Indonesia’s political parties switch gears for regional polls
Political parties have begun vetting potential nominees and searching for allies for the November regional elections as disputes over the results of the February presidential race…
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No shirt, no shoes or dressed for mourning: Candidates’ campaign gimmicks
Walking down practically any main street at the moment, one will easily spot rallies of candidates and supporters singing theme songs with politically tweaked lyrics and…
Stage collapses during PM Modi’s roadshow in Jabalpur; 4 injured
According to the police, the incident occured soon after Modi’s vehicle passed in front of the stage and several people climbed on it to catch a glimpse of the prime minister.
Hope anew for heart, lung patients in Malaysia
The Parliament is expected to amend the Medical Act so that specialists and surgeons who had earlier been rejected can be recognised and help perform much-needed operations.
North Korean kids face death penalty for distributing K-dramas: Seoul envoy
South Korean Ambassador to the UN Hwang Joon-kook said North Korean children are facing a humanitarian crisis as the country's leadership spends its resources on nuclear and…
Pandemic worries, high prices forced Filipino couples to delay having kids
Commission on Population and Development executive director Lisa Grace Bersales said couples now give more conscious consideration of their socioeconomic capacities for…
Easing overcrowding at Malaysia’s prisons
The programmes range from parole to the Resident Reintegration Programme that allows an inmate who meets certain criteria to serve a sentence outside of prison.
President Yoon vows to respect views of junior doctors
President Yoon met with Park Dan, head of the Korean Intern Resident Association, who said the negotiation does not mean a change in attitude toward having more medical students…
Scepticism clouds young South Korean voters ahead of general election
The number of Korean nationals aged 18 to 39 heading to the polls is projected to further drop this year, experts say, citing a stronger-than-ever negative campaigning in a…
Delhiites shouldn’t face any trouble: Kejriwal’s latest message from prison
Chief Minister Kejriwal has sent several messages from jail after his arrest on 21st March by the Enforcement Directorate in a liquor policy case. In all his messages, he has…