Pheu Thai moves to seize the Ministry of Interior
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has delayed the Cabinet reshuffle for over six months, with the situation now reaching a tipping point. This forced her to demonstrate…
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Poll shows Japan’s LDP most popular in upcoming Tokyo assembly election
Regarding the issue of politics and money, the LDP did not give official endorsements to six former secretary generals of the assembly’s LDP faction who were involved in the…
Bangladesh Chief Adviser Yunus orders probe into ‘irregularities’ in last 3 elections
A committee will investigate the role of former chief election commissioners, election commissioners and secretaries of the EC Secretariat involved in organising the polls.
Five key risks threaten Thai PM Paetongtarn’s government amid mounting tensions
Entering the 10th month of the "State Ship" under PM Paetongtarn, the administration is facing criticism over numerous policies that have yet to be implemented as promised. The…
Singapore’s first private assisted living pilot ready by 2026; operator taps China’s eldercare expertise
The privately operated facility – a new housing-cum-care model that the Ministry of Health and the Urban Redevelopment Authority are co-creating with industry players –…
South Korean president Lee Jae-myung names deputy national security, AI advisers
Of the nominees filling the three deputy national security adviser posts under national security adviser Wi Sung-lac, two of them are career diplomats, according to presidential…
Inside the first Zardari presidency of Pakistan
From being mired in the Memogate controversy to staring down threats of coups, Asif Ali Zardari’s first presidency was anything but ordinary.
‘Indus River remains colonised’: Climate activists call out extractive state policies
They call for resistance against extractive policies and the erasure of indigenous knowledge.
Bhutan earmarks US$368,000 for third child policy
The country grapples with concerns over low fertility rates and escalating outward migration.
Japan party leaders face off over no-confidence motion
PM Ishiba, who also serves as LDP president, and Yoshihiko Noda, president of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, waged a war of nerves at the final party leader debate…