LDP bigwig calls for Japan to raise defense spending
The aim is to drastically strengthen Japan’s defense capabilities within five years.
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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.
Executed Myanmar prisoners deserved ‘many death sentences’: Junta
Military spokesman Zaw Min Tun insisted the men "were given the right to defend themselves according to court procedure".
Ageing South Korea turns to immigration
Struggling to cope with falling birth rates and an aging population, South Korea is adopting more immigration-friendly policies like citizenship for the highly skilled.
No harm in appointing next army chief ahead of time: Pakistan president
The next army chief's appointment is at times highlighted as one of the subplots in the ongoing political crisis engulfing Pakistan.
Sri Lanka presidential committee critical of response to ‘protest movement’
Senior officials said the speed that the protest movement grew had made it quite impossible to de-escalate the threat by security measures alone.
Poor in India can dream, says its first tribal president
Droupadi Murmu, a former teacher and state minister from Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is the second woman to hold the largely ceremonial role of president.
Bongbong Marcos’ 1st national address: Inheriting Duterte problems, plotting solutions
The Philippines’ inflation rate hit 6.1 per cent in June, the highest since the rice crisis in 2018, when the inflation rate was 6.9 per cent.