Philippines authorities say Gregor Haas, the father of Brisbane Broncos rugby league star Payne, cannot be deported to Indonesia until he answers pending criminal charges in Manila.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi slams junta for carrying on as though ‘everything is fine’.
Manila’s new defence pacts have incensed Beijing but further raised the cost for China of open conflict in the South China Sea.
2500 people arrested in Bangladesh after protests over job quotas sparks demands for PM Sheikh Hasina to resign.
The move comes amid allegations raised in a senate inquiry into POGOs that a Chinese-origin Philippines mayor with links to scam centres was a Chinese spy
Two Australians have survived a helicopter crash in Bali suspected to have been caused when a kite string became caught in its propeller near the popular tourist district of south Kuta on Friday.
Thousands of Myanmar security forces have sought refuge in Bangladesh, sevens years after Rohingya fled a murderous military operation.
Canberra is once again navigating tricky waters in its relationship with Indonesia over its bid to extradite Gregor Haas on alleged drug smuggling charges. How it handles this issue will require precision steering.
Indonesia’s top narcotics cop says he has a ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ with AFP chief Reece Kershaw to resolve the stand-off over Gregor Haas, and is open to the possibility of him facing trial in Australia.
Indonesian police have intercepted 120kg of crystal methamphetamine bound for Australia and stashed in the machinery of a 40m cargo ship near Batam on the country’s maritime border with Singapore.
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