JAKARTA, Indonesia: Two sources report that Indonesian naval officers have demanded $375,000 to release a fuel tanker detained last week which is accused of anchoring illegally in Indonesian waters off Singapore.Reuters has since reported a dozen sim...

Several recent developments have raised expectations for substantial progress for the First Australians, as Alan Austin reports.Those three brief sentences were the first from Anthony Albanese on Election Night, 21 May, as he claimed victory after fo...

By Naveen KapoorNew Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): India talked tough in Geneva. Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal in his remarks at the closed-door session at the 12th ministerial conference touched on the spiralling food inflation an...

Geneva [Switzerland], June 12 (ANI): At the G33 Ministerial Meeting in Geneva, a coalition of developing countries of which India is a key member, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal expressed his concerns over the stalemate in reaching...

Geneva [Switzerland], June 12 (ANI): After attending the Ministerial Meeting of G33, a coalition of developing countries of which India is a key member, in Geneva, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal on Sunday said that India will n...

JAKARTA, June 12 (Xinhua) -- China's top-seeded duo of Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong secured the mixed doubles title at the 2022 Indonesia Masters on Sunday, after a crushing defeat of France's Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue. World No. 2 pair Zheng...

Geneva [Switzerland], June 12 (ANI): On the sidelines of the 12th World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting in the Swiss town of Geneva on Sunday, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal held discussions with the Director-General WTO, Ngozi Oko...

JAKARTA, June 11 (Xinhua) -- China's top-seeded duo of Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong advanced to the mixed doubles final at the 2022 Indonesian Masters after overcoming South Korea's Seo Seungjae and Chae Yoojung here on Saturday. Zheng and Huang, ra...

Singapore - The Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore is Asia's most prominent security summit, in addition to being a hotspot of diplomatic competition.U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and several other American officials have been engaged in sideline...

New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): India will pitch for a permanent solution to its food security concerns at the 12th ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that begins in Geneva, Switzerland on Sunday, after a gap of five years. T...

New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): The twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference is all set to begin on June 12 in Geneva, Switzerland after a gap of almost five years, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Saturday. The key areas of discussions and ...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is being slowly murdered by the forces of the U.S. and British states, his crime has been to expose their crimes.His treatment reinforces the lessons of what he has already exposed. But aren't the U.S. and Great Brita...

COLOMBO -- Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday instructed tourism officials to formulate new strategies to attract tourists. The president gave the instructions during a progress review meeting of the Ministry of Tourism. Rajapaksa said...

Jakarta [Indonesia], June 10 (ANI): Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu crashed out of the ongoing Indonesia Masters 2022 after suffering a defeat to Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand in the quarter-finals of the women's singles category at Jakarta on Fr...

JAKARTA, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has detected the first cases of more contagious Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of COVID-19 on the island of Bali, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said on Friday. "Four people in Bali were affected by BA.4...

Jakarta [Indonesia], June 10 (ANI): Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen lost to Chou Tien-chen of Chinese Taipei in hard-fought three games in the quarterfinal match of the Indonesia Masters 2022 which lasted for one hour and two minutes on Friday. The world...

Washington [US], June 10 (ANI): As China and Cambodia took the first steps on a Chinese funded upgrade of the Ream Naval Base in south Cambodia, the West is worried about what Beijing's envoy has termed an "iron-clad partnership" between the two coun...

With the return of the Murugappan family to Biloela, the Albanese Government has shown that amnesty is possible for bridging visa holders, writes Fabia Claridge.TODAY IS A DAY of rejoicing for thousands of Australians as Priya, Nades, Kopika and Thar...

New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Secretary East in the Ministry of External Affairs, Saurabh Kumar on Thursday participated in the ASEAN Regional Forum Senior Officials' Meeting (ARF SOM) virtually and shared India's perspectives on the threat posed ...

Jakarta [Indonesia], June 9 (ANI): The Indian duo of Reddy B Sumeeth and Ashwini Ponnappa crashed out of the ongoing Indonesia Masters 2022 after a loss to the Chinese duo of Zheng Si Wei and Huang Ya Qiong in the second round of the mixed doubles ca...

