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Indonesian police, match officials stand trial over deadly football stampede
2023-01-17

A handful of officials have been charged with negligence tied to the disaster at the stadium in Malang, East Java, in early October.

Deaths, injuries reported in tanker explosion at Thai shipyard
Deaths, injuries reported in tanker explosion at Thai shipyard 2023-01-17

The Ruammitr Dockyard Co. Ltd. shipyard fire was brought under control after nearly six hours.

Indonesia sends warships to monitor Chinese coast guard vessel
Indonesia sends warships to monitor Chinese coast guard vessel 2023-01-17

The ship has been in and around the Natuna Sea since the end of December.

US: Bangladesh’s RAB has made ‘tremendous progress’ in reducing extrajudicial killings
US: Bangladesh’s RAB has made ‘tremendous progress’ in reducing extrajudicial killings 2023-01-17

Washington had sanctioned the elite security unit in December 2021 for gross human rights violations.

China-owned nickel smelter in Indonesia resumes production after deadly riot
China-owned nickel smelter in Indonesia resumes production after deadly riot 2023-01-17

Weekend violence resulted in deaths of an Indonesian and a Chinese worker.

Indonesian stadium stampede victims’ kin have little hope of justice from trial
Indonesian stadium stampede victims’ kin have little hope of justice from trial 2023-01-17

Five people charged with criminal negligence are being tried for the October incident that caused 135 deaths.

Philippines’ Maria Ressa: ‘Today, facts win’
2023-01-18

The CEO of the Rappler news website is acquitted of tax evasion.

Manila Court acquits Nobel Laureate Ressa of tax evasion
Manila Court acquits Nobel Laureate Ressa of tax evasion 2023-01-18

Legal troubles are political harassment, says the Rappler news website’s co-founder and CEO.

Rohingya settlement on Bangladesh-Myanmar border torched amid fighting between militant groups
Rohingya settlement on Bangladesh-Myanmar border torched amid fighting between militant groups 2023-01-18

At least one person died during clashes in and around a no-man’s land along the frontier.

Bangkok property leased by Nauru diplomat was base for passport forging
Bangkok property leased by Nauru diplomat was base for passport forging 2023-01-18

Constant activity at the residence in a high-end Bangkok compound attracted attention.

Gunmen launch deadly attack on southern Philippine Muslim community
Gunmen launch deadly attack on southern Philippine Muslim community 2023-01-18

About 20 armed men attacked a group of former Moro National Liberation Front rebels.

Thai court orders fugitive businessman’s extradition to China
Thai court orders fugitive businessman’s extradition to China 2023-01-18

Teow Wooi Huat was accused by Chinese expats in Kuala Lumpur of cheating in an investment scheme.

New Zealand’s Ardern announces resignation as prime minister ahead of election
New Zealand’s Ardern announces resignation as prime minister ahead of election 2023-01-18

Jacinda Ardern raised the international profile of her remote South Pacific country but suffered waning popularity at home.

Marcos to Davos forum: Entered politics to cleanse family’s name
Marcos to Davos forum: Entered politics to cleanse family’s name 2023-01-19

A people-power revolt ousted his dictator father nearly 37 years ago.

Fiji resident: ‘Nobody can stop the water’
2023-01-19

Lavenia “Big Nana” McGoon, a longtime inhabitant of the largest Fijian island, fears that climate change will eventually force her family to move away.

Indonesia urges regional effort to address crisis of Rohingya stranded at sea
Indonesia urges regional effort to address crisis of Rohingya stranded at sea 2023-01-19

There has been “alarming rise” in deaths of persecuted Myanmar minority who fled via sea, U.N. says.

Critics pan Marcos administration’s efforts to quell high onion prices
Critics pan Marcos administration’s efforts to quell high onion prices 2023-01-19

Philippine senators call on the president to appoint an agriculture secretary to focus on crisis.

Myanmar junta chief, Thai official discuss military ties at beach resort
Myanmar junta chief, Thai official discuss military ties at beach resort 2023-01-19

Conflict along their 1,500-mile shared border, misfired shells, refugees entering Thailand likely on agenda.

Fiji’s new leader makes official trip abroad as tensions with military simmer
Fiji’s new leader makes official trip abroad as tensions with military simmer 2023-01-20

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is hoping visit to Kiribati will convince the island nation to return to a regional forum.

Indonesian mother grieves toddler son's death from tainted cough syrup
2023-01-20

Siti Surhardiyati's 2-year-old son was one of 200 alleged victims, and she and other families have launced a class-action lawsuit against the government and ...

Presidential apology isn’t enough for families of victims of Indonesian rights abuses
Presidential apology isn’t enough for families of victims of Indonesian rights abuses 2023-01-20

“All we get are promises, and more promises,” says mother of teenager who was slain during anti-ethnic Chinese riots 25 years ago.

US will not make Philippines choose sides over China rivalry
US will not make Philippines choose sides over China rivalry 2023-01-20

“That’s not our game,” U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Kritenbrink says after 10th Bilateral Strategic Dialogue in Manila.

Ringing in the lunar new year
Ringing in the lunar new year 2023-01-20
Boat with ‘dehydrated and exhausted’ Rohingya refugees lands in Aceh
Boat with ‘dehydrated and exhausted’ Rohingya refugees lands in Aceh 2022-12-25

The 57 men on the wooden boat – there were no women or children – had sailed from Bangladesh in late November, an Indonesian NGO said.

Second boatload of Rohingya arrives in Indonesia in as many days
Second boatload of Rohingya arrives in Indonesia in as many days 2022-12-26

The 185 passengers disembarked in Aceh province but 30 other people had died at sea, survivors told a local fisherman.

Dozens missing in deadly southern Philippine floods
Dozens missing in deadly southern Philippine floods 2022-12-27

Communities on the southern island of Mindanao are heavily hit.

Death toll from sunken Thai warship rises
Death toll from sunken Thai warship rises 2022-12-27

Navy chief apologizes to families for the sailors’ deaths.

Rohingya man recounts nightmare of being adrift at sea
Rohingya man recounts nightmare of being adrift at sea 2022-12-27

More than 100 aboard the vessel were children, IOM says.

Rohingya who survived a deadly sea odyssey recuperate in Aceh, Indonesia
2022-12-27

Refugee: “In Bangladesh, our life was difficult.”

Much anticipated metro opens in traffic-choked Dhaka
Much anticipated metro opens in traffic-choked Dhaka 2022-12-28

When fully operational next year, north-south journey, which takes two-and-a-half hours by road, will be cut to 38 minutes.

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