President-elect Prabowo Subianto looks to be doubling down on the patronage politics that have long plagued Indonesia.
Settlement of long-running dispute over town council management suggests ‘legal fatigue’ rather than political mileage, analysts note.
Among the calls by UN experts, human rights advocates and protesters is for Bangladesh’s home and law ministers to be prosecuted.
Observers say both Asean nations could pave the way for how territorial disputes can be settled in the contested waters.
The accusation comes as some politicians point out that Chinese and Tamil vernacular schools get little funding from the government.
By signing defence deals and hosting French, Italian military missions, the Philippines is becoming integral for other nations to explore their Indo-Pacific strategies.
Choice of India, seen as ‘domestic triumph’ for Bangladesh’s Hasina, can also help resolve long-standing water issues, analysts say.
The two sides reached an apparent agreement, but insiders and analysts suggest tensions could yet flare again despite the talks.
Communications chief Fahmi Fadzil says while Meta’s platforms have the highest compliance rate, X is ‘last in class’ at just 25 per cent.
Will Kamala Harris or Donald Trump win the US presidency in November? It doesn’t matter, Pyongyang says – the result will be the same.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba warns that the Russia-North Korea pact threatens to disrupt regional security.
Alice Guo’s case has exposed a number of systemic vulnerabilities to foreign actors in the country’s legal and administrative systems, observers warn.
Analysts say the technology used to make the video represents an increasingly serious threat to the Philippines.
Marcos Jnr won praise for West Philippine Sea and Pogos issues, but critics say he failed to address inflation or agricultural productivity.
Chinese companies have signed deals to build or invest in a number of ports in the Indian Ocean region in recent years.
Nguyen Phu Trong’s death leaves the ruling Communist Party searching for a new leader to guide it amid economic and geopolitical uncertainty.
Critics say proposed changes will not benefit existing children and will exacerbate intergenerational statelessness among natives.
Indian-American community expected to rally around Harris, observers say, with the vice-president likely to defy odds even at a late stage of the contest.
With a new government in place, questions arise over how Nepal will manage relations with its two powerful neighbours.
Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said citizens would be airlifted following pleas from the parents of students stuck in the South Asian nation.
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.