42+ min ago   (148+ words) JAKARTA, Sept 13 — One person was killed and more than 100 were rescued on Sunday after a ferry sailing between the Indonesian islands of Java and Borneo was hit by bad weather,... Indonesia rescue 103 passengers aboard Java-Borneo ferry caught in storm, one…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (316+ words) SINGAPORE, Sept 11 — Sustaining strong and forward-looking Malaysia-Singapore relations is crucial to the resilience of both countries amid an increasingly challenging and unpredictable global environment, said High Commissioner of Malaysia to Singapore Datin Paduka Anizan Siti Hajjar Adnin. She said Malaysia…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (161+ words) HONG KONG, Sept 10 — An inaugural Fifa Asean Cup will take place later this month featuring 14 teams with matches played in Indonesia and Hong Kong, organisers said on Thursday. The 11 members of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) and three…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (319+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — There are no indications that toxic volcanic ash from an eruption in Indonesia is moving across Malaysian airspace, as recently claimed on social media. Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) director-general Dr Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip said current monitoring…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (246+ words) JAKARTA, Sept 10 — Four Indonesian volcanoes, including Anak Krakatau, recorded at least 13 eruptions on Thursday as volcanic activity continued across the archipelago, with ash from one volcano keeping an airport in East Nusa Tenggara closed. The Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (208+ words) MANILA, Sept 10 — At least five people were killed and 87 remain unaccounted for after a fire erupted aboard a ferry near a tourist hotspot in the Philippine province of Palawan, the coast guard said Thursday. The fire aboard the M/V…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (193+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — Malaysia is on standby and prepared to assist Indonesia in managing the forest fires that have caused haze in the region, government spokesman Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil said today. He said the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma)…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (305+ words) JAKARTA, Sept 9 — Volcanic ash from three more Indonesian volcanoes was reported across parts of the archipelago on Wednesday, in addition to Mount Anak Krakatau, with ash from one of them continuing to disrupt air travel in East Nusa Tenggara. The…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (535+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — What happens when a music festival packed with thousands of concertgoers becomes the perfect hunting ground for four amateur pickpockets? That is the playful premise behind Indonesia’s Operasi Pesta Copet, which made its Malaysian cinema debut on…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (359+ words) KUALA SELANGOR, Sept 9 — Another local pilot has been arrested to assist in investigations in connection with the detention of a Malaysion co-pilot in Jakarta in July for suspected involvement in an international drug trafficking syndicate. Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation…...