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Philippines orders probe over video allegedly showing president snorting drugs
Philippines orders probe over video allegedly showing president snorting drugs 2024-07-23

Officials say the video released by Rodrigo Duterte supporters seeks to destabilize the Marcos administration.

Fiji, PNG fail to secure UN human rights mission to Indonesia’s Papuan provinces
Fiji, PNG fail to secure UN human rights mission to Indonesia’s Papuan provinces 2024-07-23

UN remains very concerned over increasing recent reports of violent incidents and civilian casualties involving security forces and pro-independence groups.

Uneasy calm in Dhaka under curfew, police arrest hundreds for ‘violence’
Uneasy calm in Dhaka under curfew, police arrest hundreds for ‘violence’ 2024-07-22

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina blames opposition parties for clashes that claimed at least 138 lives in nationwide unrest.

In Indonesia, new museum seeks to educate by displaying scars of terrorism
In Indonesia, new museum seeks to educate by displaying scars of terrorism 2024-07-22

An exhibit on the 2002 Bali bombing recently reduced a survivor of the tragedy to tears.

Photos: Curfew mostly empties Dhaka’s streets following days of violence
Photos: Curfew mostly empties Dhaka’s streets following days of violence 2024-07-22

Military, police maintain patrols to keep people inside their homes.

Philippine President Marcos bans offshore gaming operations allegedly linked to crime, abuses
Philippine President Marcos bans offshore gaming operations allegedly linked to crime, abuses 2024-07-22

The Philippine leader also says Manila will not yield in its South China Sea dispute with Beijing.

Economic woes, electric vehicle aspirations jolt Thailand’s prized auto industry
Economic woes, electric vehicle aspirations jolt Thailand’s prized auto industry 2024-07-22

A shift to battery-powered cars is painted as both savior and threat for nation’s manufacturers.

Second Thomas Shoal: Deal or no deal?
Second Thomas Shoal: Deal or no deal? 2024-07-22

Beijing, Manila give contradictory information on what was agreed over the disputed reef in the South China Sea.

Top Bangladesh court rolls back quotas that sparked deadly civil unrest
Top Bangladesh court rolls back quotas that sparked deadly civil unrest 2024-07-21

The Supreme Court scaled back – but did not abolish – contentious quotas for government jobs.

Deaths, protests continue despite curfew in Bangladesh
Deaths, protests continue despite curfew in Bangladesh 2024-07-20

More than two dozen were killed in violent clashes in Dhaka.

A palm reading: Japan’s navigation plan for Pacific waters
A palm reading: Japan’s navigation plan for Pacific waters 2024-07-19

Japan’s presence in the Pacific region is expected to take on a markedly military tone, writes Tess Newton Cain.

Indonesian plan to hire foreign doctors amid severe shortage faces backlash
Indonesian plan to hire foreign doctors amid severe shortage faces backlash 2024-07-19

The nation’s physicians say proposal will prove expensive and undermine local expertise, but government says situation is critical.

Bangladesh declares curfew as anti-government protests escalate
Bangladesh declares curfew as anti-government protests escalate 2024-07-19

The death toll from clashes has risen dramatically as security forces struggle to restore order.

Photos: Death toll soars in Bangladesh unrest
Photos: Death toll soars in Bangladesh unrest 2024-07-19

A BenarNews journalist witnessed Border Guard Bangladesh members shoot three youths.

Civil unrest worsens in Bangladesh
Civil unrest worsens in Bangladesh 2024-07-18

Death toll climbs as anti-quota protesters accuse police and ruling party of stoking violence.

Dozens killed, hundreds injured in one of Bangladesh’s deadliest civil unrest in more than a decade
2024-07-18

Protests over Bangladesh’s controversial quota system that reserves 30% of civil service jobs for children and grandchildren of 1971 war veterans have turned ...

From gastronomy to vice presidency: Jokowi scion Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s meteoric rise
From gastronomy to vice presidency: Jokowi scion Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s meteoric rise 2024-07-18

The 36-year-old’s political journey has been marred by allegations of nepotism and dynasticism.

Photos: Deadly unrest in Bangladesh
Photos: Deadly unrest in Bangladesh 2024-07-18

Protests over a quota system for government jobs turned violent across the nation.

Manila, Beijing eye new South China Sea ‘hotline’ to manage disputes
Manila, Beijing eye new South China Sea ‘hotline’ to manage disputes 2024-07-18

Analysts expressed doubts if the proposed communication mechanism would ease tensions over the disputed waters.

Pacific leaders, Japan agree on Fukushima radioactive water discharge
Pacific leaders, Japan agree on Fukushima radioactive water discharge 2024-07-18

Monitoring will continue for decades while the contaminated waste is released from the Fukushima nuclear plant.

Vietnam files new claim on boundary in South China Sea
Vietnam files new claim on boundary in South China Sea 2024-07-18

After Manila, Hanoi is seeking the U.N.’s recognition of an extended continental shelf.

Bangladesh student protests are more than about reducing public service job quotas
Bangladesh student protests are more than about reducing public service job quotas 2024-07-17

Ruling party thuggery on campuses, few employment opportunities and political disenfranchisement have engendered the crisis.

Protest erupts after Indonesian military kills 3 suspected independence fighters in Papua
Protest erupts after Indonesian military kills 3 suspected independence fighters in Papua 2024-07-17

Locals say the killed men were civilians, not West Papua National Liberation Army members.

Bangladesh PM tells anti-quota protesters court ruling will not disappoint
Bangladesh PM tells anti-quota protesters court ruling will not disappoint 2024-07-17

Sheikh Hasina delivers address after seven were killed protesting against quota system for government jobs.

Two US senators urge concrete action to aid Manila in sea dispute
Two US senators urge concrete action to aid Manila in sea dispute 2024-07-17

Lawmakers ask Biden for military, diplomatic and economic responses to help Manila in its dispute over Second Thomas Shoal.

Business dispute blamed for deadly poisoning of 6 in Bangkok hotel
Business dispute blamed for deadly poisoning of 6 in Bangkok hotel 2024-07-17

Thai investigators allege “culprit” took a fatal dose of cyanide in tea served to five others.

Pacific leaders demand fresh New Caledonia independence referendum
Pacific leaders demand fresh New Caledonia independence referendum 2024-07-17

Four prime ministers declare French handling of decolonization process “illegitimate, null and void.”

Indonesia’s largest Muslim group rebukes members for meeting with Israel’s president
Indonesia’s largest Muslim group rebukes members for meeting with Israel’s president 2024-07-16

Nahdlatul Ulama said an Israeli group that allegedly works to burnish the Jewish state’s image invited members.

At least 6 killed in Bangladesh student protests
At least 6 killed in Bangladesh student protests 2024-07-16

A court’s reinstatement of a quota system for government jobs has stirred violent unrest.

Philippines reports fewer Chinese ships in South China Sea
Philippines reports fewer Chinese ships in South China Sea 2024-07-16

Manila, Washington vow to enhance defense ties amid ongoing tensions in the disputed waters.

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