Malaysia Takes Back $243M from Chinese Firm over Canceled Pipelines

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said his government was entitled to the money.

Philippines Declares Dengue Alert as Cases top 100,000 in 2019

Health officials report 85 percent increase in infections compared to previous year.

Indonesian Police Investigating Palm Oil Link to Jemaah Islamiyah Militants

JI has paid its top leaders with revenue from plantations, according to the national police.

Malaysian Lawyers Receive FBI Papers on Extradition Request for North Korean

Defense attorney Jagjit Singh vows to challenge money-laundering charges against client Mun Chol Myong.

Bangladesh Ex-Chief Justice Rejects Corruption Charges

“It’s unethical, unfair,” Surendra Kumar Sinha tells BenarNews. “They wanted to humiliate me.”

Indonesian Defense Chief Updates ASEAN Counterparts on ‘Our Eyes’ Counter-Militancy Efforts

Initiative adopted last year established a platform for six countries to share intelligence on violent extremism.

UN Votes to Probe Thousands of Deaths in Manila's drug war

Vote by U.N. Human Rights Council puts pressure on architects of the Philippines' anti-narcotics campaign, rights advocates say.

Southern Philippines: 1 Dead, 4 Wounded in Suspected Abu Sayyaf Raid

Two boys, both 11, were injured in attack on a government-backed militia on Basilan Island.

Malaysia: Organizers Cancel Seminar on Muslim Unity after Bomb Threat

Discussion was to focus on the Amman Message that recognizes all of Islam’s sects.

Philippine Authorities Capture 2 Pakistanis, Probe Possible IS Link

The men allegedly entered the country illegally in Sulu, military spokesman says.

Philippine President Blisters Iceland for Pushing UN Probe into Drug War

“You have too much ice and there is no clear day or night there,” Rodrigo Duterte says.

ASEAN Defense Ministers Call for Peace, Stability in South China Sea

Members sign declaration seeking to turn maritime region into a sea of peace and sustainable development.

Philippines: Broadcaster Gunned Down while Driving Home

Eduardo Dizon is 13th journalist killed since President Rodrigo Duterte took office in 2016, a media group says.

Bangladeshi Officials: Legal Procedures Slow Return from EU of 93,000 Migrants

Only 190 Bangladeshis have come home as European Union tackles migrant crisis.