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Gen. Mya Tun Oo’s participation came despite calls to exclude the junta.

A Myanmar soldier’s cell phone -- obtained by BenarNews affiliate RFA -- has evidence of atrocities, including footage of men crudely chatting about the number ...

Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, who is also G20 chair, has chosen “not to stay idle,” his foreign minister says.

The victims allegedly worked as body guards for local politicians, police source says.

The move is meant to stop the online spread of propaganda, government officials say.

The country is at its “lowest point” since the 1932 Siam Revolution, Sulak Sivaraksa tells BenarNews.

The incidents are mostly small scale, but should not be ignored.

Finance minister says goal is for top countries to raise $1.5 billion this year.

The span provides better connectivity for one in five Bangladeshis – and campaign fodder for the ruling Awami League.

Sara Duterte takes oath two weeks ahead of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in southern hometown of Davao.

In 2020, the judge sentenced the former Malaysian leader to 12 years in prison in the 1MDB-related case.

This has dealt “serious leadership and organization setbacks” to the group, officials say.

Police have arrested thousands of migrants, many of whom were found in desperate conditions.

Issue in spotlight again as religious affairs minister tells Muslims not to attend Japanese cultural event because it has un-Islamic elements.

Designation allows authorities to freeze suspects’ assets in order to block terror financing, officials say.

Jakarta’s “foreign policy tradition in such a situation is to play it safe,” one analyst says.

Police commandos, joined by the military, arrested Daisy Macapanpan, 69, whom authorities identified as a suspected communist.

Police submit investigation report to court recommending murder charges against 29 suspected members of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army.

Philippine Muslims, meanwhile, remember his dictator father’s betrayal, including establishment of martial law.

Increase comes on top of pandemic woes and a hike in fuel prices for middle and high-income households.

Sen. Leila de Lima remains jailed even though three witnesses recanted statements in drug-related cases against her.

Desperate for work and food, refugees often pay traffickers thousands of dollars to make a risky trip from Myanmar.

Some call the Khilafatul Muslimin group dangerous and anti-Pancasila, while others say it’s harmless.

The outgoing president spoke out during the commissioning of a Coast Guard “multi-role response vessel.”

Palm oil plantation owners in Malaysia, the world’s second-largest producer of the commodity, face a prolonged labor shortage.

Questions remain on where smaller Southeast Asian nations feature in America’s grand strategy.

Chinese defense minister hits back at U.S. comments that Beijing aims to ‘undermine security and stability.’

The war against invading Russian forces will decide the world order’s future rules, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says.

Lloyd Austin also reaffirmed an American commitment to a free Indo-Pacific, in a speech in Singapore.