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In the 50 years since its formation, ASEAN has made a number of major turning points in regional cooperation and linkage processes.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia is working with local authorised agencies to verify the information that 23 Vietnamese fishermen were allegedly arrested for illegal fishing in Malaysia’s territorial waters.

The Southeast Asian militant group Jemaah Islamiyah has regained strength in Indonesia and could make a new generation of extremists, warned the Jakarta-based Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict.

Indonesia’s resort island of Bali has been given the World’s Best Destination Award 2017 by the well-known travel reviewer website TripAdvisor.

At least four people were injured and dozens of houses, temples, schools and offices were damaged in a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that hit the Indonesian resort island of Bali on March 22.

At least 12 people were killed and five were injured after landslides occurred in Bangli district on the holiday island of Bali, centre of Indonesia on February 9-10.

Hundreds of tourists were stranded on the resort island of Bali on January 12 following the Indonesian government’s decision to end Tigerair Australia flights after the airline was accused of violating the country’s regulations.

Yugi Prayanto, Chairman of the Indian Ocean Rim Business Forum (IORBF), suggested the issuance of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Business Card for all member countries of the association.

Jakarta (VNA) – A bridge in the resort island of Bali in Indonesia collaged on the evening of October 16, taking the lives of at least nine people and injuring 34 others.

About 118,000 Indians visited Bali, Indonesia between January and August, soaring 61.6 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the local Central Statistics Agency (BPS).

Authorities of Indonesia’s Bali Island held captive of a Malaysian ship carrying 30 tonnes of chemical fertilisers suspected to be used for creating bombs.

A tourist boat from the Indonesian island of Bali to its neighbouring Lombok exploded on September 15 morning, killing one foreign woman and injuring 14 others, local police reported.

Indonesian authorities have tightened security in Bali, after receiving reports on a suspected militant’s plan to attack the country’s famous resort island.

Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has warned that followers of Abu Bakar Bashir are looking to make Southeast Asia the new base for the Islamic State (IS), according to The Star newsp

The Indonesian Ministry of Tourism announced that it will build ten destinations dubbed “new Balis” as a boost to the national tourism industry.

Indonesia has set an ambitious target to attract 12 million foreign visits in 2016, mostly from Australia, China, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore.

Indonesian Minister of National Defence Ryamizard Ryacudu said on January 14 that Bali could be the next target of terrorism following bomb attacks in Sarinah, Jakarta.

Australia and Indonesia agreed to boost intelligence-sharing in the fight against terrorism.