Amnesty condemns Myanmar rights record
Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s most famous former political prisoner, is curiously absent from campaigns to end contemporary human rights abuses. Source: Wikimedia Last year...
US “concerned” about Shan conflict
Myanmar’s 22 large, powerful rebel armies present a considerable challenge to the new government. Source: Wikimedia The US embassy in Myanmar has said it is...
35 detained in Java anti-terror raids
Central Java’s Mount Sumbing. Source: Wikimedia Indonesia’s police claim to have detained numerous suspected Islamic extremists on Java, many of whom were reported to be...
Air-defence missiles deployed in South China Sea: US
A Chinese HQ-9 launcher on display on the Chinese mainland. Source: Wikimedia Satellite imagery, confirmed by the USA and Taiwan, suggests two batteries of...
US fails to unify Asean on South China Sea
The South China Sea dispute is concentrating minds in Washington. Source: Flickr US President Barack Obama announced that he and Asean leaders had discussed the...
Thousands flee Shan rebel conflict
Many people are unaware of the scale of Myanmar’s rebel armies. Source: Wikimedia More than 3,000 villagers have fled their homes in war-torn northern Myanmar...
Slowdown overshadows Singapore Airshow
South Korea’s Black Eagles will be a highlight at the Singapore air display. Source: Wikimedia Asia's largest airshow opens on Tuesday (February 16) when Singapore...
Philippine militants pledge IS allegiance
Remote Mindanao has become increasingly lawless. Source: Wikimedia There are increasing fears that Islamist groups in the southern Philippines have united to announce an alliance...
Rebel commander detained, son killed
Cotabato City’s Golden Mosque. Source: Flickr A leader of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) was arrested and his escort was killed in the southern...
Abu Sayyaf release child hostage
Philippine Marines training with US Marines. The Philippines has one of the region’s worst equipped armed forces. Source: Wikipedia Abu Sayyaf militants have freed the three-year-old grandson...
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