Indonesia arrests officials in crackdown on corruption
Indonesia’s deputy minister for immigration affairs has been arrested after about 10 hours of questioning.

Indonesia’s deputy minister for immigration affairs has been arrested after about 10 hours of questioning.





Benchmark Nikkei 225 tops 68,000 for first time as AI-driven buying frenzy shows no signs of slowing down.
Thai authorities are ramping up enforcement of local ownership rules, stoking anxiety among foreign businesses.
China has hosted 26 leaders from 23 countries this year, underscoring its growing diplomatic and economic influence.

Hundreds of people have been made homeless after a huge fire tore through a market in Jakarta.
Nvidia’s new chip will power new Windows laptop and desktop computer models to make ‘AI personal computers’.
Myanmar opposition groups criticise India for hosting Min Aung Hlaing, but India says engagement is best way forward.
El Nino tends to reduce hurricanes in the Atlantic while increasing storms in the Pacific Ocean.

Explosives store blast kills dozens in Myanmar village.
Video on social media showed an enormous plume of smoke, followed by more explosions, in Shan state’s Kaung Tat village.
Rescuers face heavy rains, equipment failures in search for two people trapped in central Laos cave by flash floods.