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Frustration grows over Indonesian government’s poor disaster response

A week after cyclone-induced floods and landslides hit three provinces in Sumatra, authorities are still scrambling to find those who are missing and to distribute aid, as several…

  • Published: December 5, 20258:24 am
  • Author Yerica Lai
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Seoul’s search for stability: political turmoil underscores need for a consistent North Korea policy

Observers say domestic instability in the South has increasingly become entangled with North Korea–related decision-making, often in ways that undermine both deterrence and…

  • Published: December 5, 20257:50 am
  • Author Jung Min-kyung
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Democracy prevails, says South Korea President Lee, a year after martial law debacle

President Lee touts South Korea as a role model for aspiring democracies, and floats the designation of Dec. 3 as a public holiday.

  • Published: December 4, 20259:00 am
  • Author Son Ji-hyoung
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Search for missing flight MH370 to resume this month, Malaysia says

The most recent search in the southern Indian Ocean in April this year was suspended due to poor weather conditions.

  • Published: December 3, 20258:36 am
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South Korea’s martial law animosity has outlived decree — and now defines political identity

Those six short hours fundamentally rewired South Korean politics, seeping into the very bones of the party system and the identities of partisans.

  • Published: December 3, 20258:15 am
  • Author Ji Da-gyum
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South-east Asia battered by storms and massive floods, death toll surpasses 600

More than 4 million people have been affected, mainly in southern Thailand and Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, forcing mass evacuations.

  • Published: December 2, 20259:00 am
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Concern grows over Bangladeshi former PM Khaleda’s health

The former prime minister has been hospitalised for a week and has not shown any sign of improvement. In towns and cities alike, prayers are being held for her speedy recovery.

  • Published: December 2, 20258:24 am
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Ralliers reject junta, ouster moves vs Philippine President Marcos

As thousands massed at the People Power Monument in Quezon City, Metro Manila, organisers of the Trillion Peso March 2.0 prohibited any call on the Armed Forces of the Philippines…

  • Published: December 1, 20258:20 am
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What to expect when ICC decides on Philippine ex-president Rodrigo Duterte’s interim release bid

Human rights lawyer and ICC Assistant to Counsel Kristina Conti believes that whatever the decision of the judges may be, it would have “little to no impact on the progress of…

  • Published: November 28, 20258:29 am
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Japan to tighten screening of foreigners’ residential status by providing information on non-payment of taxes

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi instructed relevant ministers on Nov. 4 to promote measures preventing illegal activities by foreign nationals to realise a society of orderly and…

  • Published: November 28, 20258:10 am
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