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Extremists are calling on Rohingya to take up arms, but members of the ethnic group are showing no interest.

It will be hard to curb insurgency unless the Indian government rescinds the emergency law, activist Irom Sharmila tells BenarNews.

Six Mideast-bound jihadists from Malaysia and Australia have transited through Thailand, an official says.

In Indonesia, girls are passionate about the Beautiful Game.

The new unit incorporates the best from the military’s three branches.

Earlier this year, Maoist insurgents killed 19 policemen in two attacks in neighboring Chhattisgarh.

Seventy-one bodies were found at one site and 35 at another location on Malaysia’s border with Thailand.

Meanwhile, police in Dhaka say they have arrested nine suspected extremists.

But the Teesta River water-sharing issue remains a major obstacle in bilateral relations, analysts say.

The case of a job applicant being told “we only hire non-Muslims” has stirred debate.

The development follows the arrests of four suspected militants and deployment of police to guard mobile transmission towers in sensitive areas.

Wayang, a centuries-old art form, predates Islam in Indonesia.

The two countries are set to sign a landmark agreement during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming trip to Dhaka.

The attack was the result of poor intelligence and a lack of coordination among security agencies, one observer says.

Army Lt. Gen. Manas Kongpaen is one of 84 suspects named in a police investigation into human trafficking, but 32 remain at-large.

Elsewhere in the restive Deep South, eight soldiers are injured in a bombing.

A little-known militant outfit, Lashkar-e-Islam, is wreaking havoc in Jammu & Kashmir.

The law, in force in Tripura for 18 years, allowed warrantless arrests.

Many have been identified as citizens of Bangladesh and will be sent back, government officials say.

Police in Malaysia, meanwhile, will excavate nearly 100 newfound graves.

Sohel Rana and his co-defendants could face the death penalty in Bangladesh’s worst industrial accident.

But events around the book’s launch– especially one that involved a fashion contest – are drawing protests.

A civilian also is caught in the crossfire.

Army Lt. Gen. Manas Kongpaen previously was involved in efforts to stop an influx of illegal migrants through southern Thailand.

Migrants recount beatings by smugglers and deadly fights at sea.

Countries pledge to cooperate in dealing with the root causes.

Unalloyed democracy is in the Bangladeshi people’s DNA, analysts say.

Meanwhile, two suspected migrant boats are spotted off Malaysia and Bangladesh plans to relocate thousands of Rohingya refugees.

The environmental group says it will intensify its campaigns to protect forests, reduce air pollution, and boost solar power in India.

Dueling demonstrations show there is no easy solution to the refugee crisis gripping Southeast Asia.