Three scenarios loom as court weighs petition on Thai PM over audio scandal
Constitutional Court to meet today, July 1, to consider whether to accept a petition seeking to remove PM Paetongtarn over controversial audio clip.
Dalai Lama set to reveal succession plan as China watches
Beijing views the Dalai Lama, who fled Tibet in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule, as a separatist and says it will choose his successor. The Dalai Lama has said…
West Philippine Sea, Benham Bank among world’s richest soft coral habitats, new study finds
The results of the study confirm Philippine waters as a key contributor to one of the globe’s biodiversity centers for vital reef organisms.
Separate national, local elections starting 2029: Indonesian Constitutional Court
The decision to split the elections was an attempt to “realise quality elections” while considering “the convenience and simplicity for voters” in exercising their rights…
Analysis of black box data of crashed Air India plane currently underway: Centre
According to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, “The analysis of Cockpit Voice Recorders and Flight Data Recorders data is underway. These efforts aim to reconstruct the sequence…
Opposition slams Pakistan government’s Trump nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
The government recently posted on X that Mr Trump deserved the award “in recognition of his decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership during the recent…
Vietnam to remove death penalty for embezzlement, anti-state crimes
The maximum sentence for these crimes will now be life imprisonment.
First blue-collar pick for South Korea’s labour chief draws praise — and fears of union sway
Mr. Kim Young-hoon's appointment as Labour Minister highlighted the growing debate over labour representation at the top levels of policymaking.
Bangladesh probes into Hasina-era abuses, warns ‘impunity’ remains
The commission has verified more than 250 cases of enforced disappearances spanning the 15 years that former PM Hasina’s Awami League was in power.
Why Filipinos see politicians as the top source of disinformation
Filipinos may have grown weary of what an expert described as a “sustained, organised” operation of disinformation networks, which often parrot statements made by Filipino…