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Hong Kong police appear prepared to wait out the last group of about 100 anti-government protesters trapped inside besieged university.

Lacking jobs and harassed by police, Rohingya refugees who tried their luck in Malaysia tell friends and family to stay in Bangladesh, despite the harsh conditions there.

Singapore warns of more action against human traffickers after Indian couple is convicted of exploiting Bangladeshi migrant women.

Indian police detain about 50 students at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University as protests over fee hikes grow.

Government of China’s Xinjiang region claims New York Times report quoting leaked internal documents on the internment of Uighur Muslims was "fabricated".

Hong Kong chief executive urges humane resolution to campus standoff as last group of about 100 protesters remain holed up in Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Chinese government papers leaked to New York Times reveal details of Beijing’s clampdown on Uighurs in Xinjiang under Xi Jinping, who urged officials to show ‘no mercy’.

Sri Lanka's former civil defense chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa wins presidential election by unexpectedly wide margin; vows to secure the country against threat of terrorism.

Sri Lanka's former civil defense chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa wins presidential election by unexpectedly wide margin; vows to secure the country against threat of terrorism.

Thai police seize 176 kg of crystal methamphetamine hidden in the metal frames of electric treadmills bound for Japan.

Hong Kong condemns attack on the city’s justice secretary, Teresa Cheng, who was pushed to the ground in London by protesters shouting ‘murderer’.

Protesters paralyze parts of Hong Kong for a fourth straight day, forcing school closures, blocking highways and disrupting rail services amid an escalation in violence.

To tackle plastic pollution, Southeast Asia needs region-wide policies to regulate packaging, UN Environment Program says in an 89-page report.

In Cambodia, businesses dedicated to using their profits for good are learning to find ways to scale up while staying true to their original mission.