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Election Commission said pandemic caused delay in automatic voter registration, therefore 18-to 21-year-olds could vote only after September 2022.

For second day in a row, Thai foreign ministry strongly urges neighboring nation’s junta to exercise restraint.

Even as Southeast Asian nations failed to reach consensus on issue, Indonesia confirms Beijing and Moscow’s support for such a meeting.

The government has launched a development fund with money taken from the central bank’s forex reserves.

More conversations needed with government and U.N. on technical issues to do with transferring refugees from the mainland, diplomats say.

Travelers from Europe, Latin America and Middle East nations are barred for two weeks.

Indictments resulted from an incident in October when demonstrators surrounded Queen Suthida’s motorcade.

Muhyiddin Yassin further bolstered by support from significant Islamic party in next election.

25-year-old woman fired at officers and had called for holy war in social media post, police say.

Task force says Chinese ships are lingering at Whitsun Reef and others have moved to different Manila-claimed waters in South China Sea.

Concerned about attempts to change status quo in disputed waterway, Japanese foreign minister says.

Government says at least 2,300 returned voluntarily and were not pushed back.

Some Asian governments have cracked down on questioning about their response to the pandemic, State Department says.

UMNO had earlier said it would support ruling alliance until the next election, but now says it may pull out in August.

Thousands flee violence by government forces that left more than 100 dead over the weekend.

Authorities say the husband and wife were wed by a suspected JAD militant, who was later killed.

In Bangladesh, meanwhile, the nation institutes an 18-point directive on restrictions as coronavirus surges.

Ban on Top Glove won’t have impact on imports of critical preventive product amid COVID-19 pandemic, Washington says.

One analyst warned that recent clashes could be a preview of increased violence in 2022.

A multitude crossed the border after Myanmar launched airstrikes on Karen rebel camps and in the wake of the junta’s killings of 114 people a day earlier.

Bombing targeted a Catholic church in South Sulawesi's capital as worshipers kicked off Holy Week celebrations.

Several people are killed and “many” injured in a second day of clashes during visit by Narendra Modi.

PM Narendra Modi campaigned in West Bengal before this week’s polls, hoping to topple feisty Mamata Banerjee.

Following two virtual sessions, Muhammad Rizieq Shihab appears in courtroom to read from a 55-page statement.

The nation set a new daily record of nearly 10,000 coronavirus infections, health department says.

Islamic and leftist groups say Narendra Modi should not have been invited to mark Bangladesh's 50 years of nationhood.

Leader of Islamic group was sentenced to three years in prison, sources tell BenarNews.

Foreign Minister supports Malaysia’s and Indonesia’s call, as U.N., too, urges Southeast Asian nations to hold emergency meeting.

The move comes after Manila spotted hundreds of Chinese vessels around Whitsun Reef.

Beijing has been using outposts in the waterway to collect information to support military operations.