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The move by some shopping centres and office complexes in Jakarta to erect barricades has fuelled speculation about potential unrest.
Several passengers on board the Phuket to New Delhi flight describe people hitting their heads and being thrown in the air.
Authorities at Tama Zoological Park have strengthened cooling measures to help the animals beat the heat.
The British-Nepali climber was renowned for ascending all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre peaks in a record 189 days in 2019.
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Four bodies have been pulled from the rubble of the Aeon mall after an earthquake hit Kumamoto, followed by an explosion on Tuesday.
The yeast extract spread has disappeared from local supermarkets after its distributor cited ongoing supply challenges.
Sutrimo, who was reported to have managed the household of Febrie Adriansyah, was found unconscious outside a clinic and later declared dead.
Officials say there were no fatalities from the brief incident in Batam, but warn that unstable conditions can trigger further sudden storms.
Among men born in 1981 or later, 30 per cent either agreed or were neutral when asked whether spousal violence could ever be acceptable.
As small quakes cluster off the coast, a new seabed study shows the Nankai Trough’s ‘locked zone’ is far more fluid than scientists believed.
Pupils at the educational facility endured months of abuse by the 31-year-old, who had no childcare or teaching qualifications.
The visitor demanded a hotel fly China’s flag, unaware the display only featured nations that had actually qualified for the tournament.
The Chinese nationals were arrested in May in connection with an alleged online gaming and investment fraud syndicate operating from Batam.
Low is among 250 people that US President Donald Trump may pardon as part of celebrations to mark America’s 250th Independence Day.
A Vietnamese man has apologised for accidentally discharging the spray in a Nagoya post office, resulting in five people being hospitalised.
A deadly outage in Australia and others in Singapore led Singtel to cut executive pay despite posting strong profits.
The rider was caught on camera going faster than cars on his vehicle, with the device’s speed estimated at almost 80 km/h.
From the president to K-pop stars, South Koreans demand an overhaul of the country’s football establishment and punishment for the failure.
A special task force is preparing for a massive polling day surge as up to 200,000 cross-border workers return home to vote.
Japan has a new police chief. Her name is AIko, she lives on YouTube and she’s coming for scammers.
Only 44 per cent of Malay and Muslim women were able to refuse sex, compared with three-quarters of Chinese and Indian Malaysians.
In the midst of record-breaking temperatures, social media users are praising the late statesman’s foresight in embracing air conditioning.
The country says it is asking Norway to mediate between the two parties so that the company can settle the claims.
A zoo official says pointing a laser at any animal could cause considerable stress and even blindness.
Immigration Director General Hendarsam Marantoko says Indonesia ‘does not want visitors who do not contribute positively’ to the economy.
Authorities got a tip-off on an ‘impending mass shooting’ in the province, two days after a shooting incident that killed three students.
Tunku Ismail Ibrahim did not mention Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman when he referred to a Muar politician as among the ‘Hollywood’ types.
The man, who says he hardly knew the schoolmate, has filed a police report and set all his social media accounts to private.
The elderly woman was seen clinging to a table as relatives fled the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao on June 8.
