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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 21, 2016
Indonesia says it feels peace efforts on South China Sea 'sabotaged' after maritime row with Beijing
Indonesia "feels sabotaged" in its efforts to maintain peace in the disputed South China Sea and may bring its latest maritime altercation with China to an international court, a minister said Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 15, 2016
Without naming names, Japan video showcases effort to halt China maritime expansion
The Foreign Ministry releases a video highlighting Tokyo's own measures to help Southeast Asian nations match Beijing's maritime muscle.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 9, 2016
Trump's luxury hotels in Indonesia could face backlash over his anti-Muslim remarks
Few villagers living near a half-built golf course in Indonesia's West Java province know the name Donald Trump, and fewer still are aware that one of his firms will be managing a six-star hotel and luxury resort in their backyard.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 3, 2016
Indonesia's early tsunami warning buoys down when big quake hit
All 22 of the early-warning buoys Indonesia that were deployed after the 2004 tsunami disaster were inoperable when a massive undersea earthquake struck off the country's coast on Wednesday, a national disaster mitigation agency official said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 3, 2016
Massive 7.9 magnitude quake strikes Sumatra's west coast
A massive and shallow earthquake struck on Wednesday off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, a region devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean quake and tsunami, and there were early reports of deaths.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 29, 2016
Indonesia demolishes capital's largest red-light district
Bulldozers started demolishing hundreds of buildings in the Indonesian capital's largest red-light district on Monday as part of a nationwide effort to eradicate prostitution in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 29, 2016
Indonesia to tighten anti-graft law
Indonesia's government will back controversial revisions to the law governing its top anti-graft agency, a senior cabinet minister said in a statement on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 24, 2016
Indonesia plans to close all red-light districts by 2019
Indonesia aims to shut down all of the country's red-light districts by 2019 in a bid to eradicate prostitution in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, the Jakarta Post said late Tuesday, quoting the social affairs minister.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 19, 2016
Asian countries eye stronger maritime surveillance capabilities
The market for spy planes and surveillance platforms is buoyant in Southeast Asia, where countries are facing off against China — and each other — in the resource-rich South China Sea, industry insiders at the Singapore Airshow said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 17, 2016
Indonesia draws up tougher anti-terrorism laws after Jakarta attack
Indonesia has drawn up plans for tougher anti-terrorism laws following last month's militant attack on the capital, including detention without trial for up to three months compared with a week now, government sources said Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 13, 2016
U.S. touts 'Batman' destroyer as Obama set to court ASEAN leaders
U.S. officials are looking to superheroes in their quest to preserve Asia's postwar security order in the face of an increasingly assertive China.
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2016
Japan's Foreign Ministry councils caution when traveling to Bali after fresh terrorism fears
The Foreign Ministry on Wednesday issued a warning calling on Japanese to exercise caution when traveling to the resort island of Bali, Indonesia, following recent media reports of an alleged terrorist threat made against the popular holiday destination
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 19, 2016
A wake-up call for Widodo
Indonesian President Joko Widodo must show the same leadership on the economy as he has in response to the Jakarta attacks.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 19, 2016
Radicals seen easily spreading jihadi word in Indonesia's poorly run prisons
Afif was an inmate in a high-security Indonesian jail when he transformed from aspiring radical Islamist to soldier for Islamic State, ready to sacrifice his life for a group based thousands of miles away in the Middle East.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 18, 2016
Indonesia's Jokowi under pressure to revamp terrorism laws following Jakarta attack
The first Islamic State-linked attack on the world's most populous Muslim nation puts more pressure on Indonesian President Joko Widodo to give the military a bigger role and add legal heft to anti-terrorism efforts.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 13, 2016
Warnings emerge of Islamic State in Philippines, latest nation in region to face threat
There are growing signs of support for the Islamic State group in the southern Philippines, despite assertions by Manila that militants in the region are little more than criminal gangs.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 11, 2016
Indonesian forces regroup after failing to capture top militant
Indonesian security forces are regrouping to launch a more aggressive campaign to hunt for the country's most-wanted man, police said Monday after months of fruitless searching in the jungles of Sulawesi Island.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 9, 2016
Indonesia works with China as ethnic Uighurs travel to join jihadis
Indonesia is working with China to stem a flow of ethnic Uighur militants seeking to join Islamist jihadis in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, according to Indonesia's counterterrorism chief.

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