Police consign illegal drugs to the fire, and a bike race helps promote a healthy lifestyle. It's all part of ramped-up efforts to keep Indonesia's youth on the right track.
Reactions to the plan to merge time zones across the vast archipelago are decidedly mixed.
A drug bust earlier this week could help investigators unravel the shadowy nexus between Deep South insurgents and smuggling rackets.
Passing off fake banknotes can seem like an easy way to gain free services, but police warn that the consequences can be harsh.
Lacking privacy and adequate sanitation while facing an uncertain future, Muslims and Christians alike suffer in temporary shelters after the latest sectarian violence in Ambon, Indonesia.
After ten years in temporary housing, many people displaced by conflict have given up on going back to their original homes
Suspected insurgents greeted the start of Islam's holy month with violence, conducting a series of bloody attacks and disrupting the lives of citizens.
Malaysia can boast a partial success story in the cleanup of a notorious drug district, now a major tourist attraction. But more remains to be done.
New programmes aim to safeguard the educational prospects for young people in Madiun, East Java.
An NGO-run programme offers training that can help women earn a livelihood and gain economic independence. Meanwhile, the production of organic coconut palm sugar also promises to improve the quality of life in the area as a whole.
Language skills will be vital to success when the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) takes off in 2015, says the secretary-general of ASEAN, Surin Pitsuwan.
Internet usage, including social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, is expanding from desktops and laptops to web-ready mobile phones. The implications for social movements and democracy could be significant.
Quaint, manpowered pedicabs are one of Yogyakarta's many attractions. Now, drivers are getting help communicating confidently with foreign visitors.
Thailand's southern prisons are making changes to be more sensitive to its Muslim inmates, who form a majority in that part of the country.
Thousands have joined a Facebook page that pokes fun at the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI). Meant to build tolerance, it has attracted threats.
In the Dieng Plateau, local traditions are preserved and Islamic beliefs are practiced. Locals say the combination is essential to their identity.
Robbery, hacking and drug sales are being used to finance terrorist activities, officials say.
In East Java pesantren and madrassa teachers agree to guard against radicalism among their students and to teach them the true values of Islam.
On weekend nights, Mat Rempit bike clubs turn city streets into venues for stunt-riding and races. Many say the bikers go too far, menacing ordinary citizens.
The use of hijab is growing in Indonesia, where the head covering can communicate fashion sense as well as faith.
Indonesia's president expressed his pride at seeing Muslims and Christians work together to host the National Qur'an Recital Competition in Ambon.
The region's esteemed leader, Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, encourages the community to play a mentoring role for students who might fall into lethal habits.
Efforts to jumpstart local aquaculture are paying off for residents in an area relatively unscathed by insurgent violence.
A new centre that helps drug addicts is cleaning up one of Kuala Lumpur's seamiest neighbourhoods.
Women who have trouble finding the resources to start a business can look forward to government assistance in the form of a new low-interest loan scheme.
As the region works to defuse an ongoing source of tension, Indonesia hopes to play a role in turning conflict to co-operation.
Don't allow homecoming extremists to import their brand of jihad from Syria, cleric warns.
