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There are fears those being released could be pressed into joining junta forces in Rakhine state.

Hanoi stopped Vietnamese delegates traveling to a U.S. religious conference organized by the group.

The Uyghurs would be at risk of torture if sent to China, rights groups say.

Journalists on the Philippine government plane captured images of the up-close encounter in the airspace over Scarborough Shoal.

Across Indonesia, young professionals are voicing frustration over stagnant wages, limited job opportunities, and uncertain economic future.

Facilities set up by foreign aid groups provide medical treatment for thousands of Rohingya refugees, Bangladeshi officials say.

Thousands of more people are believed to be working in fraud centers in Myanmar and beyond.

Risky intravenous drug use surge sees taskforce estimate up to 6,100 are living with HIV.

Southeast Asian countries seek to maintain ties with China while safeguarding maritime sovereignty.

Deep into his trek through Thailand, Thich Minh Tue must decide whether to enter the war-torn nation.

While agricultural burning contributes to the problem, wildfires remain the top contributor to seasonal pollution, a group said.

Experts warn that these centers rely heavily on water to cool high-performance servers.

The atmosphere has “reached a dangerous level,” says the brother of the late Avijit Roy.

U.S. Attorney says the pair sought to undermine democratic processes in the Marshall Islands.

In crowded Bangladesh camps, Rohingya refugees embrace family planning

Roughly two-thirds of Rohingya couples are now using some form of birth control – up from virtually none five years ago.

New criminal code set to pass into law Tuesday also curtails other civic freedoms, rights activists say.

Activists say the money would be better spent to beef up social service programs.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders accuse police of rounding up more than 1,300 members, activists.

The bodies were discovered near a trash heap and displayed signs of trauma, sources said.

Fiji has had four coups since 1987 and its election is a contest between former coup leaders.

Military officials said that separatist insurgents from the nearby Deep South were behind the attack in Songkhla province.

U.S. ambassador to Indonesia warns that morality articles in the revised criminal code could be a disincentive for foreign investment.

Indonesians speak out against controversial new law

Sweeping amendments to the country's criminal code ban sex outside marriage, among other provisions.

Choices show that political survival and economic recovery are top priorities for Malaysia’s new PM.

Relatives of the president who are in Congress introduced a bill patterned after similar funds in neighboring countries.

Australia and Japan agreed in October to boost their security ties in response to a more assertive China.

The two are exchanging air force planes to demonstrate their defense cooperation.

Methamphetamine valued at more than 9 million pesos seized, officials say.

Umar Patek assembled the bombs used in Indonesia’s worst terror attack that killed 202 people.

At least one party member died after being struck by a shotgun blast, official says.