Virulent anti-gay remarks test Indonesia’s moderate image

  Gays are a contagion, declares the banner in bold red and black lettering that hangs on the sidewalk of a bustling neighborhood in the Indonesian capital close to embassies, luxury

Australia | Premier clashes with predecessor over record

Australia’s prime minister and the man he replaced clashed yesterday in an indication that splits in the ruling party are still wide as the country heads into a possible early

Indonesia | Death toll in military helicopter crash rises to 13

The death toll from an Indonesian military helicopter crash rose to 13 on yesterday, the military said, with the discovery of the body of a missing soldier. The helicopter was on

Indonesia protests China’s retrieval of illegal fishing ship

An Indonesian fisheries ministry patrol ship had intercepted the Chinese vessel on Saturday within Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone which overlaps with the southernmost reaches of the South China Sea, according

Myanmar | Parliament votes to reduce number of ministries

Myanmar’s new parliament voted yesterday to reduce the number of government ministries, with President- elect Htin Kyaw assuring lawmakers that no civil servants will lose their jobs and that the nation

Thailand | Hundreds stranded by power outage on Bangkok’s airport train

About 750 passengers were stranded on Bangkok's Airport Rail Link due to a power outage yesterday morning during rush hour, prompting several people to walk along the train's overhead tracks

Two British ships arrive in Japan to carry plutonium to US

  Two British ships arrived in eastern Japan yesterday to transport a shipment of plutonium — enough to make dozens of atomic bombs — to the U.S. for storage under a

The Koreas | Seoul: North Korea fires five short-range projectiles

  North Korea fired five short-range projectiles into the sea yesterday, Seoul officials said, in a continuation of weapon launches it has carried out in an apparent response to ongoing South

New Zealand | Prime Minister settles defamation case with journalist

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has settled a defamation case brought by a journalist after acknowledging yesterday that comments he made about the man caused him professional and personal

Hackers stalked Bangladesh bank for two weeks before big heist

Hackers who stole USD101 million from Bangladesh’s central bank stalked its computer systems for almost two weeks beforehand, according to an interim investigation report seen by Bloomberg. Prepared for Bangladesh Bank

The Philippines | Airliner with 254 aboard makes emergency landing

A Philippine Airlines plane carrying more than 250 people made a safe emergency landing in Manila on Saturday shortly after takeoff on a domestic flight due to suspected smoke in

Indonesia | Three more suspected militants killed

Indonesian security forces have killed three more suspected militants linked to the country’s most wanted Islamic radical, police have said. Central Sulawesi police chief Brig. Gen. Rudy Sufahriadi said two men

North Korea | Ski resort’s amenities defy UN luxury-imports ban

To view the humbling limits of round after round of international sanctions against North Korea, come to Masik Pass. It isn’t a secret military facility where Kim Jong Un’s best

Nepal | Prince Harry to tour quake-hit areas

  When Britain’s Prince Harry visits Nepal this weekend, ordinary people hope his tour of earthquake-hit areas will draw attention to the country’s struggle to recover from last year’s disaster. Rebuilding is slow, and tens of thousands remain homeless. “Hopefully when a big

Vietnam | Southern Mekong delta faces worst drought in history

The drought could result in the loss of up to 1 million tons of rice, but is not expected to affect Vietnam’s status as the world’s third largest exporter of

North Korea sentences US tourist to 15 years in prison

North Korea’s highest court sentenced an American tourist to 15 years in prison with hard labor for subversion yesterday, weeks after authorities presented him to media and he tearfully confessed

South China Sea | US says losing access to Beijing-claimed waters would be huge

A U.S. Navy commander warned yesterday that if the United States lost access to international waters claimed by China in the South China Sea, it would have far-­reaching implications beyond

Rapid melt of New Zealand glaciers ends hikes onto them

New Zealand is renowned for its wondrous scenery, and among the country’s top tourist attractions are two glaciers that are both stunning and unusual because they snake down from the

Analysis | N. Korea nuke threat not all bluff and bluster

  Skeptics of North Korea’s nuclear threat, and there are many, have long clung to two comforting thoughts. While the North has the bomb, it doesn’t have a warhead small enough to

Bangladesh | Bank chief quits amid USD101 million hacking uproar

  The head of Bangladesh’s central bank resigned yesterday after hackers managed to divert USD101 million from the country’s account with the Federal Reserve Bank in New York. Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur

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