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Former army general Prayuth Chan-o-Cha is close to Burmese military, analysts say.

Murad Ebrahim says he is in talks with Islamic State-linked BIFF members to end violence.

Men are seen talking to relatives hours before security forces shot them.

The seven teachers had been charged with kidnapping, human trafficking and other offenses.

For a second year, the coronavirus pandemic marred events marking the end of Ramadan.

Conspiracy theories and Communist Party media are seeping into the Southeast Asian nation of 69 million people.

United States releases its annual International Religious Freedom Report.

Number of daily new cases in Malaysia could reach 5,000 by mid-May, country’s health chief says.

From 2016 to 2020, seven ASEAN states were among the top 40 importers of military weapons and hardware.

Philippine authorities confront Chinese fishing boats in Sabina Shoal.

Vessels scattered across features of municipality in Spratly Islands, National Security Adviser says.

Ain Husniza, 17, has become a household name after her Tik Tok video went viral.

The clashes occurred as people in the mainly Muslim south were preparing to end Ramadan fasting.

Rights and press groups urge authorities not to deport the Democratic Voice of Burma reporters.

Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak and a second activist, Chaiamorn “Ammy” Kaewwiboonpan, flashed three-finger salutes to supporters upon their release.

Bangladesh is a sovereign state and will make its own foreign policy, Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen says.

Rodrigo Duterte’s southern trip comes three days after troops engaged in gunbattle with BIFF.

The attack in Poso came five months after the IS-linked militants killed four villagers in Sigi regency.

Education ministry officials have yet to contact her about incident, she says.

The health department, meanwhile, reported that two Filipinos had tested positive for a deadly coronavirus variant first detected in India.

South Asian country won’t gain anything by participating in four-nation strategic alliance, Chinese ambassador says.

The month-long movement control order is necessary to curb a national crisis, prime minister says.

Victor Yeimo had fled to Papua New Guinea after violence in 2019, before returning to Papua, police say.

State fund and its former unit seek U.S. $23 billion from financial institutions and individuals, finance ministry says.

The group fled from Sulu and planned to establish a terror cell in Malaysia, authorities say.

BIFF gunmen took over town market in Datu Paglas, Maguindanao province, before being driven out.

Move aims to preserve ethnic Malay-owned businesses and protect a military pension fund, defense minister says.

Cartoon by Thai illustrator Kuad for BenarNews.