Indonesia to move capital from sinking Jakarta to Borneo
Aug 27, 2019
Indonesia's president says the country's capital will move from overcrowded, sinking and polluted Jakarta to a sparsely populated part of Borneo island, known for rainforests and orangutans
Malaysia charges 17 Goldman Sachs figures over 1MDB scandal
Aug 9, 2019
Malaysia has filed criminal charges against 17 current and former directors at three Goldman Sachs subsidiaries for their role in the alleged multibillion-dollar ransacking of state investment fund 1MDB
Indonesia's Widodo tells AP he'll push economy, labor reform
Jul 26, 2019
Indonesia's president is vowing to push sweeping economic reforms, saying he will not have political constraints in his final term in office
Asian stocks mixed after Trump threatens Mexico tariffs
Jun 6, 2019
Asian markets mixed after Trump threatens to push ahead with tariffs on Mexican goods
Challenge to Indonesia vote makes big claims, weak on proof
May 29, 2019
The court challenge to Indonesia's presidential election from the losing candidate claims the police, intelligence agency and other state institutions were biased in favor of the incumbent, but its evidence for fraud is mainly printouts of news articles
Malaysia's Mahathir says no timetable for handing over power
May 9, 2019
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad defended his government's record on the anniversary of its election victory and reiterated he will hand over power to Anwar Ibrahim though he wasn't clear on when
Singapore reportedly criminalizes publication of fake news
May 9, 2019
Singapore passed a law criminalizing publication of fake news and allowing the government to block and order the removal of such content, report says
Malaysia cuts interest rate for first time in 3 years
May 7, 2019
Malaysian central bank cuts key interest rate to counter weaker growth
World stocks waver as Fed steers clear of signaling rate cut
May 2, 2019
World stocks waver as Fed keeps rates intact, no cut planned despite low inflation
Asian stocks mixed as Fed steers clear of signaling rate cut
May 2, 2019
Asian stocks mixed as Fed keeps rates intact, no cut planned despite low inflation