![Officials in Jombang, East Java burn confiscated drugs at a public awareness event in front of police headquarters on July 8th. [Michael Watopa/Khabar].](/shared/images/2012/07/31/120731_MICHAEL_ALCOHOLDRUGS-150_100.jpg)
![People queue in front of the automatic teller machines of Danamon Bank in Jakarta on June 1st. Indonesian officials say the banking sector and the economy in general will benefit when the sprawling archipelago adopts a single time zone in late October. [Enny Nuraheni/Reuters]](/shared/images/2012/07/30/120730_YAMKO_ID_TIME-150_100.jpg)
![In addition to the nearly 40,000 methamphetamine pills, police recovered weapons and vehicles. [Ahmad Ramansiriwong/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/07/28/120728-STEPHEN_TH_DRUGBUST2-150_100.jpg)
![One of the fake (bottom) 50 Malaysian Ringgit ($15.79) banknotes allegedly passed off as real by counterfeit suspect Somkiat Oo-seng. A genuine 50 ringgit bill is shown on top. [Adinan Malee/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/07/27/120727-STEPHEN_TH_RINGGIT1-150_100.jpg)
![Christians displaced by violence in Ambon, Indonesia in September 2011 and May 2012 have taken shelter in the Regional House of Representatives building, where families are strained by the lack of privacy. [Petrus Oratmangun/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/07/26/120726_PETRUS_IDPS-1-150_100.jpg)
![People fleeing violence rush to climb aboard a ship at the port of Ambon, Indonesia on February 28th, 1999, after a bomb explosion the day before. The conflict in Ambon from 1999-2002 displaced some 700,000 people, according to UNICEF. [Supri/Reuters]](/shared/images/2012/07/25/120725_REUTERS_ID_IDPAMBON_-150_100.jpg)
![Students in Yala Province demonstrate against an insurgent bombing campaign at local banks one week prior to the start of the holy month of Ramadan. Several people were injured and ATM machines were destroyed at four targeted banks. [Ahmad Ramansiriwong/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/07/24/120724-AHMED_TH_BANKBOMB3-150_100.jpg)
![An addict in Chow Kit sifts through rubbish to look for recyclables to sell to support his habit. The low-income district of Kuala Lumpur, known for sex work, drug sales and crime, is far cleaner and safer than it was 40 years ago. [Grace Chen/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/07/23/120723_GRACE_MY_CHOWKIT-150_100.jpg)
![Children in Madiun attend a back-to-school programme provided by the local government, which is concerned that more and more young people are missing out on their education. [Yenny Herawati/Khabar].](/shared/images/2012/07/21/120721_YENNY_ID_CHILDWORKER-150_100.jpg)
![Magdalena presents a traditional sugar-making process to local women in Kebon Agung, Pacitan, East Java. The training, provided by the women’s association Giri Makmur, has been welcomed by political and religious leaders, who say it helps the local economy while increasing tolerance among the participants. [Yenny Herawati/Khabar].](/shared/images/2012/07/20/120720_YENNY_ID_PACITAN_VG-150_100.jpg)
!["There will be more trade, investments, products, and tourism services. We can also expect increased mobility of the populations in all ASEAN states, so we should prepare well for the inevitable changes," ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan told the forum. [Khabar/Samila Naranode]](/shared/images/2012/07/19/120719-STEPHEN_ASEAN4-150_100.jpg)
![More and more Indonesian citizens choose smartphones as a tool to access social media [Elisabeth Oktofani/Khabar].](/shared/images/2012/07/19/120719_FANI_ID_SOCIALMEDIA-150_100.jpg)
![A procession of pedicabs carries tourists from Malioboro Street to Yogyakarta Palace on June 30th. Such events are held periodically to promote tourism in Yogyakarta, a historic Javanese city, where tourism officials are teaching pedicab drivers about strong international communication skills. [Arunglantara/Khabar].](/shared/images/2012/07/18/120718_YUDAH_ID_TOURISM_VG1-150_100.jpg)
![Inmates at Narathiwat Provincial Prison display new prison uniforms that better reflect the culture and tradition of Thailand's Muslim-majority Deep South. [Photos by Bas Pattani/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/07/17/120717-BANGNARA_TH_PRISON1-150_100.jpg)
![A man looks at "Anda Bertanya Habib Rizieq Menjawab" (You Ask, Habib Rizieq Answers), a satirical Facebook page that pokes fun at the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), a hardline Muslim group. Creators of the site hope its humor will foster social harmony [Pradipta Lakshmi/Khabar].](/shared/images/2012/07/16/120716_PRADIPTA_ID_FACEBOOK-150_100.jpg)
![Accompanied by an elder, a local government officer removes matted locks of hair from a girl during the 2012 Dieng Culture Festival held in Dieng Plateau, Central Java on July 1st. [Photos by Zahara Tiba/Khabar].](/shared/images/2012/07/14/120714_ZAHARA1_ID_DIENG_VG-150_100.jpg)
