Indonesia

Five individuals are accused of "criminal negligence" for their alleged roles in the crowd crush, which took the lives of 135 spectators.

Critics accuse President Joko Widodo of using emergency powers to circumvent a Constitutional Court's ruling on a controversial jobs creation law.

The move followed Brussels' passage of a law that could severely restrict palm oil imports to the European bloc.

Among the challenges facing Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and her team will be how to respond to the junta's planned sham elections.

The leader acknowledged 12 episodes of gross human rights violations that occurred between the 1960s and the early 2000s.

The move is in line with Jakarta's increasingly aggressive use of export bans in pursuit of domestic economic goals.

The leader's two-day state visit to Indonesia was shot through with personal and political resonances.

The leaky wooden vessel is just the latest to reach the shores of Aceh, as more and more refugees undertake the dangerous ocean crossings.

Despite lying within the country's EEZ, the Tuna offshore oil and gas block lies within China's "nine-dash line" South China Sea claim.

Historic summit not helped by ASEAN disunity and its peculiarities.

Many of Southeast Asia’s major currencies came under pressure this year but are ending the year strong.

The dispute had led to clashes over illegal fishing, and hamstrung the establishment of a united front against China's expansive claims in the South China Sea.