Malaysian IS video threatens revenge
Malaysia’s military and police say they are on their toes. Source: Wikimedia
The so-called Southeast Asian wing of Islamic State has threatened to take revenge...
China ends Hanoi’s maritime drilling
Vietnam has reportedly terminated a gas-drilling expedition in the contested South China Sea, following threats from Beijing, as it embeds its grip on the...
Wuhan tourists denied of Philippine visa
The Philippine government is now denying visa-on-arrival applications from tourists originating from Wuhan, China amid risks posed by the 2019 novel coronavirus.
The denial of...
Jakarta defiant over Natunas
An Indonesian frigate on patrol. Source: Wikimedia
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has rejected China's claim that it had competing claims in the South China...
Australia offers Duterte military help
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been offered Australian help to train the Philippine military in its fight against Islamist extremists, according to Canberra's foreign...
Hanoi red-faced over Berlin kidnap
A German court has sentenced a Vietnamese man to three years and 10 months in jail for taking part in a daytime kidnapping of...
Body in found in Thai freezer
Fake passports are big business in Thailand. Source: Wikimedia
Three men holding US and British passports have been charged after a sliced-up body was discovered...
ASEAN Members: Alleged Source of Myanmar Junta Weapons and Funds
Justice for Myanmar (JFM) reports that Myanmar gets weapons and funding from six ASEAN countries even with the worsening affinity with the Myanmar junta....
Widodo U-turns on cleric release
Indonesia says an 80-year-old Islamist cleric, seen as the planner of the 2002 Bali bombings, will only be released from jail if he pledges...
Myanmar’s Rohingya talks fail to find deal
Myanmar held repatriation talks with Rohingya representatives in a Bangladesh refugee camp, amid speculation that it is only an attempt to ease international pressure...