ASEAN IN FOCUS

Up to 20 Vietnamese feared among 39 UK truck dead

  by Tran Thi Minh Ha Agence France Presse NGHE AN, Vietnam (AFP) -- As many as 20 Vietnamese citizens…

Indonesia’s Joko Widodo set to announce new cabinet

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia's Joko Widodo is set to announce a new cabinet Wednesday in a line-up that could…

Indonesia’s Jokowi kicks off new term at heavily guarded ceremony

  by Haeril HALIM Agence France Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia's President Joko Widodo was sworn in for a…

Abominable’ won’t be screened in Malaysia over S. China Sea map

  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Animated film "Abominable" will not be shown in Malaysia after its distributor Sunday said…

PHL, India sign 4 deals in state visit of India’s President Kovind; stronger ties vowed at 70th year of PHL-India relations

  (Eagle News) – Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte and Indian President Ram Nath Kovind, signed four bilateral agreements covering maritime…

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…

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