Bangladesh elections: No women on tickets of 30 parties
The figures lay bare a stark imbalance -- despite women making up half the population, their presence among candidates remains marginal.
Authoritarian fears loom in Indonesia as new criminal code takes effect
Several articles of the new Criminal Code (KUHP) and Criminal Law Procedures Code (KUHAP) may erode civil liberties and freedom of expression, particularly the right to criticize…
Detained Myanmar leader Suu Kyi overshadows military-run election
Ms Suu Kyi’s reputation abroad is heavily tarnished over her government’s handling of the Rohingya crisis. But for her many followers in Myanmar her name is still a byword for…
Ex-junta prisoner runs for Suu Kyi’s seat in Myanmar election
Myanmar parliamentary candidate Kyaw Kyaw Htwe was once jailed by the junta for pro-democracy activism.
South Korean presidential office’s return to Blue House is more than just a logistical reset
President Lee Jae Myung's return to the Blue House, also known as Cheong Wa Dae, revives the old, unresolved question of whether the Blue House enables leadership or insulates the…
No house arrest for Malaysian ex-PM Najib
The former prime minister has to complete his imprisonment at the Kajang Prison.
Bondi shooting puts gunmen’s Philippines trip under scrutiny, but training claims remain unproven
Philippine officials deny the attackers received training in Mindanao, citing declining ISIS activity and lack of evidence. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has also rejected claims…
Violence erupts in Bangladesh after wounded youth leader dies in Singapore hospital
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Dhaka after the death of Mr Sharif Osman Hadi, 32, was announced, to demand that his killers be arrested.
Prominent Bangladeshi student leader Sharif Osman Hadi no more
An aspiring independent candidate for Dhaka-8, Hadi was shot on December 12 while he was on a battery-run auto-rickshaw in Dhaka's Paltan area. He was first taken to Dhaka Medical…
In Indonesia, regions ask for more state funds for disaster recovery
To fund recovery and reconstruction after the cyclone-induced floods and landslides, the administrations of Aceh and West Sumatra are requesting the central government to not cut…