The head of the General Elections Commission has been found guilty of not amending a rule before accepting Gibran’s election registration.

Indonesian engineers are under investigation for allegedly trying to remove a USB device containing information on the South Korean-made KF-21 fighter jet.

Southeast Asia is one of the largest sources of blue carbon – carbon stored in ocean systems – but human activity is causing massive losses of this potential.

Albertina Kallu remitted the entire amount to her bank account in Indonesia and spent it all, including on building a house, the court heard.

The presidential front runner denied making a ‘very cruel’ comment on voters’ intelligence, as he fended off questions about women’s rights and his multibillion-dollar plan to provide free meals.

GoTo CEO Patrick Walujo says the TikTok-Tokopedia deal would contribute to ‘immediate profit’ for the group.

With days to go before the February 14 polls, a clear win for the ruling party’s presidential pick appears all but impossible.

As Bali battles overtourism, this sustainable stay could be your guilt-free oasis of calm on the paradise island

‘It’s true, every time we talk with our partners, the issue of how we perceive the situations in Gaza and Ukraine appears,’ top EU diplomat Josep Borrell says at EU-Indo Pacific summit in Brussels.

Singapore visitor arrivals were up 115 per cent to 13.6 million in 2023, and the tourism board expects the recovery to continue in 2024, partly due to the implementation of 30-day visa-free travel with China.

The physical ecosystem, laws and bureaucracy to support the country’s tech goals such as Nusantara are lacking, analysts say.

A side deal and delay in handing over evidence meant Malaysians Mohammed Farik bin Amin and Mohammed Nazir bin Lep now only have to serve five years in jail, instead of 23.

British travel content creator Corrin expressed her dismay over Kuta’s vehicle-choked roads and errant drivers in a TikTok video, ahead of the island’s new tourist tax from February 14.

Siskaee, an adult content creator, was arrested over her alleged involvement in an adult film that was released online.

Russian entrepreneur Felix Demin reveals why his Private Jet Villa – a new luxury residence in Bali built in an old Boeing 737-200, which rents for up to US$6,500 per night – was so hard to create.

John Lee says at reception to mark anniversary of Malaysian chamber of commerce in Hong Kong there is ‘much to look forward to in the coming years’.

Controversy around his remarks also reflected widening rift in Widodo’s cabinet, with speculation that some of his ministers are considering resigning over the president’s election meddling.

Malaysians Mohammed Farik bin Amin and Mohammed Nazir bin Lep must be punished to the fullest extent of the law for their ‘savage destruction of life’, the victims said.

Popular rock band Slank’s high-profile snub to President Joko Widodo marks a departure from its staunch support over the past decade.

New Zealand and North America now account for more than half of all lobsters imported by China, but Indonesia and Thailand are making gains.

Gibran Rakabuming quizzed fellow vice-presidential contenders on ‘difficult’ questions such as greenflation and lithium iron phosphate batteries.

Jakarta is proposing to sell anti-submarine aircraft to Manila even as it expresses interest in acquiring Chinese naval missiles.

From Indonesia to India, the world’s most populous democracies will be heading to the polls in Asia this year, a region which has traditionally been the largest gold consumer.

Muhaimin Iskandar, the running mate of presidential candidate Anies Baswedan, said the government’s “downstreaming” policy had caused major environmental damage without significantly benefiting locals.

Khofifah Indar Parawansa, governor of East Java, is once again seen as instrumental to a presidential victory – just as she was to Joko Widodo ’s second term.