Malaysia’s Anti-Bullying Tribunal Bill to be tabled in December
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Azalina Othman Said said a Cabinet paper on the drafting of the Bill would be presented to the Cabinet as early as November to inform…
Meet Sanae Takaichi, likely to be Japan’s first female Prime Minister
Having gained wide support mainly from conservative voters, Ms Takaichi has been elected as the new president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, avenging her runoff loss in…
South Korean President Lee orders crackdown on hate speech directed toward foreign tourists
During his weekly meeting with secretaries at his office in Seoul, Lee said it is high time to "completely eradicate the self-destructive activities" that not only undermine South…
Mobile and internet restored across Afghanistan: AFP journalists
Confusion gripped the South Asian country on Monday night when mobile phone service and the internet went down without warning, freezing businesses and cutting Afghans off from…
Rohingya crisis: Bangladesh Chief Adviser Yunus lays out 7-point plan at UN conference
This first-ever high-level UN event comes as global attention shifts elsewhere, while Bangladesh shoulders the burden of about 1.2 million refugees.
Taliban authorities shut down communications across Afghanistan
Connectivity was operating at less than one per cent of its normal levels, according to internet watchdog Netblocks, who called it a “comprehensive, or total blackout”.
Nepal readies five-year strategy to clean Everest
Draft plan calls for waste rangers, higher fees, and stricter rules to tackle the world's tallest peak’s longstanding litter problem.
South Korean government struggles to restore services after data centre blaze
A total of 647 government information systems are housed at the NIRS in Daejeon, of which 96 have been confirmed as directly damaged by the fire.
Nepal rolls out relief, austerity plan after protest fallout
Tax breaks, loans, payroll support, and cost cuts were announced amid billions in damage and thousands of job losses.
10 businesses, Bangladesh’s Hasina family: US$4.7 billion in assets frozen at home, abroad
An official of the task force, requesting anonymity, said the majority of the 10 conglomerates laundered money to the US, UK, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, and…