Indonesia has 54,720 km of coastline — the second largest in the world — yet the traditional fishing industry is faced with poverty and underdevelopment. 25-year-old Utari Octavianty, together with ...

Photo: Ted Aljibe/AFP. " width="100%" /> An attendee rests on a stretcher after she fell ill with suspected food poisoning from meals served during a birthday ...

Myanmar troops committed widespread gang rape against women and girls in their ethnic cleansing campaign against the Rohingya in northern Rakhine State, a new report from Human Rights Watch claims.

In the Fu Shan Garden of Remembrance, Heaven Kam attended two of the shortest funerals he has ever been to. Within 15 minutes, the priests said their prayers, and family members, with tears in their ...

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As one of the most active volcanoes in the country, Taal Volcano has been the source of some of the most destructive and deadly volcanic eruptions in Philippine history, with records going as far back ...

The moment someone knocked on the door of the hotel room, the play was afoot. A man in his late 20s entered the doorway, his eyes darting around furtively until they met mine. I was seated on a chair, ...

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Making sushi shouldn’t be this hard — or if we’re being completely honest, awkward — but what’s a bit of cringe around the edges when it comes to matters of the heart? It’s the day after Valentine’s ...

Indri was on the train to Tangerang when we spoke at the end of April. She was on her way to mengamen — to perform on the street for money — and also to distribute basic essentials to fellow ...

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