Philippines jails 17 militants for life for Malaysia kidnappings; Malaysia police station attacker's father denies pledging allegiance to IS leader

And more in this latest weekly Southeast Asia terrorism roundup.

Here's the latest headlines and links from last week you mustn't miss.

Philippine military to maintain troop presence in Mindanao because threats remain despite peace gains

140 Jemaah Islamiyah members in Sulawesi pledge loyalty to republic of Indonesia (Story in Indonesian)