Indonesia

Despite promises from the Indonesian and Chinese foreign ministers, there is little reason to expect rapid progress on the long-awaited Code of Conduct.

An official told parliament this week that the project's final overrun was $1.2 billion, down from more than $2 billion previously predicted.

At the turn of its second century, the Indonesian Islamic organization, one of the world's largest, faces a number of challenging headwinds.

The pilot was taken after landing a small plane with five passengers, intent on evacuating 15 workers building a health center that had earlier been threatened by separatist rebels.

Last year saw several Southeast Asian economies bounce back from the distortions and restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic.

An arrest last year demonstrates that JI's network has expanded considerably, despite the extremist group's recent period of dormancy.

The two nations hope to convince European regulators that their local certification efforts conform to the EU's rigorous new regulation on deforestation.

Joseph D'Cruz, the head of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), believes that Brussels' new rules could have a "human, social and developmental cost."

Sea level rises are often spoken about as a potential future impact of climate change. But on the Indonesian island of Java, they are already threatening millions.

The West Papua National Liberation Army says it holds Western countries, including New Zealand, responsible for supporting the Indonesian military.

The Bali Process still holds promise for principled regional responses to the movement of refugees and migrants.

What motivated President Joko Widodo's recent acknowledgement of gross past human rights abuses?