Growing up, Nuru Majhi and his friends used to see dolphins jumping in Bangladesh’s southern coastal waters.The deaths of two Irrawaddy dolphins earlier this month near Kuakata beach where Majhi fishes highlight the threat faced by the aquatic mammals in Bangladesh, which hosts the world’s largest population of the species, authorities and fishermen said
Economists are fuming over a proposed amnesty announced by the Bangladesh government that would allow people to repatriate unreported riches stashed abroad, in a bid to boost decreasing foreign exchange reserves, the first such move in the nation’s history
Indonesia’s parliament is debating a bill that would outlaw so-called deviant sexual behavior, raising alarm among human rights activists about a possible increase in violence against LGBTQ people
Ten soldiers were named as suspects in the alleged torture deaths of at least six people who had been kept in two cage-like rooms in the house of a regency chief in North Sumatra province, Indonesia’s military chief said Monday
Many of the 24 suspects arrested in Central Sulawesi with alleged links to a pro-Islamic State militant group wanted to join another extremist outfit whose decimated membership has dwindled to two, Indonesian police said Wednesday without disclosing details
Rohingya living in southeastern Bangladesh said their movements have been further restricted after several hundred refugees were nabbed at Cox’s Bazar beach just after Eid al-Fitr, a time when many Muslims go on holiday
Last year, Sara Duterte-Carpio was widely seen as the heir-apparent to her father, Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte, as he prepared to wrap up his tumultuous presidency in June 2022
Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son of the late Filipino dictator, was leading by a wide margin Monday in his quest to follow in his father’s footsteps and be elected president, according to early, unofficial results in the Philippine general election
When Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced last year that he was running for president, Helena Jimenez gave it little thought
Philippine journalists and experts marked World Press Freedom Day by expressing grave concern Tuesday about alleged online attacks by supporters of presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and urging social media giants to patrol their online platforms