Zero deaths, zero discrimination, and zero infections: student activists have clear goals for combating HIV/AIDS in Indonesia.
Thought to cure HIV, cancer and impotency, a rare northeastern Indian species is being trapped and trafficked to Southeast Asia.
Muslims and non-Muslims in Pattani alike came out to mark the holiday and participate in an annual cooking competition.
If radical groups are using the Internet to recruit and incite, so can the messengers of peace.
Intolerance among youth and erroneous notions of jihad are driving an alarming trend, says a local NGO that is seeking to combat the problem.
In Indonesia, urban artists celebrate art, address social issues, or share a laugh on roadside canvases-- the public wall.
People in Bali have played ceki for hundreds of years, but the game has come under attack because of its association with betting. Organisers of Bali's first ceki tournament are hoping to change its image.
The terror network has deep Islamist roots – and a training camp in East Java, authorities and experts say.
Malaysia is planning a new race track to promote motorsports. Supporters hope it will also curb illegal street racing.
A tourney in Malaysia gave talents from the Deep South to shine, while also providing an opportunity for discussions about the upcoming ASEAN Economic Community.
While acknowledging that much more needs to be done, the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) insists a significant milestone has been achieved.
Kampung Bugis is one of many Muslim villages in Bali with deep roots and a proud history of peaceful interfaith co-existence.
Unaware where the guns would end up, the officers supplemented their police salaries by selling warehoused weapons.
Student activists are reaching out to other young people, equipping them with knowledge to make good choices, and urging compassion towards those suffering with HIV/AIDS.
The North Kalimantan Province is expected to boost democracy, development and security in the area.
The Darul Akhfiyah Islamic Boarding School in Nganjuk, East Java has been shut down and its leader is in jail. Was it guilty of training terrorists or only of bad community relations?
After 30 years of isolation and conflict, Aceh is opening its doors to tourists, offering itself as a unique destination for Southeast Asian Muslims.
With growers concerned about their livelihoods, the industry is searching for solutions.
Dogged by suspicion and financial hardship, a former JI and NII member now supports deradicalisation efforts in Indonesia.
Local children are forced to put learning on hold as schools grapple with the latest outbreak of insurgent violence directed against them.
A convicted terrorist's decision to escape by donning women's garb is "embarrassing" and disrespectful to Islam, scholars say. It has also led to new screening rules at prisons where militants are incarcerated.
Internet entrepreneurs are helping Indonesia grow its GDP. According to one young online salesman, the opportunities are unlimited.
Dressed in Islamic-inspired garb, students of a Satun school impressed crowds during a competition with an anti-drug message.
Some fans of the sector say Indonesia could reach its goal of becoming fashion king of the Muslim world well before the government-set goal of 2020.
Lawmakers of many countries pledge their commitment to religious tolerance and discuss how their institutions can promote it.
Don't allow homecoming extremists to import their brand of jihad from Syria, cleric warns.
![Students from Atma Jaya University in Jakarta react after releasing doves to symbolise their hope that people with HIV/AIDs can live without discrimination. The flight of the doves preceded a 4.8km student march on November 25th to raise awareness about the disease. [Cempaka Kaulika/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/12/31/121230_CEMPAKA_ID_AIDS-150_100.jpg)
![An official holds an orange-spotted Tokay Gecko, subject to recent increases in poaching because of its value as a Chinese medicinal cure. The wildlife activist community in Bangladesh has called for the gecko to be protected under international laws. [Asiapics for Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/12/31/121225-AZIZ_BD_TOKAYGECKO2-150_100.jpg)
![Blindfolded judges test the various batches of Ashure made by groups throughout Pattani. [Bas Pattani/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/12/29/121228_BAS_TH_ASHURA2-150_100.jpg)
![Young people log on at an Internet shop in Jakarta on February 2nd, 2012. Religious leaders in Madiun, East Java are hoping to disseminate messages of tolerance and non-violence via the Internet. [Romeo Gacad/AFP]](/shared/images/2012/12/28/121228_YENNY_ID_YOUTUBE-150_100.jpg)
![Members of the Religious Freedom Solidarity Forum (Forum Solidaritas Kebebasan Beragama) perform a theatrical act in front of the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on February 22nd, urging the government to guarantee religious freedom for all citizens. [Photos by Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata]](/shared/images/2012/12/27/121227_ISMIRA_ID_TOLERANCE1-150_100.jpg)
![A detail of a street mural created in Jakarta as part of the Berlin X Jakarta 2012 sister city project on December 5th. The red-faced big giant Ondel-Ondel, an icon of Jakarta, was painted by the artist "Tutu". [Photos by Juke Carolina/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/12/24/121224_CAROLINA_ID_URBAN1-150_100.jpg)
![Players compete with cheerful smiles on the first day of the 2012 Ceki Tournament in Denpasar, Bali. Some 500 players participated in the event, held December 8th and 9th. [Photos by Ni Komang Erviani/Khabar].](/shared/images/2012/12/22/121222_ERVIANI1_ID_CEKIBALI-150_100.jpg)
