Fire of fury: An anti-government protester carries a tire to be burnt as smoke plummets in the streets during a shooting between them and Thai soldiers in Bangkok. Thai troops clashed with protesters for a third day in Bangkok on Saturday. – AP/Wong Maye-E Associated Press, Bangkok | Sat, 05/15/2010 8:51 PM | World Thailand's prime minister struck a defiant tone Saturday on national television, saying his government will not bow to demonstrators demanding his resignation. Explosions and street fighting have killed 22 people and wounded more than 170 since the government attempted Thursday to seal off a 1-square-mile (3-square-kilometer) zone the Red Shirt protesters have occupied in one of the capital's most upscale areas. In his first comments since the latest violence erupted, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva defended the army's actions. "The government must move forward. We cannot retreat because we are doing things that will benefit th...
East Java Police Mobile Brigade officers march during a security roll call at the Heroes Monument compound in Surabaya, East Java, on Friday ahead of the city's mayoral election on June 2. Antara/Eric Ireng Antara | Fri, 05/14/2010 2:07 PM | Archipelago
Sharing blessings: A Hindu man sprinkles holy water to other followers during the celebration of Galungan, which celebrates the victory of dharma (good) over adharma (evil), at a temple in Ubud, Bali, on Wednesday. Antara/Nyoman Budhiana Antara | Wed, 05/12/2010 1:40 PM | Archipelago
A visitor looks at a Indonesian traditional buffalo-shaped coffin on display during a coffin exhibition at the National Museum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday. Coffins from various races in Malaysia and ASEAN countries such as Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines are on display at the exhibition. AP/Lai Seng Sin
The Associated Press | Sat, 03/06/2010 1:22 PM | World A protester portraying President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is surrounded by others carrying native tray written with slogans during a rally dramatizing the plight of farmers in the present El Nino-triggered drought in the country Saturday, near the presidential palace in Manila, Philippines. The protesters assailed the government for their alleged inaction and that the financial assistance for the farmers should reach its intended beneficiaries. Text at right reads "P1.7 billion (US$3.7 million) El Nino fund should be allotted to rice farming." AP/Pat Roque
The Associated Press | Thu, 03/04/2010 1:02 PM | Photo Chinese military officers arrive outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Thursday. China says it will boost its defense budget by 7.5 percent this year, the first time in more than 15 years it has announced a less than double-digit percentage increase. AP/Ng Han Guan
The Jakarta Post | Fri, 03/05/2010 9:18 AM | Headlines JP/P.J. Leo Holding her school bag above her head, a student crosses a submerged area in Kampung Pulo, Kampung Melayu district, East Jakarta, on Thursday. Flooding returned to Kampung Melayu and neighboring Bukit Duri as the Ciliwung river overflowed, forcing many local residents to flee to higher ground.
Picture 1: Mud hit: Villagers walk at a neighborhood hit by a landslide in Tenjolaya, Bandung, West Java, Thursday. At least 23 bodies have been pulled from the rubble, but many more are believed trapped. Picture 2: Words of prayers: Thousands of Muslims chants verses in praise of God (zikir) during a mass prayer event, which is also attended by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Boediono, at National Monument Park in Jakarta on Saturday. The event was held in commemoration of the birthday of Prophet Muhammad.
Antara | Tue, 02/23/2010 4:29 PM | National Students from the Faculty of Law at North Sumatra’s Muhammadiyah University light candles as they attempt to study during an electricity blackout Tuesday. The local branch of the state power company PT PLN said rolling blackouts would continue until late 2011 when two new power plants would start operating. Antara/Irsan Mulyadi
Antara | Tue, 08/18/2009 11:39 AM | National A woman fills a clay jug with water from a nearly dried river in Juwangi, Boyolali, Central Java, on Tuesday. During the dry season, local residents rely on water from the river for daily needs. Antara/Hasan Sakri Ghozali
Antara | Fri, 08/14/2009 1:41 PM | National Two girls watch over as Navy personnel make preparations for a mass diving event in Malalayang, Manado, North Sulawesi. As many as 2,500 local and foreign divers will participate in an attempt to break the world record as the most participated mass diving and underwater ceremony on August 16 and 17. Antara/Prasetyo Utomo
The Jakarta Post | Fri, 08/07/2009 10:31 AM | Headlines Suparno“buries” himself during an anti-election demonstration in the yard of the now-defunct Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) on Jl. Diponegoro, Central Jakarta, on Thursday. Activists grouped under the Bastion of Indonesian Democracy accused the Yudhoyono administration of selling Indonesia out to US interests and rejected his recent re-election. JP/P.J. Leo
Antara | Thu, 08/06/2009 2:46 PM | National Members of the Paskibraka national flag raising team participate in a practice session in Pamekasan, Madura, East Java, on Thursday in preparation for the flag raising ceremony on Independence Day, August 17. Antara/Saiful Bahri tengah bawah
The Associated Press | Wed, 08/05/2009 11:11 AM | World South Korean women offer prayers in font of the cenotaph for Korean atomic bomb victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, Wednesday. AP/Shizuo Kambayashi