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Uber-heated battle as mobile apps rattle Asia's taxis Southeast Asia's notorious taxi market is undergoing a shakeout as Uber and homegrown mobile booking applications gain popularity in a region.
13 October 2014
Indonesia votes to scrap direction elections for local leaders Indonesia's parliament voted to scrap direct elections for local leaders, despite angry protests against the move and criticism.
26 September 2014
Indonesian parliament to vote on controversial election plan Indonesia's parliament was set to decide whether to scrap the direct election of local leaders.
25 September 2014
©Reuters/Eric Thayer Twitter to set up shop in social-media-mad Indonesia Twitter plans to open an office in Indonesia over the coming months as it seeks to boost revenues in the social-media-addicted nation.
29 August 2014
Indonesian court to rule on presidential election challenge An Indonesian court was expected to uphold Joko Widodo's victory in last month's presidential election.
21 August 2014
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Yerlan Idrissov. Photo © Turar Kazangapov Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs to visit ASEAN countries Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs Yerlan Idrissov is going to visited ASEAN countries.
20 August 2014
Thirteen rescued two days after Indonesia tourist boat sinks Eight foreigners and five Indonesians were rescued two days after their tourist boat sank during a storm in the archipelago.
18 August 2014
Indonesian capital set for first ethnic Chinese governor Indonesia's small ethnic Chinese community faced severe discrimination for decades during the Suharto dictatorship.
15 August 2014
Photo courtesy of tsu.edu Two French journalists arrested in Indonesia's Papua Indonesian police have arrested two French journalists who were reporting on the separatist movement in the restive eastern region of Papua.
08 August 2014
©Reuters/Darren Whiteside 25 in Indonesia dead in Eid boat sinkings At least 25 people in Indonesia, including six children, have died and 13 are missing in two separate boat sinkings, officials said, as millions travel across the country for the Eid holiday season.
02 August 2014
Indonesia's Prabowo to challenge election result in court The ex-general who lost Indonesia's presidential election to Joko Widodo will challenge the result in court, his campaign team said Wednesday, a move that could spell weeks of uncertainty for the world's third-biggest democracy.
23 July 2014
Canadian teacher arrested in Indonesian child sex scandal A Canadian teacher has been arrested in Indonesia for alleged child sex abuse, police said Tuesday, in a scandal that has rocked one of the country's most prestigious international schools.
15 July 2014
©Reuters/Beawiharta Two dead, 18 missing as boat capsizes off Malaysia At least two people died and 18 others were missing after an overloaded boat carrying illegal Indonesian immigrants capsized off the coast of southern Malaysia, a maritime official said.
15 July 2014
Photo courtesy of newskaz.ru. Kazakhstan to expand cooperation with OPEC Kazakhstan, a Central Asian oil producer, will expand its cooperation with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
14 July 2014
Indonesian markets welcome projected Widodo win Indonesian stocks rallied to a one-year high Thursday after most unofficial tallies showed Jakarta governor Joko Widodo ahead of ex-general Prabowo Subianto in a closely fought race to lead Southeast Asia's biggest economy.
10 July 2014
Indonesia votes in divisive presidential election Indonesians voted in the tightest and most divisive presidential election since the downfall of dictator Suharto, pitting Jakarta governor Joko Widodo against Prabowo Subianto, an ex-general with a chequered human rights record.
09 July 2014
©REUTERS Kazakhstan to launch direct flights to Bali Kazakhstan airlines are thinking of launching flights to Denpasar as early as this coming autumn.
30 June 2014
Rescued Japanese tourists. Photo courtesy of pislamonauseacentral.blogspot.com Jail sought for Indonesian skipper in Japanese diver deaths Indonesian prosecutors Tuesday sought a jail term of three years and six months for a boat skipper who lost track of seven Japanese women during a diving trip that left two of them dead.
25 June 2014
Members of recue team. ©Reuters/Junaidi Hanafiah 66 missing after boat sinks off Malaysia Sixty-six people were missing on Wednesday after an apparently-overloaded boat carrying Indonesian illegal migrants sank in rough waters off Malaysia's west coast, authorities said.
18 June 2014
Frenchman faces 17-year term on Indonesia meth charges An Indonesian prosecutor on Monday recommended a 17-year jail sentence for a Frenchman accused of smuggling a huge stash of crystal methamphetamine into the resort island of Bali.
09 June 2014

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