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Officers with Bangladesh’s Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) escort Mamunur Rashid (center), a suspected militant arrested in connection with a July 2016 terrorist attack at a café in Dhaka, Jan. 20, 2019.

Bangladesh Catches Fugitive Linked to Café Terror Siege

Suspected militant Mohammad Mamunur Rashid Ripon, who was charged in absentia, is arrested near Dhaka, police say.

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1MDB Affair: Goldman Sachs Apology ‘Not Enough,’ Malaysian Minister Says

Investment bank must pay Malaysia U.S. $7.5 billion, according to Lim Guan Eng.
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Indonesia to Free Radical Cleric Abu Bakar Bashir

Tied to the 2002 Bali bombings, Bashir, 80, is to be released on humanitarian grounds.
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Insurgents Shoot, Kill Buddhist Monks in Thai Deep South

At least two monks die, two others injured in attack on a monastery in Narathiwat.
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Philippines: Gunmen Kill Drug Prosecutor

Mary Ann Castro, 49, was the 35th lawyer to be slain since mid-2016.
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Tight Security in Place Ahead of Philippine Muslim Vote

More than 20,000 personnel have been deployed to thwart trouble around Jan. 21 plebiscite in the south.
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Philippine Defense Chief Eyes Subic Bay amid Chinese Takeover Fears

Subic Bay was home to a sprawling American navy base during the Cold War.
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Indonesian Terror Group Signals Survival with Gruesome Killing

After Mindanao, Central Sulawesi is the next likely place for foreign fighters to take refuge, analysts warn.
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India to Build 44 Roads along China Border

Project is considered “strategically important” to allow quick mobilization of military troops.
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Lackluster Candidate Debate Marks 3 Months Till Indonesian Election

Both sides touted records fighting terrorism but neither offered new ideas, observers said.
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Philippines: Duterte Joins Rally to Push for Muslim Autonomy Law

Next week's plebiscite in south will determine fate of Bangsamoro Organic Law.
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Bangladesh: 1,300 Rohingya Have Come from India Since Early December

At least one pair of newcomers said they left India out of fear of being deported to Myanmar.
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Malaysia a Relative Bright Spot in Rights Watchdog’s Global Report Card

But Human Rights Watch slams 2018 rights records of the Philippines and Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh’s Awami League Criticizes Islamic Leader Over Comments on Girls’ Education

Shah Ahmed Shafi made his followers declare they would not send girls to school.
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Philippines Turns Over to Beijing Ex-Chinese Govt Official Wanted for Graft

Xie Haojie is wanted for economic crimes involving $210 M

Bangladesh: Protesters Blast China's Treatment of Uyghurs

China’s One Belt, One Road Scheme Faces Obstacles in 2019

Malaysian Women Conquer Skyscrapers in Dangerous Job

Thai Election, Potentially Delayed Again, ‘As Rigged as it Gets’

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