Story Archive
2019-10-01
Puan Maharani is elected as the Muslim-majority nation’s first woman to serve as House speaker.
2019-10-01
The 36-year-old administered 13 chat groups and recruited about 50 to become IS members.
2019-10-01
Illicit maritime crossings through the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea have resumed after a two-year lapse, UNHCR says.
2019-10-01
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-Cha confirms diplomatic negotiations with Egypt after Thai student’s arrest.
2019-09-30
Independence leader Benny Wenda welcomes gesture, demands withdrawal of Indonesian security forces.
2019-09-30
The army is prepared to string barbed wire around refugee camps, top general says.
2019-09-30
“He was wrongly accused,” Aiproheng Malee’s mother, Ya Malee, tells BenarNews.
2019-09-30
Reporter was clearly identified as a journalist when she was shot at close range allegedly with a police projectile.
2019-09-30
Operators of the uniquely Philippine vehicle protest government plan to phase out the Jeepney.
2019-09-30
“Mocha” Uson previously resigned from a government post after drawing flak for allegedly spreading disinformation.
2019-09-27
Prime minister pledges to facilitate peace efforts along border region with Malaysia.
2019-09-27
“It is better to find ... ways not to antagonize China too much, because China is beneficial for us,” Malaysian leader says.
2019-09-27
Thousands of students have been holding daily rallies across the country against proposed changes to the nation’s criminal code.
2019-09-27
Nonagenarian leader reveals pragmatic views of what his Southeast Asian country can and can’t do.
2019-09-27
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad spoke to BenarNews a day after Malaysian police said they had identified Jho Low’s location.
