Malaysia’s PM Ismail says more reforms in store, signalling polls won’t be called soon
Malaysia's next general election must be held by September next year, at the latest.
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Gerindra’s Prabowo to decide on his 2024 candidacy in August
Over the past few months, some central executive board senior members have staged public declarations endorsing the retired Army general to run again in several regions.
Bongbong Marcos orders deployment of rescue, relief teams after powerful Luzon quake
A spokesman also said Marcos called on telcos to provide immediate assistance and free communications to all locations where towers have gone down.
Sri Lankans won’t welcome ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa if he returns
Opposition political parties have said they will file corruption charges against Mr Rajapaksa if he is in Sri Lanka.
Pakistan in new crisis after top court’s ruling
The ruling ramps up pressure on the federal government as it attempts to implement tough, and unpopular, economic reforms to stave off a financial crisis.
Malaysia caught off-guard by sudden power cuts
Even the Kuala Lumpur International Airport was not spared as a blackout was reported through the Malaysia Airport Twitter account.
LDP bigwig calls for Japan to raise defense spending
The aim is to drastically strengthen Japan’s defense capabilities within five years.
PM Shehbaz accuses judiciary of having ‘double standards’ for different parties
The criticism came after the Supreme Court removed PML-N leader Hamza Shehbaz as Punjab's chief minister.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka: Minister
Media Minister Bandula Gunawardena refuted claims that the former leader was hiding in Singapore and said that he would return.
Google, Microsoft registered in Japan as foreign tech firms
The Justice Ministry had requested the registrations in a move to promote measures dealing with online defamation.