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Hindu Tailor Latest Victim of Machete Attacks in Bangladesh 2016-04-30

The United States has offered help in investigating recent attacks by suspected militants.

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India: University Could Reduce Punishment of Students on Hunger Strike 2016-04-29

JNU group is protesting fines, suspensions resulting from anti-national sloganeering at demonstration.

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NGO: Sharp Drop in Human Smuggling in Andaman Sea Since May 2015 2016-04-29

Thailand has taken steps against problem but Malaysia, Myanmar need to do more, activist says.

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Thailand: Officials Give Mixed Signals on Deep South Talks 2016-04-29

The government’s chief negotiator and the prime minister say different things about the peace process.

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Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines to Discuss Piracy in May 5 Meeting 2016-04-28

Foreign ministers and military chiefs to attend, according to an Indonesian official.

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Malaysia: Police Tortured Detainee, Government Commission Finds 2016-04-28

Malaysia’s police chief says report could prejudice case against four officers.

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Bangladesh: From Many Religions, One Call to Eliminate Violence 2016-04-28

Attendees at country’s first-ever forum on religious harmony seek to prolong inter-faith dialogue.

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Thailand ‘Not Ready’ to Accept Reference Terms for Peace: Southern Rebels 2016-04-28

The move deals a setback to prospects for peace in the Deep South.

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Malaysia Names New Central Bank Governor 2016-04-27

Outgoing governor served on task force investigating possible corruption linked to 1MDB.

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India: Woman Challenges Muslim Divorce Practice in Court 2016-04-27

Shayara Bano seeks ban on ‘triple talaq’ after her husband divorced her.

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Thai Officials, Southern Rebels Meet in Malaysia 2016-04-27

But participants decline to comment on the meeting.

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Thai Authorities Arrest 10 People Over Online Comments 2016-04-27

Another 16 are detained for staging a related protest in Bangkok.

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Malaysia: 1MDB Defaults on Bond Payments 2016-04-26

Beleaguered state fund blames a dispute with Abu Dhabi firm, not “inability to make payment when due.”

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Bangladesh Officials Reject Al-Qaeda Claim in LGBT Activist’s Killing 2016-04-26

Spate of killings bring calls for stronger law enforcement efforts.

Indonesia: Building Peace in Maluku
2016-04-26

Zulfirman Rahyantel has a plan to help communities in post-conflict Ambon rebuild trust.

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IS-style Beheadings in Southeast Asia 2016-04-26

Threat groups in the region have carried out beheadings for more than a decade.

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India: Uyghur Activist ‘Disappointed’ with Visa Revocation 2016-04-25

Cancellation comes after Beijing protests New Delhi’s move to grant Dolkun Isa permission to attend democracy conference.

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Myanmar Rejects Bangladesh Border Police Claim about Rohingya Expulsion 2016-04-25

Myanmar officials deny report that 340 Rohingya were sent back from Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Students Protest over Murder of Secular Activist
2016-04-25

Students are protesting over murder of a law student, secular activist.

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Gay Rights Activist, Another Man Hacked to Death in Bangladesh 2016-04-25

Xulhaz Mannan was editor of Roopbaan, a publication covering lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues.

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Thailand: Three Killed in Attacks Prior to Proposed Peace Talks 2016-04-25

Pair of bombings kill one civilian; two rubber farmers fatally shot in Deep South.

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Reports: Chief of Indian IS Cell Killed in Syria Airstrike 2016-04-25

Mohammad Shafi Armar is believed to have recruited at least 25 Indians for Islamic State.

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Bangladesh: Professor’s Slaying Angers Colleagues, Students 2016-04-23

Police: Victim was killed in manner similar to murders of secular writers by militants.

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Thailand: Thaksin Hits Back at Prayuth 2016-04-22

Says he has not hired lobbyists to stir up protest in Thailand.

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Bangladesh to Launch Workplace Safety Day Around Rana Plaza Anniversary 2016-04-22

The day will be observed every year on April 28.

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Indonesia: Southern Philippines Could Be ‘New Somalia’ 2016-04-22

Malaysia is setting up bases on islands off Sabah, near where 18 sailors were kidnapped.

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Indonesian Police to Review Arrest Procedures for Suspected Militants 2016-04-21

Police chief says changes could prevent another “Siyono.”

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Indonesia Will Not Send Four Uyghurs to China: Officials 2016-04-21

Chinese government sought to exchange for a fugitive Indonesian banker who was arrested April 14.

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Bangladesh Sends Hundreds of Rohingya Muslims Back to Myanmar 2016-04-21

Myanmar border police have not obstructed repatriations, chief of the Bangladeshi border guard says.

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Thailand’s PM Comments on Removal of Deep South Peace Negotiator 2016-04-21

Lt. Gen. Nakrob Boonbuathong was reassigned through a “normal reshuffle,” says Prayuth Chan-o-cha.

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