New Emperor, new era
Japan to unveil name of new era under Naruhito’s reign on Monday. The end of an era is nigh for Japan, which will bid farewell to Heisei (achieving peace) when its…
Anti-junta camp says it has numbers to form govt
Leaders of six parties issued a joint statement that they will block the junta’s moves to remain in power. As the tug of war between the pro-junta and anti-junta camps continues…
LiveBlog: Thailand goes to vote
Historic voter turnout expected as Thailand votes for the first time since a military coup in May 2014. As Thailand goes to vote for the first time since a coup in May of 2014, we…
Italy to play a key role as Belt and Road opens new doors across globe
Italy will be a major part of China’s Belt and Road initiative. East-West relations have entered a new phase. Global integration, with sustained increases in crossborder…
Opinion: Japan must return to being South-east Asia’s top trade partner
Singapore’s Ambassador-at-Large Tommy Koh called on Japan to return to Asean as its top investor, as it was in the 1970s and 1980s. Veteran diplomats jousted at a public…
Wife of militant detonates bomb in Indonesia
Security officials around the region are wary of returning militants from the middle east. The wife of arrested Indonesian militant Husain alias Abu Hamzah detonated a bomb that…
Moon kicks off tour of 3 Southeast Asian nations
The South Korean President will visit Brunei, Malaysia and Cambodia. President Moon Jae-in on Sunday departed for a tour of three Southeast Asian nations, continuing his push for…
OP ED: Moon Jae-In writes about ASEAN before his visit to the region
South Korean – ASEAN ties important as Moon makes his visit to the region. Next week, I will be making state visits to Brunei, Malaysia and Cambodia. I am very pleased that…
Feature: Nepali park officials tortured a man to death, WWF turns blind eye
An investigation by The Kathmandu Post, in partnership with BuzzFeed News, shows that the World Wide Fund for Nature continues to ignore violations of human rights inside…
“Kashmir is an internal matter,” says India
New Delhi rejects an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation joint resolution over Kashmir. India’s Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday rejected a resolution on Indian…