Indonesians fear Duterte-style assassinations, drug war
Article by AsiaPacificReport.nz Indonesian President Joko Widowo (right) takes a look at seized drugs in Jakarta last December before they were destroyed. Image: Bay...
Philippines mining industry faces huge ‘green economy’ crackdown
Article by AsiaPacificReport.nzBy Jeremaiah M. Opiniano in Manila
The Philippines is among the world’s top sources of metallic deposits like nickel. But in this Southeast...
Philippines press freedom still under pressure with journalist killings
Article by AsiaPacificReport.nzBy Florence Peschke
Seven months into the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, press freedom remains under pressure in the Philippines.
The country has been...
Canada blacklists tag Philippines with third highest number of ‘terrorists’
Article by AsiaPacificReport.nz Wanted terrorists ... This undated poster released jointly by the Philippine military and the US Embassy in Manila shows terrorist leaders...
‘Don’t tamper with Jakarta election,’ warns police chief
Article by AsiaPacificReport.nzMore than 100,000 Indonesians descended on Jakarta’s grand mosque on Saturday to call on people to vote for Muslim candidates running against...
Freeport mining boss denies assaulting lawmaker in row over smelter
Article by AsiaPacificReport.nz Chappy Hakim, chief executive of Indonesia's local unit of US mining giant Freeport McMoRan, speaks to reporters outside Parliament in Jakarta...
Catholic Church blasts Duterte’s war on drugs as ‘reign of terror’
Article by AsiaPacificReport.nz A protest in Manila over the killings in the so-called "war on drug". Image: Bullit Marquez/Sputnik
The Philippines’ Catholic Church has blasted...
Trump’s immigration policy has little impact on Indonesia, says Kalla
Article by AsiaPacificReport.nzIndonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, deplores the immigration policy issued by newly inaugurated United States President Donald Trump, says Indonesian Vice-President...
Indonesia cracks down on brutal conditions on foreign ‘slavery’ fishing boats
Article by AsiaPacificReport.nzFormer slaves head for home: Thousands of fishermen rescued from brutal conditions on foreign fishing boats make the journey back home, many...
FPI leader calls for withdrawal of banknotes with ‘communist symbol’
Article by AsiaPacificReport.nz Staying defiant -- Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Habib Rizieq Shihab gives a press statement after his questioning at the Jakarta...
