ASEAN IN FOCUS

Dozen killed in Indonesia bus crash after passenger argument

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP ) -- Twelve people were killed and dozens more injured in an Indonesian traffic accident Monday after…

Indonesia returns five containers of waste to the US

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia has returned five containers of rubbish to the United States and will not become a…

PHL sends pair of Philippine eagles to Singapore to mark 50th year of diplomatic relations

  (Eagle News) -- The Philippine goverment has sent a pair of Philippine eagles to Singapore under a Wildlife Loan…

Mahathir: Malaysia will use Huawei ‘as much as possible’

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Malaysia will continue using Huawei products "as much as possible," bucking a global trend prompted by…

Australia pilots hit by lasers during South China Sea flights

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's military has confirmed that Navy pilots were targeted with lasers during flights in the hotly…

Malaysia to ship back hundreds of tonnes of plastic waste

by M JEGATHESAN PORT KLANG, Malaysia (AFP) -- Hundreds of tonnes of imported plastic waste will be shipped back to…

Fire and blast at Thai port injures 25

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- A fire erupted on a cargo ship docked at a port in Thailand, triggering a blast…

Grandma Ca: the 99-year-old standing up to Vietnam’s coal rush

by Tran Thi Minh Ha, with Jenny Vaughan in Tuy Phong VIETNAM (AFP) -- Toothless and nearly blind, grandmother Pham…

Indonesian police fire tear gas to break up election protest

JARATA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesian police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators in downtown Jakarta early Wednesday after a rally…

Indonesia’s Joko Widodo wins second term as president: elections commission

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia's Joko Widodo has won a second term as president, beating out rival Prabowo Subianto, a…

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