Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Sunday (July 5, 2026) ...

Islamists in June demonstrated against the presence of a church in one city in West Java Province, Indonesia and prevented a ...

Muslims on June 11 protested a second time against plans for a church building in Central Java, Indonesia, sources said.

Pastor Mary Lou Gruebele, 87, Eureka, SD, died Monday, June 8, 2026, at Avera St. Luke’s Hospital in Aberdeen, SD. Her funeral service will be 1:00 PM, Saturday, June 13, 2026, at St. Paul’s United ...

A viral leaked audio recording has ignited widespread political speculation in Zimbabwe after a prominent preacher, allegedly speaking during a conversation with a journalist, made extraordinary ...

A sudden recent spike in leaked and staged audios by alleged public figures has triggered concern within government and political circles following the recent leak of an audio conversation allegedly ...

Flamboyant preacher Passion Java has confirmed that his 10-year marriage to Ethiopian-born beauty Lily Tsegaye has officially come to an end. The announcement follows months of speculation surrounding ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A number of accounts on Instagram [archive], Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok circulated a recorded interview on February 3, 2026, containing claims that human meat was being used as ...

With its booming economy, Vietnam is considered Asia's next tiger economy. Since the communist government decided to replace Marxism with capitalism, the country has undergone a transformation.

The resignation of the Franciscan bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur, accepted on this January 19, 2026 by Pope Leo XIV, closes a stage marked by an unusual gesture—rejecting the cardinalatial purple in ...

A violent mob attack on a Christian prayer house in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province has reignited concerns over growing religious intolerance, with rights advocates warning that systemic ...