadly earthquake sparked a…

Malaysian PM: Hong Kong leader should quit

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia's prime minister said Friday Hong Kong's embattled leader should resign over the city's increasingly…

President Duterte, Russian President Putin vow stronger bilateral relations, increased cooperation during bilateral meeting

(Eagle News) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, during the Philippine leader’s second…

Malaysia threatens ride-hailing firm Grab with $21 million fine

  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia's competition watchdog on Thursday threatened to hit Grab with a $21 million fine…

Indonesia quake death toll rises to 30: govt

  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rocked Indonesia's remote Maluku islands rose to…

Indonesia marks one year since deadly quake-tsunami disaster

  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia on Saturday marks one year since a devastating quake-tsunami disaster that pounded the city…

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