Indonesia blocks internet in Papua over unrest fears

Aug 23,2019
Indonesia has cut off internet access in unrest-hit Papua over fears that a stream of offensive and racist online posts would spark more violent protests in the region, but critics slammed the move as a threat to free speech.
Philippines' Duterte to visit Beijing amid China sea tensions
Aug 22
President Rodrigo Duterte will visit Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping next week to raise their conflicting claims to the South China Sea, as the Filipino leader faces pressure at home to confront Beijing.
Malaysia steps up search for missing Franco-Irish teen
Aug 07
A helicopter and dozens of people were deployed Tuesday on the third day of a search for a vulnerable London teenager who went missing from a Malaysian rainforest resort, police said.
Cambodia buying 'tens of thousands' of Chinese weapons: PM
Jul 29
Cambodia has purchased "tens of thousands" of weapons from China, premier Hun Sen said Monday, providing rare details of arms deals with Beijing just days after denying a secret agreement to allow Chinese warships to use a local naval base.
$800,000 spent in one day on Malaysia ex-PM's cards, court hears
Jul 17
Credit cards belonging to Malaysia's disgraced ex-leader Najib Razak were used to spend over $800,000 in one day at a luxury jeweller in Italy, a court has heard. 
Hollywood producer charged in Malaysia over 1MDB scandal
Jul 05
The Malaysian producer of Hollywood film "The Wolf of Wall Street" and stepson of the country's disgraced ex-leader was Friday charged with illegally receiving almost $250 million from state fund 1MDB.
'No more survivors' in Cambodia building collapse as toll hits 24
Jun 24
The retrieval of bodies from a building collapse in Cambodia continued Monday, as the death toll rose to 24 with no further survivors expected to be found under the debris of the seven-storey Chinese-owned construction site.