Competition for ‘non-terrestrial’ network systems intensifying in Japan
The country's telecommunications industry aims to provide services to remote islands and areas where it has been difficult to develop communication networks, by utilising…
Impeached South Korean President Yoon’s impeachment verdict could be out as soon as next week
According to news reports, the court is planning to continue justices’ deliberations on Mr. Yoon’s impeachment case Wednesday and Friday this week.
Hair testing to detect drug abuse to be the norm in Singapore by 2026
During the debate on MHA’s budget on March 4, Minister of State for Home Affairs Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim said that while the drug situation in Singapore was under control,…
Marcos versus Duterte: War of words heats up Philippines’ midterm polls campaign
The populist leaders have been exchanging attacks in speeches meant to endorse their respective senatorial slates. At stake is the future of their dynastic clans.
Bangladesh’s gentle giants are in peril
In the last 10 years, at least 124 wild elephants were killed across the country, nearly half of the population.
Philippine Navy to take delivery in April of first of 2 South Korean-made corvettes
Two 3,200-ton corvettes with antiship, antisubmarine and anti-aircraft capabilities are part of a P28-billion deal that the Department of National Defence signed up with HD…
Democracy Index: Bangladesh nosedives to 100th spot
The country remains a hybrid regime but now ranks closer to the lower end of the classification.
Yoon impeachment trial: 73 days, 11 hearings, 16 witnesses
With 7 weeks of hearings over, the National Assembly urges justices to remove him for ‘sake of democracy.'
In final defence, impeached South Korean President Yoon apologises but insists martial law was ‘national appeal’
Parliament’s impeachment committee tells justices that Mr. Yoon must be removed for ‘sake of democracy, national progress.'
Philippine Senate bill eyes new visa to attract digital nomads, boost tourism
According to Senator Joel Villanueva, granting a visa for digital nomads could help boost Philippine tourism by allowing visitors to stay in the country longer while working for a…