Protesters hold signs supporting the newly formed opposition National Unity Government as they demonstrate against the military coup in Shwebo, in Myanmar’s Sagaing region, April 18, 2021.

ASEAN Denounced for Inviting Junta Chief to Summit on Myanmar

Disinvite regime that has killed civilians and welcome elected Burmese representatives, activists and many regional analysts say.

A coffin with the body of Oktovianus Rayo, a schoolteacher who was shot by suspected armed rebels in Beoga district, arrives in Timika, in Indonesia’s Papua province, April 10, 2021.

Papuan Rebels Kill 16-Year-Old Boy for Being ‘Intelligence Agent’

2021-04-16

High school student was fourth civilian killed by insurgents in recent days.

Police secure the house of a couple suspected of killing themselves on March 28 in a suicide bombing outside a church in Makassar, Indonesia, March 29, 2021.

Indonesian Police Kill Suspect Linked to Church Suicide Bombing in Makassar

2021-04-15

Slain man belonged to a Jamaah Ansharut Daulah militant cell, authorities say.

Natalina Pamean (right), the widow of Oktovianus Rayo, a school teacher who was shot on April 8 by suspected armed rebels in Beoga district, reacts after his coffin arrived in Timika in Indonesia’s Papua province, April 10, 2021.

Suspected Rebels Kill 3 Civilians in Indonesia’s Papua Region

2021-04-14

Insurgent group TPNPB tells BenarNews it was behind last week’s slaying of two teachers.

Dian Yulia Novi (left) sits next to her husband, Nur Solikin, during their trial at a court in Jakarta, Aug. 23, 2017. Dian was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison for her involvement in an Islamic State-inspired plot to carry out a suicide bomb attack on the presidential palace.

Experts: Terror Attacks by Women Show Indonesia Doesn’t Take Female Militancy Seriously

Government lacks counterterror policies focusing on women, observers say.

Malaysian Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein (left) and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi greet each other according to COVID-19 protocols, in Fujian province in China, April 2, 2021.

China, Russia Back Calls for ASEAN Special Summit on Crisis in Post-Coup Myanmar

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

Police tape seals off the family home of a woman police shot dead for an alleged attack on the national police headquarters in Jakarta, March 31, 2021.

Suspected IS Sympathizer Shot Dead at Indonesian Police Headquarters

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

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