West Bengal shares a 2,216 km border with Bangladesh and hundreds of kilometres remain unfenced making the border porous …
Indonesia plans pardons for Papua prisoners, including separatist rebels
Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto is considering pardons for prisoners linked to armed organisations in the restive easternmost province of Papua, including separatists, providing they renounce …
Indonesia search resumes after flash flood and landslide leaves 17 dead and 9 missing
Indonesian rescuers have resumed searching for people still missing after flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s main island of Java that killed at least 17 people.
Indonesia close to deal to lift Indonesian iPhone 16 ban, Bloomberg News reports
Indonesia is close to a deal with Apple Inc over an investment plan that could lift a ban on iPhone 16 sales in the country, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing an interview with investment …
India’s benchmark indexes open marginally higher
India’s benchmark indexes opened marginally higher on Wednesday, after hitting a more than seven-month low in the previous session on uncertainties over U.S. policy under President Donald Trump and …
China CATL’s shares dip after it warns of revenue fall, slowing profit growth
Shares in CATL, the world’s largest battery maker, dropped nearly 4% on Wednesday after the Chinese company warned that its annual revenue fell for the first time last year and that profit grew at its …
Japan hunts for dual-use goods makers to aid military expansion
Kyoto-based Mitsufuji got its start nearly 70 years ago as a weaver of decorative belts for kimonos. One day soon, it could be spinning high-tech fibres to shield fighter jets from electromagnetic …
Japan has no choice but to strengthen defence, foreign minister tells new Trump administration
Japan will continue to strengthen its defence capabilities given the security situation in East Asia, Japan’s foreign minister told his U.S. counterpart in a meeting on Tuesday, his spokesperson said.
Indonesia fines Google $12.4 million for unfair business practices
Indonesia’s antitrust agency on Tuesday ordered Google to pay fines of around 202 billion rupiah ($12.4 million) for unfair business practices related to its payment system services for Google Play …
Indonesia Pressures Commodity Firms With Earnings Rule
Indonesia’s plan to force commodity firms to keep export earnings onshore for a year will create new challenges for companies that are already dealing with rising regulatory uncertainty.