JAKARTA, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Two siblings of Sumatran tigers aged over three years have been released into the core zone of Sumatra's largest national park, the Kerinci Seblat National Park, said the North Sumatra Natural Resources and Conservation Ce...

Jakarta [Indonesia], June 9 (ANI): Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu on Thursday stormed into the quarter-finals of the ongoing Indonesia Masters 2022 in Jakarta. Playing at Court 2, the Indian shuttler defeat Indonesia's Gregoria Mariska Tunjung ...

SEOUL -- At least seven people were confirmed dead and 46 others wounded in a fire that broke out at an office building in the South Korean southeastern city of Daegu, Yonhap news agency said Thursday citing the firefighting authorities. The fire occ...

Jakarta [Indonesia], June 9 (ANI): World No. 9 Lakshya Sen stormed into the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Masters 2022 after defeating Denmark's Rasmus Gemke in straight games in Jakarta on Thursday. Playing on Court 2 against Gemke, Sen did not hav...

Jakarta [Indonesia], June 9 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs official and Former Ambassador to Myanmar and Iran, Saurabh Kumar took part in the East Asia Summit Senior Officials' meeting on Wednesday over a videoconference chaired by Cambodia as A...

Jakarta [Indonesia], June 8 (ANI): The Indian duo of Ashwini Ponnappa and B Sumeeth Reddy stormed into the second round of mixed doubles of the ongoing Indonesia Masters 2022 in Jakarta on Wednesday. The Indian pair defeated Indonesia's Hafiz Faizal ...

Jakarta [Indonesia], June 8 (ANI): Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu started off her Indonesia Masters 2022 campaign with a win over Denmark's Line Christophersen in the first round of women's singles category at Jakarta on Wednesday. Playing at co...

It's a nutritional food source, an alternative to plastic, has medicinal properties and can help limit global warming: Marine algae might just be the next weapon in the fight against climate change.This article was originally published on February 8,...

DUBAI, 6th June, 2022 (WAM) -- Nasdaq Dubai today welcomed the listing of two Sukuk tranches issued by the Government of Indonesia, with a tot...

LOSPALOS, 27th May, 2022 (WAM) -- An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck near the coast of Lospalos in East Timor on Friday, Reuters quoted the...

DILI, 23rd May, 2022 (WAM) -- President of East Timor, Jose Ramos-Horta, has received Abdullah Salem Al Dhaheri, the UAE Ambassador to Indones...

DILI, 21st May, 2022 (WAM) -- Jose Ramos-Horta, President of East Timor, expressed his happiness at the decision made by his country's parliam...

JAKARTA, 21st May, 2022 (WAM/ANTARA) -- Indonesia is planning to develop clean energy power plants to generate 587 gigawatts (GW) of power by ...

DILI, 19th May, 2022 (WAM) -- The newly elected President of East Timor, Dr. Jose Ramos-Horta, has announced his country's adoption of the Doc...

SUMATRA, 19th May, 2022 (WAM) -- Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck southwest of Sumatra in Indonesia in wee hours of Tuesday, Reuters quoted ...

SUMATRA, 17th May, 2022 (WAM) -- Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck southwest of Sumatra in Indonesia in wee hours of Tuesday, Reuters quoted ...

JAKARTA, 14th May, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo has mourned the death of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. "I...

ABU DHABI, 4th May, 2022 (WAM) -- His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of t...

DUBAI, 25th April, 2022 (WAM) -- Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE Federal export credit company, and its Indonesian counterpart PT Reasu...

April 14, 2022 - Hanoi, Vietnam - Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today concluded a successful visit to Indonesia and Vietnam. The visit focused on deepening our countries' already strong relation...

April 14, 2022 - Hanoi, Vietnam - Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today concluded a successful visit to Indonesia and Vietnam. The visit focused on deepening our countries' already strong relation...