Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Friday (July 3, 2026).

This aerial view captures Prambanan Temple in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, one of the largest and most impressive Hindu temple complexes in Southeast Asia. The towering stone structures, rich in intricate ...

A child perches on the edge of her bed. Waves lap at the floor beneath her dangling feet. Here in Depok, a village on the Indonesian island of Java, the ocean has flowed inside the house. Such a sight ...

A road accident involving a passenger bus and a fuel tanker killed 16 people and injured four others on Indonesia's Sumatra Island on Wednesday, a disaster agency official told AFP. “Fourteen ...

US President Donald Trump on Friday cast doubt on the chances of a deal with Iran, saying that he wasn't “happy” with the proposals sent by Tehran as negotiations drag on. Speaking to reporters at the ...

A new girl group from Asia has social media turning its head. But this time, they’re not from South Korea – they’re from Indonesia. The four-member group No Na turned into an overnight sensation ...

Columbus-area businesses are frequently collaborating on food and drink products. Lion Cub's Cookies and Mikey's Late Night Slice created a pizza-flavored cookie for April Fool's Day. Other notable ...

BANDUNG, West Java – Indonesian prosecutors on April 7 charged 19 people accused of sending infants to cities across the country and overseas, including to Singapore, in what the authorities described ...

The deaths of three children by suspected suicide in recent weeks have shocked Indonesia, with child protection advocates saying they should serve as a “wake-up call” for the nation to pay more ...

When Indonesian actress Aurelie Moeremans released her memoir earlier this month, she never intended for it to start a national conversation over abuse and consent. Her book, Broken Strings: Fragments ...