Nyepi and Ramadan Observances Align This Year in Indonesia

DENPASAR, LELEMUKU.COM - Two major religious observances coincided in Indonesia on Wednesday as Nyepi, a Balinese Hindu festival, shut dow...

Indonesia will Restore Citizenship for Political Exiles of Communist Party

JAKARTA, LELEMUKU.COM - Indonesia will restore citizenship to people whose passports were revoked in the 1960s on suspicion of links with...

China-linked Hackers Stole Gigabytes of Data from ASEAN Servers

JAKARTA, LELEMUKU.COM - Chinese government-linked hackers stole thousands of megabytes of data last year from ASEAN and member-states that...

Indonesian Forces search for NZ Pilot Taken Hostage by Papuan Separatist

JAKARTA, LELEMUKU.COM - Indonesia’s military said Wednesday it was still searching for a New Zealand pilot who rebels took hostage in Papu...

Indonesian Police and Anti-Corruption Commission Arrest Papua Governor

JAYAPURA, LELEMUKU.COM - Head of Public Relations of Papua Regional Police, Kombes Ignatius Benny Ady, confirmed the arrest of Papua Gover...

Papua New Guinea Soldier Involved in Killing of Daru Villager to Face Trial

PORT MORESBY, LELEMUKU.COM - A Papua New Guinean soldier and three civilians will face trial for the killing of a villager last month that...

Human Rights Watch Urges Thai Govt to Investigate Deep South Bombing

BANGKOK, LELEMUKU.COM - A bomb blast that injured dozens of people and killed a police officer at a housing compound for police in Thailan...

Earthquake Hits West Java, Killing at Least 162 and Injuring Hundreds People

BANDUNG, LELEMUKU.COM - A strong, shallow earthquake struck Indonesia’s main island of Java Monday, killing at least 162 people and injuri...

HRW Urges Qatar and FIFA to Acknowledge World Cup Rights Abuses

DOHA, LELEMUKU.COM - Gianni Infantino, FIFA’s president, has taken exception to criticism that FIFA, soccer’s governing board, and Qatar, ...

Malaysia Poised for a Tight Race in a Historic National Election

Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob (left), of the United Malays National Organization, talks to a voter at a restaurant ahe...

Journalists Obstructed Covering Events in Cambodia and Indonesia

PHNOMPENH, LELEMUKU.COM - Journalists covering two major international events in Cambodia and Indonesia this week have been obstructed fr...

Aid Groups Ready to Deliver Aid to Tigray After Cease-fire Between Ethiopia's Government and Rebels

ADDIS ABABA, LELEMUKU.COM - Aid groups say they are ready to deliver much-needed food and medicine to Ethiopia's northern Tigray regi...

Political Activist from Papua, Filep Karma Dies after Drowning on the Seashore

JAYAPURA, LELEMUKU.COM - Political activist from Papua Indonesia, Filip Jacob Semuel Karma died at the age of 63 years. His body was fo...

New South Wales Bans More Single-Use Plastics Including Straws, Cutlery and Bowls

SYDNEY, LELEMUKU.COM - On Tuesday, Nov. 1, Australia's most populous state is banning a range of single-use plastic, including straws...

At Least 31 Die as Storm Triggers Floods and Landslides in Philippines

MANILA, LELEMUKU.COM — Heavy rains brought by an approaching storm triggered flooding and multiple landslides in the southern Philippines...

Plans to Cut Greenhouse Gas Needed to Prevent Catastrophic Global Warming

GENEVA, LELEMUKU.COM - An U.N. report warns the window for preventing a climate catastrophe is fast closing. The U.N. Environment Program...

White House Believes Russia May Be Advising Iran on Dealing with Protesters

WASHINGTON, LELEMUKU.COM - White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stressed Wednesday that the Biden administration supports the p...

New Zealand Travel Bloggers Allowed to Leave Iran

SYDNEY, LELEMUKU.COM — Officials in New Zealand have insisted no deal was struck to get two of its citizens out of Iran. Few details are ...

Ex-Thai Cop Kills Dozens in Rampage at Nong Bua Lam Phu Childcare Center

BANGKOK, LELEMUKU.COM - A former cop on Thursday shot and stabbed to death dozens of people, mostly preschoolers, in attacks on a daycare c...