Bad body odour, boring bedroom attire and a general lack of togetherness are cited as causes of the growing divorce rate in Malaysia. Government is tackling the problem by boldly going where few Muslim governments have gone before — into the bedroom.

An Indonesian maid died Tuesday after she was locked in a bathroom for two days following months of reported physical abuse by her employer.

The central banks of several Asian countries that are fearful of the impact a weak dollar will have on their exports, intervened in the markets on Thursday to buy the troubled U.S. currency.

Multinational companies in Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, China and several other countries in the region, sell baby formula, aggressively, to the point of breaking the law, an Associated Press investigation reveals.

Chris John beat US Boxer, Rocky Juarez, in Las Vegas on Saturday night, (9/19), with an unanimous decision and successfully defending his World Boxing Association featherweight title.

Detik.com reported that Muslim leader and organization on Friday, criticized an Indonesian production company for inviting a Japanese adult video star to appear in its new movie.

Two earthquakes, each measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale, hit Bali and North Maluku on Saturday (9/19). Seven people injured and others running and fleeing outside.

The authorities said on Friday that Indonesia will return the body of the terror mastermind, Noordin M Top, to Malaysia.

Authorities in Indonesia have confirmed that one of four men killed during a raid on a house in the city of Solo, on the country's main island Java, was Noordin Mohammad Top, considered to be the leading Islamic terrorist in Southeast Asia.

A 107-year-old Malaysian woman has been married 22 times and is afraid her latest husband will leave her, so she is looking to get married for the 23rd time.