December 3, 2015 Indonesia faces booze sale ban after hardline court win Sales and distribution of alcohol could be banned in some parts of Indonesia after Muslim hardliners won a Supreme Court victory, an official said Friday.
December 3, 2015 ASEAN urges Indonesia to ratify haze pact Southeast Asian nations urged Indonesia Sunday quickly to ratify a treaty aimed at preventing fires in its giant rainforests that regularly inflict choking smog on its neighbours.
December 3, 2015 Australian drug mule Corby closer to freedom: sister Australian drug offender Schapelle Corby is one step closer to being freed from prison in Indonesia's Bali island after officials began preparing for her parole, her sister said Wednesday.
December 3, 2015 Bank of Japan says economy 'starting to recover' Japan's central bank on Thursday left its vast monetary easing programme unchanged and boosted its assessment of the economy, using the word "recover" for the first time in more than two years.
December 3, 2015 Indonesia temple bomb 'response to screams of Rohingya' A bomb that exploded at a Buddhist temple in the Indonesian capital Jakarta bore the words "we are responding to the screams of the Rohingya", the place of worship said on Monday.
December 3, 2015 Japan nuclear watchdog inspects Fukushima water leak Japan's nuclear watchdog on Friday dispatched an inspection team to the crippled Fukushima plant after workers found a huge toxic water leak and unexplained radiation hotspots.
December 3, 2015 British activist says barred from Malaysian state The activist sister-in-law of former British prime minister Gordon Brown has said she was deported from a Malaysian state whose powerful leader is widely accused of massive corruption.
December 3, 2015 Death toll in Indonesia quake rises to 22 The death toll from a strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck the Indonesian province of Aceh has climbed to 22, a disaster official said.
December 3, 2015 Japan deputy PM retracts Nazi remarks Japan's gaffe-prone deputy prime minister on Thursday retracted controversial remarks that suggested Tokyo could learn from Nazi Germany when it comes to constitutional reform.
December 2, 2015 Thai villagers mistake Google worker for govt snoop Thai villagers on Wednesday apologised for mistaking a Google worker for a government snoop as he carried out mapping for the Internet giant's "Street View" programme in a remote area.