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Inquiry commission seeks extra month to probe Nepal’s Gen Z protest crackdown

It is also preparing to summon the then prime minister KP Sharma Oli and his home minister Ramesh Lekhak for questioning over the protests, in which 77 people, including many…

  • Published: December 18, 20258:10 am
  • Author Anil Giri
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Indonesia’s flood survivors reeling from devastation plea for global help

Despite efforts by the government, frustration is mounting over sluggish relief efforts, which have fueled demands on Jakarta to declare a national disaster and permit…

  • Published: December 18, 20257:50 am
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South Korean ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol began preparations for martial law from at least October 2023

Special counsel team concludes former president’s main purpose was to seize power for himself.

  • Published: December 16, 20258:55 am
  • Author Yoon Min-sik
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‘For all I know, she could be dead’ says son of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi

Kim Aris said he has not heard directly from his mother Aung San Suu Kyi for years and has received only occasional, secondhand updates since the military coup in 2021.

  • Published: December 16, 20258:36 am
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Hong Kong court finds tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty of sedition, foreign collusion in national security trial

The 78-year-old founder of the now-shut Apple Daily newspaper has been behind bars since 2020, with his case widely criticised as an example of eroding political freedoms under…

  • Published: December 15, 20258:37 am
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China remembers victims of Nanjing Massacre, 88 years on

Thousands of people clad in dark attire gathered at the public square of the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, with white flowers…

  • Published: December 15, 20257:50 am
  • Author Cao Desheng
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Johor-Kuala Lumpur ETS train service to increase to four trips daily in January 2026

The Transport Minister said until the end of 2025, there two trips daily from Kuala Lumpur to Johor Baru each and the frequency will rise to four trips daily.

  • Published: December 12, 20251:59 pm
  • Author Venesa Devi and Gerard Gimino
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75% of Myanmar people reject army’s political involvement, according to survey by aid organisation

The survey was conducted amid plans by the Myanmar junta to hold general elections from later this month until January. The poll also shows that 99% of respondents would see the…

  • Published: December 10, 20258:30 am
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Springs and groundwater shrinking across Nepal, ADB assessment warns

Bank’s report says water scarcity threatens livelihoods, cultural heritage, and social stability.

  • Published: December 9, 20258:54 am
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Nepal government must ensure accountability for unlawful killing during Gen Z protests: Amnesty International

Police use of lethal weapons during September’s Gen Z protests violated international standards, the rights organisation says.

  • Published: December 9, 20258:35 am
  • Author The Kathmandu Post

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