Syrian Kurds: 17 Indonesians Who Escaped IS Leave Syria
BEIRUT — A group of 17 Indonesians who had joined the Islamic State group in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa have been handed over to representatives of their country and have left Syria, a local Kurdish official and a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
Suu Kyi Makes 1st Visit to Conflict-Torn Northern Rakhine
YANGON — Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is visiting conflict-torn northern Rakhine state for the first time and her government says a repatriation plan for the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees who've fled violence is underway.
In Indonesia, Pulp Giant’s Makeover Obscures Supplier Ties
JAKARTA — Despite its denials, one of the world's biggest paper producers has extensive behind-the-scenes ties and significant influence over wood suppliers linked to fires and deforestation that have degraded Indonesia's stunning natural environment, The Associated Press has found.
Mass Rally to Promote Moderate Islam in Indonesia Canceled
JAKARTA — Organizers of an Indonesian movement to promote a moderate brand of Islam have canceled a mass rally after its youth supporters burned...
Thousands More Rohingya Refugees Flee Myanmar by Land, Sea
SHAH PORIR DWIP, Bangladesh — Tens of thousands more people have crossed by boat and on foot into Bangladesh in the last 24 hours as they flee violence in western Myanmar, the UNHCR said Saturday.
Myanmar’s Rohingya Beat a Perilous Path in Search of Safety
TEKNAF, Bangladesh — As far as the eye can see, they trudge through treacherously deep mud, across rice paddy fields and past rain-swollen creeks into Bangladesh.
Rohingya Refugee Influx Inspires Bangladeshi Aid; Worry
DHAKA, Bangladesh — They had seen the images of Rohingya Muslim refugees arriving hungry and exhausted after traveling days without food to reach Myanmar's border with Bangladesh. They had heard the stories of gunshot wounds and midnight escapes from angry mobs and soldiers.
Indonesia Takes New Step to Combat Loss of Forests, Fires
JAKARTA — Indonesia has strengthened its moratorium on converting peat swamps to plantations in a move a conservation research group says will help prevent annual fires and substantially cut the country's carbon emissions if properly implemented.
Trump Partner Eyes Indonesia Power, Sees Faults in Democracy
JAKARTA — President-elect Donald Trump's billionaire business partner and possible political proxy in Indonesia nurses big leadership ambitions in the vast but perennially lagging Southeast Asian nation, which he says isn't developed enough to have a successful democracy and needs strong leadership.
Strong Aftershock Strikes Indonesia’s Lombok Island
JAKARTA — A strong aftershock has shaken the Indonesian island of Lombok where tens of thousands of people are homeless after a powerful earthquake...
