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Former Philippine senator is running for election to the House on a social justice platform.

However, critics said that an enduring solution needed stronger anti-graft laws to ensure accountability and not flashy proposals.

Ataullah Abu Jununi, head of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army rebel group, was near Dhaka for months before he was captured on March 18.

Bougainville’s leaders issued a declaration last week setting Sept. 1, 2027 as independence day.

Critics say changes to 2004 law that had reduced military footprint in government erases decades of democratic progress.

During a Senate hearing, Marcos administration officials defended legality of former president’s arrest.

Thai reporters were invited to China to verify the conditions of 40 recent deportees.

Visas issued by New Delhi to Bangladeshis have dropped from 8,000 a day pre-August to 1,000, one report said.

The upcoming midterm elections have become a political battleground for the influential Duterte and Marcos families, analysts say.

Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest on ICC warrant spotlights clash between his and the Marcos families’ political dynasties.

Marco Rubio imposed sanctions on Thai officials involved in deporting 40 Uyghurs to China.

After talks in Washington, Winston Peters said he was ‘more confident’ that aid meant to counter China might stand.

Their actions – murdering “informants,” forced recruitment and extortion for their cause – may be war crimes, Fortify Rights says.

U.S. State Department says Trump administration is reviewing information to determine “who’s allowed into the country.”

Separately, Filipino musicians are planning to play a peace concert in the South China Sea.

The U.S. has imposed visa sanctions on some Thai officials over the deportations.

A bill proposes to expand armed forces’ role in state institutions, which critics said would reduce civilian oversight and decrease accountability.

Cambodia’s prime minister says military force could be used at Ta Moan Thom temple, where border is incomplete.

Campaigner says The Metals Company’s loss of a third of its exploration area is sign of a stuttering industry.

Amid fighting in Rakhine between Arakan Army and armed forces, immediate “dignified return” for refugees was difficult, António Guterres added.

One Rohingya activist said arrest of ex-Philippine President on International Criminal Court warrant shows “no one can escape justice.”

The ex-Philippine leader, who is in the world court’s custody over his deadly drug war, attended the hearing via a video link.

A new spate of violence began days after a Malaysian peace broker relayed counter-demands from BRN rebels to the Thai side, analyst Don Pathan writes.

Thai officials involved in returning Uyghurs to China have been put on a visa blacklist.

The embattled junta is aiming to organize an election by January with Chinese, Russian help.

The secretary general called for more funding after aid for food rations was cut in half.

The death of a suspect in custody led to a 2023 court order mandating measures to deter torture.

Both sides of the Taiwan Strait are sensitive to the implications regarding the island’s status.