• Police in Indonesia have killed seven alleged terrorists and arrested another 13 after stand-offs in central and west Java. Police are investigating possible links between the incidents and an alleged plot to attack Burma's Embassy in Jakarta

  • Police in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, have arrested two men for an alleged plot to bomb the embassy of Burma to protest how the country treats Muslims. A terrorism analyst says the incident shows Burma's sectarian unrest has spread outside the country

  • Scientists in Indonesia are experimenting with cloud seeding, or firing salt-based chemicals into clouds to force out rain, to try and prevent flooding in the capital Jakarta, home to increasingly destructive rains

  • Poor awareness about hepatitis infections and a lack of treatment have made the disease a growing public health threat in Indonesia

  • Despite the unifying power of the monarchy, Thailand remains bedeviled by political tensions and ethnic unrest. These may eventually determine the country's relations with the United States and China

  • Survivors of sexual violence in Indonesia face an uphill battle in recovery as a result of an inadequate legal system, police inaction, and prevailing societal attitudes that tend to be suspicious of victims

  • Recent cases of missing children in Indonesia have raised concerns about human trafficking and a lack of law enforcement resources to combat it

  • In Indonesia, a diagnosis of leprosy can cut patients off from family, employment, public services, even marriage and places of worship

  • A pattern of violence against the Ahmadiyah religious community, in which the perpetrators enjoy near-impunity and official indulgence, is disfiguring Indonesia. It also presents a wider challenge to the country's vital search for a model of religious tolerance in public life

  • Indonesia has become a geopolitical focus of three forces -- China, Islamists and the United States.

  • Indonesia's attempt to wean its population off rice has been hampered by a lack of viable alternative staples and cultural attachment to the grain

  • More than 100 works by a master of Indonesian modern art have been stolen from a museum in Central Java. Some people believe the rare, high-profile theft was an inside job

  • The conflict in the South China Sea may be long running, but there are several reasons why it has become much more dangerous. There can be little doubt that President Obama in his second term will find the South China Sea one of the hottest issues in East Asia

  • Indonesia's Shi'a minority is under heavy attack. It is becoming increasingly clear that Saudi Arabia's intolerant brand of Wahhabi Sunni Islam is behind most of the assaults

  • Asia has one of the largest concentrations globally of aging persons, creating a host of potential challenges

  • Hundreds of people in the city of Banda Aceh in the northwestern tip of Indonesia are still living in poor quality 'temporary' accommodation more than six years after the devastating December 2004 tsunami

  • At least nine people have been killed in two separate incidents of violence in the Papua region of Indonesia

  • Indonesia needs to cut fuel subsidies in order to attract foreign investment, but this could threaten social stability

  • Human rights groups have urged Indonesian authorities to drop treason charges against five activists in the easternmost province of Papua

  • Today, Indonesia is hailed as a model democracy and is a darling of the international financial community. The Jakarta Stock Exchange has been among the world's top performers in recent years, and some analysts have even called for adding Indonesia to the ranks of the BRIC countries. Yet despite all the fanfare, the Indonesian score contains some decidedly discordant notes

  • Recent months have witnessed renewed tensions over disputed territories in the South China Sea. In response to China's encroaching military maneuvers and the country's designation of the whole area as part of its indisputable sovereignty, several South East Asian countries have found themselves dangerously vulnerable