Maritime Southeast Asia
US Warship Sails Close To S. China Sea Island Occupied By Beijing
An American warship on Sunday sailed close to a disputed island in the South China Sea occupied by Beijing, as part of...
Beijing’s South China Sea Outposts Nearly Set For Missile…
Three of Beijing's outposts on contested South China Sea reefs are close to being ready for the deployment of military...
Voting Starts In Sprawling PNG Elections
Voting began in Papua New Guinea elections Saturday with the Pacific nation's leader urging peaceful polling to show it...
Death For Nine Filipinos Over 2013 Malaysia Invasion
Nine Filipinos who were part of an armed group that invaded and occupied part of Malaysian Borneo in 2013, in an...
China Rejects ‘irresponsible’ US Remarks On S China Sea
China has expressed "firm opposition" to remarks made by US Pentagon chief Jim Mattis during a regional defence summit...
East Timor Reporters Cleared of PM Defamation Charge
Two East Timor journalists accused of defaming the prime minister were found not guilty by a Dili court on Thursday, in...
China Says US Warship Entered Its Waters ‘without Permission’
The Chinese government charged on Thursday that a US warship had entered its waters in the South China Sea "without...
US Warship Sails Near South China Sea Reef Claimed By Beijing
A US warship sailed near a reef claimed by Beijing in the South China Sea on Thursday, a US official said, the first...
US Says Navy Ship Sails Near South China Sea Reef Claimed By Beijing
A US Navy ship has sailed in disputed South China Sea waters near a reef claimed by Beijing in the first "freedom of...
US Warship Sails Close To Disputed Mischief Reef
A US warship has sailed close to an artificial island built by China in the South China Sea, the first challenge to...
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...
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...
China Sidesteps Duterte Claim of War Threat Over Sea Row
China on Monday sidestepped claims by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte that it had threatened to go to war over the...
Indonesian Police Make Mass Arrests Over ‘gay Party’
Indonesian police have detained 141 men who were allegedly holding a gay party at a sauna, an official said Monday, the...
China, ASEAN Agree On Draft Framework For South China Sea Code
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) took a step towards easing tensions in the South China...
Indonesian Gay Men Sentenced To Caning
A Sharia court in Indonesia’s Aceh province has sentenced two men to be caned in public for having gay sex. The men...
Indonesian Men Face 80 Strokes of the Cane For Gay Sex
Two gay men who were caught having sex by a vigilante mob will be caned 80 times for breaking Sharia law in a strict...
China Set For Win At Southeast Asian Summit
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is on Saturday set to weaken Southeast Asian resistance to Chinese expansionism in...
Southeast Asian Leaders To Avoid Direct China Criticism
Southeast Asian leaders will express concern this week about an "escalation of activities" in the South China Sea but...