![Ansyaad Mbai, the chief of Indonesia's National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT), speaks with reporters on June 20th in Jakarta. Financially strapped extremists are searching for new ways to augment funding, he said. [Elisabeth Oktofani/Khabar].](/shared/images/2012/07/12/120712_FANI_ID_TERORISMFUND-150_100.jpg)
![Islamic clerics in East Java discuss how pesantren and madrassa can prevent the rise of Islamic radicalism in the region, in a June 28th meeting at the Pesantren Ar-Mubtadin, Madiun. [Yenny Heriawati/Khabar].](/shared/images/2012/07/11/120711_YENNY_ID_PESANTRENTW-150_100.jpg)
![A man walks past hundreds of motorcycles in Johor Bahru. "Mat Rempit" bike racers have caused consternation by allegedly intimidating motorists and pedestrians. [Nicky Loh/Reuters]](/shared/images/2012/07/10/120710-ANNIE_MY_MATREMPIT-150_100.jpg)
![Models display a pastel rainbow of hijab ensemble styles at the Indonesia Hijab Fest 2012 in Bandung, West Java. Designers participating in the June 12th-15th event showed how Muslim women can express their religious beliefs while looking fashionable. [Cempaka Kaulika/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/07/09/120709_CEMPAKA_ID_HIJABFEST-150_100.jpg)
![President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono speaks at the opening ceremony of the 24th National Qur'an Recital Competition (MTQ) at Merdeka Square in Ambon, Maluku on June 8th. The president expressed his admiration for the growth of religious tolerance in Ambon, despite an outbreak of violence in May. [Petrus Oratmangun/Khabar].](/shared/images/2012/07/07/120707_PETRUS_ID_MTQAMBON_V-150_100.jpg)
![Traffic pours past the Yogyakarta monument, a gateway to the historic city in Central Java. A tourist destination and university town with many nightlife venues, Yogyakarta also hosts Indonesia's second highest concentration of drug users, according to the National Narcotics Agency (BNN). [Arunglantara/Khabar].](/shared/images/2012/07/06/120706_YUDAH_ID_DRUGHUBS_SE-150_100.jpg)
![Prawns from southern Thailand are highly popular among tourists from Malaysia and Singapore. [Ahmad Ramansiriwong/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/07/05/120705-STEPHEN_TH_PRAWNS1-150_100.jpg)
![Raja Azizan Suhaimi Raja Abdul Latif, the programme and project manager of the Cure and Care Service Centre (CCSC), founded the centre in 2010 after winning his battle against heroin addiction in 1998. CCSC currently sees up to 120 drug users daily. [Grace Chen/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/07/04/120703_GRACE_MY_REHAB2-150_100.jpg)
![Wayeesah Wadorleh (left) is a day labourer and one of 150,000 Pattani women who have applied for a central government loan programme as part of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's 7.7 billion baht ($243.8 million) Women's Empowerment Fund. She hopes to fix a hole in her leaking roof. [Bas Pattani/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/07/03/120703-STEPHEN_TH_WOMEN-150_100.jpg)
![Fishing boats are seen off Vietnam's Ly Son islands on April 10th, 2012. The previous month, China detained 21 Vietnamese fishermen and their two boats while they were plying the waters around the Paracel Islands. China and several countries in the region, including Vietnam, have overlapping claims to parts of the South China Sea and various remote islands. [Reuters/Kham]](/shared/images/2012/07/02/120701_ZAHARA_ID_SOUTHCHINA-150_100.jpg)
![Iranians sit on a boat at Denspar's Benoa port on May 12th, 2013. They were among 95 asylum seekers from Iran arrested by Indonesian marine police while sailing through nearby Badung strait. [Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP]](/shared/images/2014/02/15/140215_ANDHIKA_SAMUEL_IRANIAN_VISA_VG1-100_67.jpg)
![Indonesia's Election Supervisory Committee (Bawaslu) opens a Jakarta forum involving religious leaders January 22nd. [Yenny Herawati/Khabar]](/shared/images/2014/02/14/140214_YENNY_MUSLIM_VOTING_VG1-100_67.jpg)
![Imlek Festival goers in Solo celebrate the Chinese New Year. The festival went from January 23rd through January 29th. [Yenny Herawati/Khabar]](/shared/images/2014/02/13/140205_YENNY_ID_IMLEX_VG1-100_67.jpg)
![Opposition forces prepare to storm the headquarters of the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant fighters in Aleppo, Syria on January 7th. Indonesian jihadists are among 8,000 foreigners fighting in the Syrian civil war. [Medo Halab/AFP]](/shared/images/2014/02/12/140203_ISMIRA_OKKY_ID_SYRIAN_JIHADIST_RETURNED_VG1-100_67.jpg)
![Typhoon Haiyan survivors prepare to board Australian and US C-130 aircraft departing storm-ravaged Tacloban on November 18th. [Photo courtesy of US Marines]](/shared/images/2013/11/26/131126-FORUM_TYPHOON2PE1_PP-270_180.jpg)