Story Archive
2020-12-04
Thai embassy in Yangon scrambles to help them, while regional authorities in Myanmar want Naypyidaw to press charges.
2020-12-04
The pandemic and IS-linked militants have stalled reforms, Murad Ebrahim, head of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority, tells BenarNews.
2020-12-04
In efforts to reform ex-fighters, government must pay more attention to education and community outreach, observers in Poso regency say.
2020-12-03
Experts say Thailand can prevent dam construction as it is the intended market for the power.
2020-12-03
In the spirit of Christmas, the Armed Forced of the Philippines traditionally observe a ceasefire – but not this year.
2020-12-03
Dhaka broke its promise not to relocate refugees until humanitarian experts approved the move, Human Rights Watch says.
2020-12-03
Many who joined the group had lost relatives to violence in Poso in 1998-2001, a former militant says.
2020-12-02
With COVID cases surging, police still seek to question Muhammad Rizieq Shihab over health protocol violations.
2020-12-02
International organizations have criticized the plan, saying Bhashan Char is vulnerable to cyclones and not inhabitable.
2020-12-02
The Islamic State-linked Eastern Indonesia Mujahideen group remains small but lethal.
2020-12-02
Thousands of pro-democracy protesters express concerns that judicial system is not reliable.
2020-12-02
A bomb maker for the New People’s Army was among those slain during raid in South Cotabato.
2020-12-01
Six factories are being investigated after raids uncovered cramped, uncomfortable accommodations for laborers.
2020-12-01
A U.N. spokeswoman said she was disturbed by recent violence, deaths in the Papua region.
2020-12-01
“You are co-conspirators, you’re a communist,” President Duterte said of Congressman Carlos Zarate and his party.
