Nepal’s Gen Z leaders draft accord aims at corruption control, reforms
Nine-point draft seeks recognition of September uprising, justice for victims, graft control and electoral changes.
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Jakarta school blast exposes failure to support mental health
Police identified the suspect as a 17-year-old “introverted” student who acted out of months of pent-up resentment toward his surroundings. The teenager reportedly had no safe…
South Korean President Lee vows greater autonomy for local governments
The liberal administration suggested ways to increase state subsidies to local governments based on new rules, to launch a pan-governmental team to ensure that goals of boosting…
Pakistan PM, president vow action against foreign-backed terrorism in wake of Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa attacks
On Tuesday, a suicide attack was carried out in Islamabad, killing 12 people and injuring 36. Additionally, 14 security personnel were injured during a bomb attack in Dera Ismail…
Images show Myanmar scam hub, notorious in Southeast Asia, largely standing despite the crackdown
One expert said the images were evidence that military raids were limited in order to preserve the hugely profitable illicit industry, but highly publicised to imply meaningful…
A dog on the loose – and a morning rescue in Seoul that became something more
Nationwide statistics paint a sobering picture of a reality facing impounded animals. Of all rescued animals, 18.5 percent were euthanised and 27.6 percent died of natural causes,…
Delhi blast: CCTV trail maps vehicle’s 11-hour route from Faridabad to Red Fort
According to the timeline reconstructed by the police, the car was first captured on camera outside the Asian Hospital in Faridabad at approximately 7:30 am on Monday. From there,…
Surveillance at entries to Dhaka ramped up
Over the last few days, Dhaka and some other parts of the country have witnessed a spate of flash processions, crude bomb and arson attacks.
Investors hold back as plans for Indonesia’s future capital scaled down
President Prabowo Subianto redefined the under-construction city of Nusantara as a “political capital," marking a shift from former president Joko Widodo’s vision of a…
Vietnam National Assembly deputies propose equal policy benefits for women with two children
This is seen as a key measure to help the country maintain its replacement fertility rate.