Pandemic, politics and podiums: The Olympics return to China
When Beijing hosted the Olympics in 2008, pride and excitement filled the air. Fourteen years on, the mood is different.
Duterte already packing to leave Malacanang early as term nears end
According to Duterte, he plans to buy a small condo as he has no place to stay in Metro Manila, except Malacanang.
Protests over classroom hijab ban grow in India
The stand-off has galvanised fears among the minority community about what they say is increasing persecution.
North Sumatra-Aceh toll slated for completion in 2024
President Joko Widodo inaugurated on Feb 4, 2021, the first of five sections of the 131-kilometer Binjai-Langsa toll road.
Indonesia retracts ban on international tourist arrivals via Soekarno-Hatta airport
A spokesperson clarified that international tourists would be able to enter the country via the airport.
Fearing junta, hundreds of Myanmar parents disown dissident children
Notices cutting ties between dissidents and their families can be seen daily in newspapers for last three months.
Have disposable income, will buy imported goods
Nowadays, imported goods are no longer exclusive to residents in first- and second-tier cities, as disposable incomes go up.
First locally-made tablets roll off production line in Da Nang
The made-in Da Nang tablets will provide for online education programmes of school students.
Another gag on media, free speech with new regulation?
Sections of newly proposed regulation are almost identical to the Digital Security Act, and could be used to gag voices of dissent.
Sugarcane rush begins in Malaysia as Hokkien festivities loom
Commonly called the Hokkien New Year, the Thnee Kong Seh (Jade Emperor’s birthday) is a big celebration in Penang.