Asian nations are watching the 2024 US election with trepidation, worried a Trump comeback could upend the geopolitical landscape once more.
Charges mark a campaign by authorities to harass and vilify Nobel Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, a long-time rival of PM Sheikh Hasina, supporters note.
The community faced decades of discrimination under Suharto and has only been integrated into Indonesian society in recent years.
Singapore has emerged as the preferred hub for Chinese firms to expand in the region, even amid greater regulatory scrutiny and Hong Kong’s rebound.
Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum appeared to invoke the controversial ‘triple talaq’ practice in her explosive post.
Dutch PM Dick Schoof has promised to press ahead with investigations into the tragedy at a memorial service held in the Netherlands.
Thailand has been left reeling after six Vietnamese were found dead in a luxury hotel suite – with a seventh guest nowhere to be found.
Of the 130,000 or so surnames in Japan, Sato is by far the most common – and it becomes more dominant each year.
Police in the state of Bihar have made several arrests after a video allegedly showing a young female employee being beaten went viral.
Singapore will hold some of World Aquatics Championship’s events in a temporary pool in a car park, with some sources saying costs in the initial hosting bid were underestimated.
Ex-Trump security chief Fred Fleitz insists Seoul has nothing to fear. President Yoon Suk-yeol says he isn’t worried. But analysts beg to differ.
With bear sightings and attacks on the rise in Japan’s northern countryside, hunters demand fairer compensation to battle the surging threat.
Southeast Asia is growing old fast, straining healthcare and social structures like never before. Can any silver linings be found?
Authorities estimate over 250,000 people attended the religious gathering, despite its event permit only allowing for 80,000.
The former PM was denied a request to serve the remainder of his jail term for corruption under house arrest. His lawyers plan to appeal.
Furore follows viral video last month of uniformed personnel tearing down wooden houses of indigenous sea gypsies.
Residents have begun to take matters into their own hands after a spate of extortion attempts by brazen biker gangs targeting drivers.
Families doubt Boeing executives will face actual jail time. A new wave of legal action just means ‘no peace for the victims’, some say.
Johor crown prince Tunku Ismail expresses anger after Selangor sultan intervenes in Malaysian Football League’s decision to penalise the club.
Busan’s Saha District aims to reverse declining birth rates with a matchmaking programme that gives financial incentives to prospective couples,
Trapped abroad and feeling forgotten about at home, Indonesia’s trafficking victims languish as their families demand more action.