Story Archive
2019-11-21
“I have made it my personal mission to inform other people about the situation in Papua,” Veronica Koman tells BenarNews.
2019-11-21
Catholic Church leader meets monarch, prime minister and Buddhist patriarch.
2019-11-21
Fifty-eight were killed, 32 of them journalists, in single biggest one-day massacre of media workers around the world.
2019-11-21
Immigration officials seized more than 8,000 cellphones, almost 800 personal computers and hundreds of laptops during the raid.
2019-11-20
Myanmar is trying to exterminate the Rohingya and other minority groups, legal proceedings filed by Gambia allege.
2019-11-20
Naval authorities reviewing border agreements to curtail movements of terrorists, officials say.
2019-11-20
Hairul, known for his bomb-making skills, has become an influential figure with the Eastern Indonesia Mujahideen, officials say.
2019-11-20
Yazid Sufaat, a former al-Qaeda anthrax biochemist, was released after serving his two-year prison sentence, official says.
2019-11-20
Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit violated election laws by not divesting holdings in a media company, Constitutional Court rules.
2019-11-20
Vice President Leni Robredo demands that president tells “it to me straight.”
2019-11-19
“It is the top honor” to perform in front of the pope, says choir director from Muslim school in Deep South.
2019-11-19
Trial looms for detainees who joined rallies demanding referendum on self-determination for easternmost region.
2019-11-19
Mark Esper urges Southeast Asian nations “to take a very public posture” against Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea.
2019-11-19
Disagreement over noodles sparked deadly fight, according to police investigators.
2019-11-19
President Rodrigo Duterte cites a lack of trust in Leni Robredo for his move.
2019-11-18
“The majority garnered by the opposition comes as a shock,” People’s Justice Party leader Anwar Ibrahim says.
2019-11-18
Southeast Asian nations should push back against Beijing’s “coercion and intimidation,” U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says.
2019-11-18
Forty-three suspects have been arrested as part of a probe into the Nov. 13 bombing.
2019-11-18
Rodrigo Duterte attributes his health problems to old age.
2019-11-15
Gunmen believed to be separatist rebels were behind the deadly attack, general says.
2019-11-15
Police counterterrorist branch chief says crime was serious, no matter the amount of cash transferred.
2019-11-15
Police have beefed up security at stations nationwide after the bombing in Medan.
2019-11-15
Regional military commander promises campaign to “neutralize the remaining bandits.”
2019-11-14
Bangladeshi minister says government will cooperate with the International Criminal Court in its investigation.
2019-11-14
The Muslim refugees said they were sailing for Malaysia in search of better lives.
2019-11-14
Analyst questions whether there was “operational planning” to strike resort island.
2019-11-14
Sam Rainsy says he will stay in a country near Cambodia while preparing to return.
2019-11-14
Abu Sayyaf extremists are protecting at least five foreign fighters, Gen. Noel Clement says.
2019-11-14
Immigration commissioner warns that more arrests are coming.
2019-11-13
Dhaka’s offer to Beijing follows signing of a deal with India that allows access to the same ports.
