Southeast Asia

On Jan. 29, Thursday, daily newspaper Sabah, which closely follows the policies of Turkish President Tayyip Erdo?an, featured a headline stating: ?Executive power to go to the president only.?

The report said that this goal would be the basis for the upcoming election campaign for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti), without attributing it to any source.

The teams searching for the bodies and debris of AirAsia flight QZ8501 found "two large objects" in the Java Sea.

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Prayers, tears and solemn visits to mass graves marked the start of commemorations Friday across tsunami-hit nations for the 220,000 people who perished when giant waves decimated coastal areas of the Indian Ocean a decade ago.
      

Thailand's coup leader was formally endorsed as prime minister by the nation's revered king on Aug. 25, in a step towards forming a government to oversee sweeping reforms in the politically turbulent kingdom.
      

BELGRADE - The Indonesian embassy in Belgrade marked on Sunday the 69th anniversary of Indonesia's independence and 60th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Serbia and Indonesia.

Eight foreigners and five Indonesians were rescued Monday two days after their tourist boat sank during a storm in the archipelago, with one man describing how they huddled in a lifeboat and floated in life jackets to survive.
      

Ten foreign tourists were missing on Aug. 17 after a boat travelling between islands in eastern Indonesia sank, while 10 others had been rescued, search and rescue officials said.       

Both sides claimed victory July 9 in Indonesia’s tightest and most divisive presidential election since the end of authoritarian rule, as unofficial tallies showed Jakarta governor Joko Widodo leading ex-general Prabowo Subianto.