Police arrested 321 people in the West Jakarta raid on May 7 and 210 people in the May 6 Batam raid. Many were foreigners who reportedly entered Indonesia using its visa-free or visa-on-arrival facilities.

Azam Bak’s term ends on Tuesday (May 12), with former High Court judge Abdul Halim Aman set to replace him.  

Beijing has avoided engaging Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party, which it sees as promoting independence, maintaining ties instead with the more China-friendly Kuomintang.

Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's early release from prison raises the prospect of a return to the spotlight for the political heavyweight.

The war in the Middle East has hit Southeast Asia’s energy, fertiliser and food supply simultaneously, prompting new regional solutions - but turning them into action could prove difficult, say observers.

Mr Timothy Heng put others before himself, and his family has found comfort in knowing that he spent his last moments trying to help someone else, his step-sister told CNA.

The evacuation process of the last two bodies had encountered obstacles due to the victims' position "being buried under volcanic materials of significant thickness and depth", according to the authorities. 

China has invoked its “Blocking Rules” for the first time to counter US sanctions, marking a shift from rhetoric to enforcement, leaving companies caught between conflicting legal systems.

Amid a global energy crisis, China has quietly slashed oil imports without having to take extreme measures, says Javier Blas for Bloomberg Opinion.

Kota Tinggi district police said the accident involved a Ferrari driven by a 34-year-old man, with a 33-year-old woman as the front passenger.