Communist insurgent killed by Philippine army; Indonesia increases vigilance against terrorism towards yearend

And more in this latest weekly Southeast Asia counter/terrorism roundup.

Philippine army troops during a training demonstration. (File pic for general illustration)

Here’s the interesting headlines and links from last week you should not miss.

• Communist insurgents clash with army in central Philippines

• Top Filipino fugitive and ex-communist terrorist arrested in Davao City

• Sister of Malaysia police station terrorist attacker charged with failing to report violent ideology

• Twenty BIFF terrorists surrender in Mindanao

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