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But unlike in the 1980s, the military is prepared to foil any attacks, defense secretary says.

The religious leader is a co-founder of al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah.

Yet, government says, it’s “ready to facilitate” United Nations in assessing livability of island where refugees are being relocated.

Washington should have given company chance to disprove forced labor allegations, minister says.

BenarNews brings you a selection of photographs that accompanied some of our top new stories in 2020.

Lao villagers also fear displacement, loss of income.

Cleric Muhammad Rizieq Shihab and his followers are threat to peace and security, minister says.

Investigation into Sime Darby Plantation Berhad found 11 indicators of forced labor, U.S. customs agency says.

Undocumented laborers from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar would be eligible to get 2-year work visas.

Hundreds of Rohingya travel by ship to Bhashan Char.

No damage done, but cyberattack attempts are ongoing, military chief says.

Meanwhile, Indonesia has barred almost all foreigners from entering the country for two weeks, starting Jan. 1.

United Nations says government still considering its request to assess conditions on Bhashan Char.

But no vaccines have been authorized for use, the food and drug agency says.

Until Dec. 17, Thailand had contained the number of COVID-19 infections to only about 4,200.

The bodies were burned and ashes disposed in a river, an investigation by military police reveals.

However, there are troubling trends to look out for in 2021, security expert Zachary Abuza argues.

They will be deported to Laos after being tested for COVID-19, officials say.

An Asian Muslim country could be next to normalize relations with Israel, according to media reports.

The move by Manila follows the emergence of a more aggressive COVID-19 strain found in British territory.

Traffic enforcer Ramiro Hinojas dresses up as Father Christmas while directing traffic in the city.

Nearly 1,300 infections among foreign laborers in one province have spread outward, officials say.

Joko “Jokowi” Widodo replaces half-dozen ministers amid coronavirus pandemic and recession in the country.

Hundreds of workers at a seafood market complex – mostly from Myanmar – have tested positive in recent days.

The killing was premeditated and planned by a policeman involved in drug smuggling, charge sheet says.

Jonel Nuezca, who was off-duty when he allegedly killed the victims at close range, has surrendered.

Rohingya refugee Nemah Shah, a construction worker in Malaysia, knew his wife and daughter in Bangladesh had left on a rickety boat to try and join him. He ...

But Manila never intended to break away from traditional ally Washington, analysts say.

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights calls on Bangkok to amend the Lese-Majeste law.