The high cost of neglecting women’s health
Apart from being unjust, deprioritising women’s health concerns comes with missed opportunities.
Thailand’s People’s Party pushes government to secure release of Thai hostages in Gaza
The party said that though the two sides have agreed to a ceasefire, not a single Thai national has been included in the list of 33 hostages set to be released.
Seoul court mob challenges South Korea’s rule of law
Sunday's violent incursion was the first time in 35 years that a crowd stormed and vandalised court property.
Indonesia’s plan to restrict children from social media lauded, but some concerns raised
Around 89 percent of Indonesian children above the age of five use the internet, and most of them access social media, according to the government’s information agency…
Cambodian PM Hun Manet denies government behind killing of ex-lawmaker in Bangkok
The Prime Minister emphasised that if the government had orchestrated the murder, they would not have apprehended the suspect and handed him over to Thai authorities.
Philippine President Marcos slams VP Duterte’s ‘lies’ on items in budget law
He urged skeptics to go over the 2025 General Appropriations Act, which is available online through the website of the Department of Budget and Management.
China executes man who killed 35 in car rampage: state media
On November 11, 62-year-old Fan Weiqiu deliberately drove a small SUV through crowds of people exercising outside a sports complex. He killed 35 and wounded 43, state media…
Indian rapist-murderer of Kolkata doctor sentenced to life in prison
Last Friday, Sanjoy Roy was found guilty of sexually assaulting and killing the doctor at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in August last year.
Myanmar military, minority armed group inked ceasefire deal, says China
The Myanmar military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) held talks in China’s southwestern city of Kunming where they thanked Beijing for its efforts to…
South Korea’s ‘chaebol’ brace for upheaval as Trump returns to White House
With threats of tariffs and shift in trade policies, the country's major conglomerates prepare for a rocky road ahead in the all-important US market.