![A bomb squad defuses homemade explosives in a house in Solo, Central Java on September 22nd. Indonesian police arrested three men suspected of storing explosives in Karanganyar, Central Java on December 10th. [John Sumatra/AFP].](/shared/images/2012/12/21/121221_FANI_HANIFAH_VG-150_100.jpg)
![Secondary school students in Subang Jaya, Selangor gear up for a slalom course at a motorcycle safety program sponsored by Castrol in 2008. That year, veteran bike champ Wazi Abdul Hamid went on a nationwide tour promoting two-wheeled safety to young audiences, in response to the growing popularity of Mat Rempit.[Grace Chen/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/12/20/121220_GRACE_MY_MATREMPIT2_-150_100.jpg)
![Athletes from two Deep South teams pose for a group photo at a futsal tourney in Malaysia. The five-a-side indoor football game is one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing sports. [Maluding Tido/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/12/19/121219_MALUDING_MY_FUTSAL-150_100.jpg)
![The Plus Three Commemoratives Summit convened in Phnom Penh on November 19th, following the 21st ASEAN Leaders Summit. Attendees among others included Philippines President Benigno Aquino, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Malaysian Prime Minsiter Najib Tun Abdul Razak. [Romeo Cagad/AFP].](/shared/images/2012/12/18/121218_ISMIRA_ID_ASEAN_VG-150_100.jpg)
![An ethnic Buginese resident of Serangan, Bali plays a religious song. Muslim and Hindu neighbours have lived and worshipped side by side in peace on the islet for centuries, and acknowledge each other's holy days with gifts and food. [Ni Komang Erviani/Khabar].](/shared/images/2012/12/17/121217_NIKOMANG1_ID_SERANGAN_VG-150_100.jpg)
![Tatang Mulyadi, Abdi Tunggal, and Ahmad Sutrisno are sworn in as prosecution witnesses at West Jakarta District Court on Monday (December 10th). The three men–two former police officers and a businessman -- sold unused police weapons that ended up at a terrorist training camp in Aceh. [Clara Prima/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/12/15/121215_FANI_ID_TERRORISTFUN-150_100.jpg)
![This June 7th aerial photograph shows a palm oil plantation carved out of a Central Kalimantan rainforest. Though the recent creation of the new province of North Kalimantan promises better government services and democratic empowerment for its residents, some fear it will accelerate the loss of the forests. [Romeo Gacad/AFP]](/shared/images/2012/12/13/121213--KALIMANTAN_ID-150_100.jpg)
![Police officials in East Java cordon off the Darul Akhfiyah Islamic Boarding School in Nganjuk after local villagers suspecting the school was a terrorist training facility, marched to the facility and shut it down. Police took the students and the school's administrator in for questioning. [Photos by Michael Watopa/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/12/12/121212_MICHAEL_ID_GAMIS1_VG-150_100.jpg)
![Youths perform the Saman dance, originally from the Gayo people of Aceh, at the launch of "Visit Aceh 2013" in Jakarta on November 11th. The intricate and quick-paced blend of movement, clapping and singing has become one of the most popular dances in Indonesia. [Photos: Michael Watopa/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/12/11/121211_MICHAEL1_ID_ACEHTOUR-150_100.jpg)
![Women work making cigarettes in a factory in Jember, East Java on February 13th. Tobacco farmers are calling on the government to set tobacco leaf prices, after an abundant harvest sent prices plunging to Rp. 15,000 ($1.55) per kilo. [Arimac Wilander/AFP]](/shared/images/2012/12/10/121210_YENNY_TOBACCOFARMER-150_100.jpg)
![Ahmad Sajuli, 48, is an Indonesian jihadist who fought in Afghanistan during the Afghan-Soviet war in the 1980s, but feels that militant and terrorist groups have distorted the meaning of jihad. He is chairman of the Ex-Afghan Combatant Communication Forum, a newly formed group supporting deradicalisation efforts in Indonesia. [Zahara Tiba/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/12/08/121208_ZAHARA_ID_SAJULI_VG-150_100.jpg)
![Wapirdoh Yushoh, an 11-year-old girl in primary level six, told Khabar that she was relieved to be back at school after missing more than a week of classes. [Bas Pattani/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/12/07/121207_KSEA_TH-150_100.jpg)
![Members of the hardline Islamic organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir rally in Jakarta on April 18th, 2011, condemning a French government ban on burqas. After a terrorist escaped by dressing as a female in Islamic garb, women visiting Indonesia's militant detention centres will be required to show their faces to female security guards. [Romeo Gacad/AFP]](/shared/images/2012/12/06/121206_FANI_ID_BURQAS-150_100.jpg)
![David Okto, a 21-year-old Internet entrepreneur, is paying his college tuition with income he earns selling clothes and batik items on the Internet. He is one of many young Indonesians exploring online business opportunities.[Yenny Herawati/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/12/05/121205_YENNY_ID_INTERNETJOB-150_100.jpg)
![The teenage dance troupe from Khuandon Wittaya School in Satun gave a crowd-pleasing performance in Phuket while wearing outfits that respected Muslim practices. [Samila Naranode/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/12/04/121204_SAMILA_TH_DANCERS-150_100.jpg)
![Delegates pose for a photo at a parliamentary event on interfaith dialogue at Nusa Dua, Bali on Thursday (November 22th). [Photos: Ni Komang Erviani/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/12/01/121201_NiKOMANG2_ID_INTERFAI-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)