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Four other defendants, including an Indonesian, plead not guilty.

The convict says he loves his country, after carrying the Indonesian flag on a national holiday.

The key leaders of the Deep South rebellion “are all in Malaysia” and have support from inside the neighboring country, Thai army officer tells BenarNews.

Authorities also arrest 14 anti-junta protestors.

West Java businessman Chep Hernawan is serving a six-month sentence for fraud and embezzlement.

The government has pulled the licenses of more than 13,000 non-governmental organizations.

The state police force in Jammu & Kashmir is under fire for using the ‘non-lethal’ weapons to disperse demonstrators.

Thai police end probes into southern human trafficking rings.

But a U.S. government report says insurgents in the Deep South are not linked to international terror groups.

But there is no evidence that the terrorist group is present in Kashmir, police say.

The concentration of too much power in one person’s hands does not bode well for democracy in Bangladesh, analysts say.

Refugee’s 11-year odyssey has taken him from Myanmar to Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Ramadan Bittersweet for Rohingya Migrants

Rohingya Muslims in Aceh, Indonesia mark the holy month with gratitude and grief.

The Thai government still is trying to persuade Deep South rebels to come back to the table.

Fifty-six out of 89 suspects are in custody.

Six out of eight suspects in a case that shocked the nation are now in custody.

Six people have been slain in a series of attacks in Sopore town.

A half-billion followers of Islam, from Indonesia in the east to India in the west, will refrain from food and drink for a month, from sunup to sundown.

Her five relatives were among hundreds captured while fleeing persecution in China.

Bangladesh: Court Upholds Islamist’s Death Sentence

Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid to hang for crimes committed during the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan.

A key member of the political opposition pulls out in a dispute with an Islamic ally.

Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, a former government minister, can seek a presidential pardon but is unlikely to do so.

Thousands Flee as Mount Sinabung Erupts in Indonesia

Authorities issue highest-level alert for North Sumatra volcano.

Jats oppose the construction of a mosque next to a Hindu temple.

Meanwhile, the Australian prime minister refuses to confirm or deny that a navy ship paid money to a crew of people smugglers.

Defendant describes clandestine boat journey from Malaysia to Indonesia.

Australia hosts a summit on combatting the threat posed by the Islamic State and other extremist groups.

Initial probe shows no link between Thai Muslims students and extremist groups in Thailand or elsewhere, Thai officials say.

Swiss food giant and beverage giant Nestlé is a battling an Indian government recall on its money-making two-minute noodle line.

Families have lived in low-cost hotels in Medan for years – and not one has been granted asylum in a third country.