Manila defends helicopter deal
The Philippine defence minister Delfin Lorenzana has claimed that 16 helicopters being bought from Canada will not be used to attack insurgents after activists...
UN visit to Papua blocked
Indonesia is being criticised for refusing to allow the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, to visit troubled Papua...
Singapore holds terror drills
The Singaporean authorities are bracing for terror attacks. Source: Wikimedia
Singapore’s security cannot be outsourced to auxiliary police officers, the minister of home affairs Desmond...
ASEAN, US to launch maritime drill, fight “wrongdoings”
THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has joined forces with the United States in holding maritime exercises which were aimed at preventing other...
Panglong talks set for May 24
Myanmar will hold peace talks on May 24 aimed at ending decades-long ethnic wars that have intensified since State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi...
Indonesia prisons feed Isis: study
So-called Islamic State is increasingly looking towards Asean. Source: Flickr
So-called Islamic State is allegedly flourishing in Indonesia's 70 prisons, taking advantage of the archipelago's poverty, a report...
Filipino farm squatters ‘massacred’
Nine Filipino members of a sugar workers association, including two teenagers, were killed in a gun attack in the Philippines’ Negros Occidental at the...
Philippine militants claim Isis alliance
Tulay Mosque in Sulu province. Source: Flickr
Four Islamist extremist groups in the southern Philippines have reportedly merged to form a detachment of Islamic State...
Manila rejects EU aid
The Philippine government has formally rejected at least 380 million pesos (€6.1 million) in aid from the European Union amid allegations that it carries...
Isis blamed for attack on Saudi preacher
Zamboanga, mixed between Christians and Muslims, has long been a militant target. Source: Flickr
An influential Saudi Arabian preacher, who was recently named as a...
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Thailand welcomes long-term tourists
Thailand on Tuesday has approved the entry of foreign tourists who will agree to undergo a 14-day quarantine.
According to a report by the Bangkok...
ADB vows two-fold funding support for Indonesia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has committed to double its funding subsidy to Indonesia in a bid to support its economic recovery amid the...
Pilipinas Shell shuts down refinery amid global pandemic
One of the largest fuel producers in the Philippines is shutting down its sole refinery as the coronavirus pandemic continued to take its toll...