Hundreds of thousands have been displaced by conflict in the southern Philippines. Those left in resettlement camps say they are being forgotten.
Recent arrests have sparked fears that militants may be eyeing a Mumbai-style attack. Foreigners would be the likely target.
Indonesia’s Detachment 88 counterterrorism unit has had some big successes this year. But are separatist militants down and out?
‘War on terror’ was a flawed term from the start. But Asian governments, too, are willing to play politics with terrorism.
The massacre of dozens of journalists in The Philippines last November grabbed international headlines and shone a light on long-simmering tensions in the country’s south, reports Luke Hunt, who says clan rivalries, terrorist links and corruption have created a combustible mix ahead of May’s general election.