JAKARTA, Feb 2 — Indonesia President Joko Widodo has insisted his Cabinet is working normally amid reports of discontent among top officials and long-running speculation of a planned resignation by his widely respected Finance Minister.

KANAZAWA (JAPAN), Feb 2 — More than 14,000 people remained evacuated Thursday, one month after a magnitude-7.6 earthquake hit the Noto Peninsula in central Japan, as local governments rush to prepare temporary housing while logistics continued to be disrupted.

SINGAPORE, Feb 1 (Bernama) -- The government of each Asean member state must seriously address challenges that undermine the people’s trust in the digital systems, said Minister for Communications and Information of Singapore Josephine Teo.

MANILA, Feb 1 — Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has approved the third phase of the military's modernisation, which includes the purchase of the country's first submarine, in order to defend its maritime sovereignty in the disputed South China Sea.

JAKARTA, Feb 1 — Over 130 Rohingya landed on the shores of Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday, an official at the United Nations' refugee agency said, the latest in a series of such arrivals which have drawn controversy in the Southeast Asian country.

JAKARTA, Feb 1 — Indonesia's economy grew 5.0 per cent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, supported by resilient domestic consumption, despite exports shrinking and commodity prices falling, a Reuters poll of 23 economists found.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 — The recovery in air travel continued in December 2023, with the total 2023 traffic edging even closer to matching pre-pandemic demand, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

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SINGAPORE, Jan 31 — The international passenger traffic carried by Asian airlines grew solidly by 161 per cent in 2023, said Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) director-general Subhas Menon.

SINGAPORE, Jan 31 — The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) has it an in-depth review has begun on the proposed acquisition of Trans-cab, Singapore's third-largest taxi operator, by ride-hailing company Grab Holdings' unit.

MANILA, Jan 31 — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said there is no rift between his Vice President Sara Duterte and himself, after both her brother and father strongly criticised him.

ISLAMABAD, Jan 31 — Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Khan were each sentenced to 14 years in jail in a case related to illegal selling of state gifts, his party said today.

ROME, Jan 31 — The first batch of 11 wounded children accompanied by their family members from the war-torn Gaza arrived in Rome, Italy, to receive further medical treatment in Italian hospitals, Palestine News and Information Agency (WAFA) reported.

STUTTGART, Jan 31 — According to a study by the environmental research association ICCT, the difference between manufacturer estimates and actual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions for new cars has widened, reported German news agency (dpa).

HONG KONG, Jan 30 — The Hong Kong government is pressing ahead with expanding the controversial national security legislation in the Chinese special administrative region, reported the German News Agency (dpa).

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VIENTIANE, Jan 29 — Malaysia will officially become the next host for the Asean Tourism Forum 2025 after a handing-over session held on Friday in conjunction with the closing of the ATF 2024.