Story Archive
2015-08-31
Najib Razak fires back at participants in the Bersih rally, who demanded he resign over corruption allegations.
2015-08-31
Warrants are out for a 26-year-old Thai woman and a second foreigner.
2015-08-29
The “foreign man” was found with bomb-making materials and fake passports, according to Thai police.
2015-08-29
Some 200,000 demonstrators defy police warnings and turn out in a peaceful protest in Kuala Lumpur.
2015-08-28
The deadly exchange comes less than a week after Pakistan called off bilateral talks with India over sensitive issues.
2015-08-28
Chief rebel negotiator Sukree Haree is the “real deal,” one commentator says.
2015-08-28
An anonymous online video threatens a “blast” at the Bersih demonstration, staged to demand the resignation of scandal-ridden Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.
2015-08-27
With no legal basis, the fate of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission – which the Helsinki peace agreement required – is uncertain 10 years after the accord’s signing.
2015-08-27
Muslims say it’s not safe to go back and that Hindu majority Jats shun them.
2015-08-27
An umbrella organization representing Deep South rebel groups makes a public debut after talks with the Thai government.
2015-08-26
“The dark skies have cleared,” says the victorious plaintiff in a lawsuit against the Prime Minister’s Office.
2015-08-25
Known for disasters, exploding population and deep poverty, the South Asian nation is now on the list of the next level of emerging economies.
2015-08-25
Two sides agree to pre-conditions for future peace talks, Thai official says.
2015-08-24
Building “mutual understanding” is crucial, Malaysian facilitator Ahmad Zamzamin Hashim tells BenarNews on the eve of a pre-peace talks meeting.
2015-08-24
The collapse of the latest effort to improve relations between the two neighbors could lead to further escalation of violence along their common border, especially in Kashmir, analysts say.
