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Protesters pelt Malaysian embassy with eggs over Indonesian migrant worker shooting

Jan. 30, 2025 04:28 AM EST

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Dozens of Indonesians, angered over the fatal shooting of an Indonesian migrant worker in neighboring waters, threw eggs on Thursday at the Malaysian embassy in Indonesia’s capital. A 50-year-old migrant worker was shot dead and four others wounded on...

Millions around the world celebrate Lunar New Year and ring in the Year of the Snake

Jan. 29, 2025 17:06 PM EST

BEIJING (AP) — Firecrackers popped, incense was offered at temples and dancers and drummers paraded Wednesday in Asia and farther afield as millions around the world celebrated the Lunar New Year. From Beijing to Havana, the holiday — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in...

Tiger poachers use fishing boats to smuggle body parts out of Malaysia, study shows

Jan. 29, 2025 09:57 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — Commercial fishing fleets have been playing a key role in trafficking parts of tigers poached in Malaysia, according to research released Wednesday that could help enforcement efforts to save the critically endangered cat. The fishing boats are part of a network of...

Southeast Asia foreign ministers seek breakthrough in Myanmar conflict and South China Sea dispute

Jan. 19, 2025 02:54 AM EST

LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — Southeast Asian foreign ministers gathered Sunday for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc's new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The retreat on...

Indonesia and Japan promise deeper defense and economic ties as regional tensions spike

Jan. 11, 2025 06:22 AM EST

BOGOR, Indonesia (AP) — Japan and Indonesia pledged on Saturday to deepen economic and defense ties during a visit by the Japanese prime minister, seen as promoting regional cooperation as China flexes its muscle and Donald Trump prepares to take over as the next U.S. president. ...

Japan's Ishiba visiting Malaysia and Indonesia to strengthen defense and economic ties

Jan. 10, 2025 02:51 AM EST

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is visiting Malaysia and Indonesia as part of an effort to strengthen defense and economic ties with Southeast Asia as China's threat grows in the region. The visit, his first for bilateral talks outside of...

Indonesia is admitted to the BRICS bloc of developing nations

Jan. 07, 2025 05:46 AM EST

SAO PAULO (AP) — Indonesia has been admitted as a full member of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, the group's presiding country, Brazil, announced Monday. Indonesia’s candidacy was endorsed by BRICS leaders in August 2023, according to the foreign ministry of Brazil, which...

Malaysia and Singapore agree to launch a special economic zone in a rare move to attract investors

Jan. 07, 2025 02:42 AM EST

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia and Singapore leaders signed an agreement on Tuesday to create a special economic zone to attract global investment and ease the cross-border flow of goods and people. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim called the Johor-Singapore special...

Malaysia turns away 2 boats with nearly 300 Rohingya refugees after dozens landed on island

Jan. 04, 2025 09:27 AM EST

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities said Saturday that they have turned away two boats carrying nearly 300 people believed to be Muslim Rohingya refugees who were found to have entered the country illegally. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said that it had...

Malaysia agrees to resume 'no find, no fee' hunt for flight MH370, 10 years after plane disappeared

Dec. 20, 2024 06:28 AM EST

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's government has agreed in principle to accept a second “no find, no fee” proposal from a U.S. company to renew the hunt for flight MH370, which is believed to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean more than 10 years ago, Transport Minister Anthony...