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Anwar Usman, the president’s brother-in-law, was removed as Constitutional Court chief justice but can remain a judge.

Johnny G. Plate was found guilty of accepting bribes tied to a cellular network project.

An organization of Melanesian nations in August rejected membership for the Papuan independence movement.

Meanwhile, the Muslim world’s OIC announced it would hold “extraordinary” summit on Nov. 12 to discuss the Gaza crisis.

Kuala Lumpur will maintain ties with the Palestinian group in the face of a proposed U.S. bill targeting its backers.

Workers will now make at least $113 in monthly pay – up from $72 - but union leaders say this is too little.

They also claim some party leaders are victims of “enforced disappearances”

Prime Minister Jereimiah Manele says his country “will not be forced to take sides” strategically or militarily.

Komnas HAM lists 1,675 total cases stemming from land disputes, environmental damage since 2022.

The blaze started about 4 a.m. inside an area home to 118 pet stores, according to police.

Pastor Apollo Quiboloy is wanted in the Philippines and U.S. on child abuse, trafficking charges.

Hanoi has created as much new land in six months as the previous two years combined.

Authorities warned that Bajau Laut houses in Sabah could be used as criminals’ hideouts.

A disproportionate number of indigenous Kanaks died in violence over controversial French electoral roll changes.

Bid to halt slide in Myanmar’s kyat triggers junta action against condo buyers.

Partners of Narendra Modi’s BJP likely won’t alter Bangladesh policy, but MPs from stronger opposition may question allegedly dodgy foreign deals.

Initiative hopes to provide better access to education, training for child workers on palm oil plantations in the Malaysian state.

The Indonesian president-elect traveled to Jordan to join world leaders focused on humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territory.

In money laundering case, Bangladesh prosecutors allege that Muhammad Yunus, 13 others transferred $2.2 million from workers compensation fund.

Constitutional changes tinker with the electoral process but do not improve understanding of the political leadership roles, writes Tess Newton Cain.

Officials stopped short of condemning Hanoi’s rapid land reclamation projects.

Banks, corporations and politicians in Thailand and Malaysia are identified in rights group’s report.

One estimate says over 250 offshore gaming firms illegally operate in the country.

Meanwhile, a binding code of conduct on the South China Sea is at least another two years away.

If he’s sent back, Y Quynh Bdap could face a decade of prison.

A new regulation authorizes the Chinese coast guard to arrest foreign vessels and crew caught “trespassing” in waters claimed by Beijing.

Malaysian mountaineer Ayob Yahaya discusses Mount Denali challenges, days after his friend died near the summit.

PowerChina and Sumitomo have pulled out of what aimed to be Southeast Asia's largest hydroelectric project.

The extension would go beyond the outer limits of the Philippines’ 200-mile exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea.