Southeast Asian Games organizers insist the event will be a roaring success, but a raft of problems including corruption and unfinished venues threatens to turn it into a laughing stock

Terrence Voon, Jakarta – The digital countdown clock in Palembang, located on a busy roundabout leading to the famous Ampera Bridge, says it all.

A week before the opening ceremony of the 26th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, organizers are still working to finalize the construction of venues in the host cities of Palembang and Jakar

Agnes Winarti and Niken Prathivi – At Palembang, the story is no different. Starting behind schedule, the developers are left hustling in the final days to finish on time.

Agnes Winarti and Niken Prathivi – At the last minute, it was named as one of the soccer venues for the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. Then it was promised funding for preparation.

Already plagued by delays, mismanagement and a major corruption scandal, November's Southeast Asian Games in Palembang could have a new looming crisis to deal with – flooding.

With just 38 days until the Southeast Asian Games open, organizers are still struggling to finish the preparations in time.

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Jakarta – Should the saga of the country's soccer association be turned into a film, it would be easy to frame the figure of chairman Nurdin Halid as the villain.

Jakarta – The government made its boldest move in the drama surrounding the country's soccer association on Monday by denouncing its leaders and suspending all financial support.

Aubrey Belford – Chaotic street protests, bickering elite and swirling allegations of corruption – it all looks like another typically unsavoury episode of politics in Indonesia.

In another twist in the Indonesian Football Association saga, a nongovernmental organization reported chairman Nurdin Halid to the Jakarta Police on Sunday alleging he was guilty of bri

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Vaudine England, Jakarta – Chinese sports officials have decided to withdraw their badminton team from next week's Indonesian Open Championship, citing the unstable political situation