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A Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 lands in January in Papua province, Indonesia. Image: Raja Video Id / YouTube

Previous Flight of Crashed Lion Air Jet Scared Passengers

JAKARTA — Divers searched Tuesday for victims of the Lion Air plane crash in Indonesia that killed 189 people and high-tech equipment was deployed...

“The Future of ASEAN” Anwar Ibrahim Presses Cooperation, not Competition

On February 10, 2023 at Grand Ballroom, Royal orchid Sheraton Bangkok, Prime Minister of Malaysia, Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim, attends the Business Meeting...

Doctor: Kim Jong Nam’s Underwear Soiled, Pupils Contracted

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia — A Malaysian doctor has testified in the trial of two women accused of murdering the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader that the victim's pupils contracted and his underwear was soiled with feces, both signs of poisoning.
Sangeet Kaur Deo, lawyer for British woman Samantha Jones, speaks to the media after a court hearing at Langkawi Magistrate court Tuesday in Langkawi, Malaysia. Photo Yam G-Jun / Associated Press

British Woman Charged With Murder of Her Husband in Malaysia

LANGKAWI, Malaysia — A British woman was charged Tuesday with murdering her husband, who was found stabbed to death at their home on the...
A screenshot of the cartoon strip Instagram removed after the Indonesian government said it was pornographic. Image: Alpantuni / Instagram

Instagram Removes Gay Muslim Comics After Indonesia Warning

JAKARTA — Instagram has removed an account that published comic strips depicting the struggles of gay Muslims in Indonesia following a frenzy of moral...

Myanmar Buddhists Seek Tougher Action Against Rohingya

YANGON — Several hundred Buddhist nationalists, including monks, rallied in Myanmar's largest city on Wednesday to urge stronger action against insurgents from the Muslim Rohingya minority for attacks on police last week.
US President Lyndon B. Johnson and Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos dance in 1966 in an unspecified location. Photo: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum / Wikimedia Commons

Imelda Marcos Convicted of Graft, Court Orders Her Arrest

MANILA — A Philippine court found former first lady Imelda Marcos guilty of graft and ordered her arrest Friday in a rare conviction among...
A Lion Air passenger jet takes off from Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia, in a 2012 file photo. Photo: Trisnadi

Boeing Warns 737 Max May Plunge Due to Error After Lion Air Crash

Boeing Co. says it has issued a safety bulletin that reiterates guidelines on how pilots should respond to erroneous data from an "angle of attack" sensor following last week's crash of ...

New Jakarta Airport Terminal Flooded Days After Opening

JAKARTA — The operator of the Indonesian capital's main airport has apologized to passengers for flooding at its brand new terminal after rains overcame drainage pipes and inundated the arrivals area on Sunday.

Myanmar Group Dismisses Offensive ‘Coffee’ Annan Post

YANGON — A Buddhist nationalist group in Myanmar says a Facebook post in which it appeared to criticize former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was fake.

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