Indonesia credit rating upgraded by Moody's
Apr 13, 2018
Moody's has upgraded Indonesia's credit rating due to increased confidence the government will maintain its recent track record of responsibly managing the national budget and interest rate policy
East Timor parties start campaign for 2nd election in a year
Apr 10, 2018
East Timor's political parties have kicked off a month of campaigning for new parliamentary elections due in May with promises to boost development in one of Asia's poorest nations
Malaysia approves law banning fake news ahead of elections
Apr 3, 2018
Malaysia's parliament has passed a ban on fake news that critics fear will be abused to silence dissent before a general election expected to be called within days
Malaysia's push to outlaw fake news, jail offenders decried
Mar 27, 2018
Malaysia's government has proposed legislation to outlaw fake news and punish offenders with a 10-year jail term, a move slammed by critics as an attempt at silencing dissent ahead of an election
Vietnamese recruited 2 months before Kim Jong Nam's murder
Mar 14, 2018
The lawyer for a Vietnamese woman accused of murdering the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader says she was recruited by a North Korean suspect at a Hanoi bar two months before the killing
Malaysia opposition pledges to axe tax, investigate scandal
Mar 9, 2018
Malaysia's opposition coalition has pledged to axe an unpopular good and services tax and reopen investigations into a multibillion-dollar financial scandal linked to the prime minister if it wins the next elections
Police: Kim Jong Nam told friend he feared for his life
Feb 27, 2018
A police official has testified that the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader told a friend in Malaysia that his life was in danger six months before he was killed at an airport
Police: No video showing Indonesian attacking Kim Jong Nam
Feb 22, 2018
A police witness has told a Malaysian court that there is no video evidence that shows an Indonesian woman smearing a nerve agent on the face of the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader as part of an airport attack that killed him
Malaysia, Singapore to set up trade link for stockmarkets
Feb 6, 2018
Malaysia and Singapore regulators say they will establish a link to connect their stock markets by the end of the year to cut trading costs and woo cross-border investments
AirAsia to crew Aceh flights with men only after hijab rule
Feb 2, 2018
Budget airline AirAsia says its flights to Indonesia's conservative Aceh province will be operated by male cabin crew after Acehnese authorities insisted all female flight attendants wear head coverings