Philippine police commando killed in bid to arrest 'ex-Abu Sayyaf' terrorist; Malaysian police told to step up counterterror measures

And more in this latest weekly Southeast Asia terrorism roundup.

A Philippine police commando during a demonstration. (File photo: Facebook/Special Operations Forces Philippines)

Here’s 19 headlines from last week you mustn’t miss.

• Philippines denies terrorist-tagging on high school seminar pamphlets

• Police, army deployed at Papua hospital after rebel threat

• Drug den busted, three operators allegedly linked to terror groups nabbed in southern Philippines

• How Myanmar's civil war is fueling drug trafficking, terrorism and cybercrime around the world

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EXCLUSIVE: 'Foreign Islamic State spokesman - possibly Syrian - speaks from Mindanao'

EXCLUSIVE: Philippine army battalion transferred to Islamic State group's area of operations

• Indonesian scholar explains how Khawarij sects twist Quran to justify violence (Report in Indonesian)

• UN launches probe into burning alive of two guerilla fighters in Myanmar

• Filipino-Palestinian refugees appeal for assistance from Philippine govt after repatriation from Gaza

• 12 self-radicalised Singaporean youth dealt with under ISA since 2015

• After reports of extremists using video games to recruit youth, Malaysia police told to step up counterterrorism measures

• Myanmar’s junta chief faces growing criticism over military failures, says Crisis Group

• Myanmar junta terrorises villages near Rakhine State capital, killing four men and arresting dozens more

• ‘Struggle to end Myanmar authoritarian rule far from resolved’

• 'Gunmen murder Rohingya teacher and student in Bangladesh for refusing to return to Myanmar to fight'

• Philippine police commando killed, two others hurt while serving arrest warrants against Abu Sayyaf member in southernmost province

• ‘Lone wolves often exhibit warning signs long before they act’

• Extremist thoughts difficult to identify within society, says Malaysian top cop

• Residents hanging tough after fatal Malaysia police station attack. Attacker used prosthetic leg. (Report in Malay)

• Marawi siege veteran takes charge of Eastern Mindanao Command

• Philippine Department of Justice assists Marawi siege victims with compensation claims