Search results

India’s government is being pressed to release a death toll from its Feb. 26 airstrike into Pakistani territory.

Royal Commission of Inquiry will investigate 2015 discovery near the border with Thailand.

Outdated treaty could drag Manila to war, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana says.

At least 16,000 people have been infected since the beginning of 2019, authorities say.

Chinese, Indian leaders in Barisan Nasional say lack of respect from UMNO has damaged the bloc.

Public Caning Continues in Aceh

The Indonesian province has not moved caning into prisons despite a government regulation mandating the change in February 2018.

Ministers say pact will boost prosperity in both countries, which have “too small” volume of trade and sometimes testy relations.

About 1,000 volunteers marched the 160-km route in Bataan province tied to a WWII defeat.

Filipinos are being denied access to sandbars around Pag-asa Island, fishermen’s group says.

Officials take group of people, who were covered in mud, to an immigration center in Kedah state for processing.

New law gives state agencies broad powers, including access to people’s personal information without a court order.

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was captured Feb. 27.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Washington is ready to invoke 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty.

Islamabad’s “peace gesture” would help de-escalate tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals, analysts say.

Woman joined militant group in the Middle East but wants to come home.

Indonesians Scramble to Save Trapped Gold Miners

At least seven people have died in collapse of mine on Sulawesi Island.

Admission comes as human rights official expresses concern about drug war killings.

Beijing says it will follow Filipino laws related to Chinese working in the Philippines.

BenarNews provides clear and accurate news on security, politics and human rights on the local and regional level for the people of the Philippines, Indonesia, ...

Among the victims, two police officers are abducted and shot dead at close range.

Other legal actions involving Thai Raksa Chart party and Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit delayed.

Nearly 300 migrants apparently hoped to travel by boat to Malaysia to find jobs.

China warns of “tit-for-tat” if Manila begins deporting undocumented Chinese, Filipino government official says.

Armed forces on both sides on stand-by mode amid major escalation of conflict.

Jakarta seeks to protect Natuna island waters that China claims as fisheries.

Investigators need home ministry’s approval on charge sheet to take case to court.

Former MILF guerrilla chief Murad Ebrahim takes reins as region’s interim leader.

Bishop Pablo Virgilio David has criticized President Duterte’s crackdown on drugs.

China urges nuclear-armed neighbors to “exercise restraint” after New Delhi, Islamabad confirm incursion.

Fifty-one Malaysian linked with Islamic State are concentrated in a city in eastern Syria.