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Indonesia’s ‘militant Moderates’ Fight Religious Intolerance
Clad in camouflage and armed only with their convictions, the paramilitary wing of Indonesia's biggest Muslim...
Storms Hinder Desperate Search For Myanmar Plane Wreck
Heavy rains and churning seas hampered search efforts for victims of a military plane crash off Myanmar's southern...
Hunt For Myanmar Plane Wreck Survivors Enters Third Day
Search and rescue efforts for a plane that crashed off Myanmar's southern coast entered a third day on Friday, as hopes...
Myanmar Joins Grim List of Global Military Air Disasters
Myanmar's navy on Thursday found bodies and plane debris in the Andaman Sea from an aircraft that was carrying more...
Indonesians Jailed For Harbouring Uighurs, Cleared of Rocket Plot
Six Indonesian militants were jailed Wednesday for harbouring two Uighurs who entered the country to fight with...
Indonesian Islamist Leader Named Suspect In Porn Case
A Indonesian Islamist leader who helped organise mass protests against Jakarta's Christian governor has been named a...
Australian Trafficker Corby To Return Home Amid Media Storm
Australian Schapelle Corby will on Saturday finally return home from Bali 12 years after she was convicted of drug...
Ariana Grande’s Manager Pays Tribute To Manchester Victims
Ariana Grande’s manager has said “fear cannot rule the day” as he paid tribute to the victims of the Manchester...
IS Claims Suicide Attack On Jakarta Bus Station
The Islamic State (IS) group has claimed responsibility for a twin suicide bombing at a Jakarta bus terminal that...
Indonesia Probes Suicide Attack That Killed Three Policemen
Indonesia's elite anti-terror squad was Thursday investigating a suicide bombing attack near a busy Jakarta bus station...
Two Blasts At Bus Terminal In Indonesian Capital, Casualties
Two blasts rocked a public transport terminal in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Wednesday and caused casualties,...
Indonesian Police Steamroller Alcohol Before Ramadan
Indonesian police Wednesday used a steamroller to crush thousands of bottles of alcohol and torched a huge stash of...
Martial Law In Southern Philippines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has imposed martial law on the southern region of Mindanao to combat militants who...
The Female Muslim Comic Standing Up To Extremism
Wearing a red hijab and all-encompassing gown, Sakdiyah Maruf cuts an unusual figure in a dark, smokey Jakarta bar as...
Indonesian Men Caned For Gay Sex In Aceh
Two men have been caned 83 times each in the Indonesian province of Aceh after being caught having sex. The men stood...
Jakarta Governor Dropping Appeal ‘for Sake of Nation’
The wife of Jakarta's Christian governor told a tearful press conference Tuesday her husband had withdrawn his appeal...
Indonesian Men Caned For Gay Sex Before Jeering Crowd
Two Indonesian men were caned Tuesday in front of a jeering crowd as a punishment for gay sex, in a first for the...
Indonesian Men To Be Caned For Gay Sex
Two Indonesian men will Tuesday be publicly caned for having sex, in a first for the Muslim-majority country where...
Indonesian Police Arrest 141 Men Over ‘gay Sex Party’
Indonesian police have arrested 141 men attending what they called a “gay sex party” at a sauna in the capital...