JAKARTA - Indonesia's President Joko Widodo reproached his military chief in a meeting last week amid concerns the commander was "out of control" after he unilaterally suspended defence co-operation with Australia, two sources briefed on the meeting said.
Widodo's intervention highlights...
WUKAN, CHINA - When the first wave of riot police swept into the southern Chinese "democracy village" of Wukan shortly after 3am Tuesday, some breaking through gates with wooden battering rams, frightened residents sounded gongs to raise the alarm.
The gongs...
Manila - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's campaign to bring back the death penalty for drug-related crimes has cleared a major hurdle, with supporters backing it in congress but critics denouncing the plans as "inhumane".
The death penalty bill, along with...
Three Nominated MPs (NMPs) have made the unusual move of proposing changes to a Bill on laws of contempt of court, as they believe it will make the legislation clearer.NMP Mahdev Mohan, an assistant professor of law at Singapore...
Jakarta - AirAsia has banned Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on board on all its flights, including in Indonesia, starting Monday due to safety concerns.
Passengers are not permitted to bring the device on board, through carry-on baggage, check-in luggage or cargo,...
Hong Kong - Student leaders behind Hong Kong's 2014 pro-democracy protests launched a new political party Sunday and said it would campaign for a referendum to decide the city's future - including possible independence.The semi-autonomous Chinese city is self-governing...
MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday he was not sure why China's commerce minister had cancelled a trip to his country, and that Beijing misunderstood his foreign minister's comments about its militarisation in the South China...
China has removed Dong Mingzhu, one of China's most prominent businesswomen, from the post of chairperson of state-owned conglomerate Gree Group, but retained her as the head of its electronics arm, state news agency Xinhua reported.
The move was ordered...
HONG KONG - British banker Rurik Jutting calmly described to police graphic photos of an Indonesian woman he had killed at his luxury apartment in Hong Kong, according to video footage shown in court Thursday.
The 31-year-old Cambridge graduate and...
