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Some analysts doubt Senate would convict Duterte, ex-Marcos ally seen as a top contender for 2028 presidential race.

In light of a new report, refugees in Bangladesh share harrowing tales of sexual assault, shootings by rebels and junta forces.

Complaints stem from report that U.S. commerce officials are probing whether China circumvented export controls to create DeepSeek.

Experts weigh pros and cons of Hanoi’s ambitious island-building program.

Interim government first blames ousted PM Sheikh Hasina’s “provocative” remarks; later says will “strongly resist” vandalism of institutions.

The PNG PM who tried to crush the Bougainville rebellion with foreign mercenaries then became an unlikely ally for independence.

The ex-ally of President Marcos told reporters that her lawyers were preparing for a legal battle in the Senate.

Assistance from new donors may allow the air quality program to resume later this year

Confusion surrounds the scope of the executive order, which will be reviewed in three months.

All four on board the Beechcraft King Air 300 aircraft were killed.

Opposition fighter says there’s no trust in the military; Rohingya groups seek rights.

But smoothly navigating global rivalries in the current geopolitical scenario will be a daunting task, analysts said.

While the West may not want PNG to add China to the family, the reality is it’s already happened.

Manila rejects Beijing’s opposition to its planned acquisition of Typhon missile system.

With global treaties long delayed, Mekong residents are trying to prevent plastic waste from destroying their environment.

Authorities plan to collect biometric data from the new refugee arrivals.

Images taken by BenarNews photographers show democracy was tested to its limit in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.

Bangkok’s move to allow half a million stateless people to become Thai citizens is a holiday gift, analyst Bridget Welsh writes.

But supporters of public caning under Sharia laws see it as a necessary move to uphold Islamic morals.

Riots and massacres, natural disasters, decolonization and militarization, human rights and media freedom, politics and political corruption and the legacy of ...

Move may be strategic one to consolidate power and pre-empt potential rivals, including his vice president, analysts say.

Applying CHOGM outcomes on climate change, oceans, blackbirding offers new secretary-general shot at relevance.

An advocacy group is calling on the Thai prime minister to help free more than 100 people from online scam centers.

In Senate testimony, former Philippine president admitted to running a death squad as mayor of Davao.

A Catholic worker set up a candle-making workshop for family members to provide them a safe space to heal.

Thousands of members of the ethnic Muslim group have fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar this year.

Analysts, politicians say leaders could reestablish the party even though many have gone into hiding.

First votes cast on U.S. election day will be by disenfranchised residents of a Pacific territory.

Wildfires added to fossil fuel-driven emissions of carbon dioxide last year

Bringing light to families of drug war victims in the Philippines

The Philippine Senate is investigating former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs that killed thousands of Filipinos. For many relatives of ...