Update: Jokowi looks set to win second term
Exit polls show the incumbent winning a new term in office. A quick count conducted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Cyrus Network projects that President…
A FAQ on Indian Elections
Asia News Network’s Ishan Joshi takes a look at some of the most frequently asked questions about the Indian election. Termed the “biggest democratic exercise’…
Kim Jong-un says 3rd summit with Trump possible
Kim says Trump must adopt the ‘correct posture’. Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), said he is willing to meet the US…
The politicians contesting the Indian election
The world’s largest democracy goes to polls today, here are the people contesting the election. Narendra Modi The Indian Prime Minister is up for re-election and as…
Pro-democracy protesters convicted in Hong Kong
Occupy Central leaders in Hong Kong convicted, await sentencing for their role in mass protests. The nine leaders behind Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement of 2014 will be…
‘Reiwa’ chosen as new era name
The name will come into effect when Akihito abdicates his throne in May. The government decided the new era name as “Reiwa” at an extraordinary Cabinet meeting on Monday…
China boosts measures to open economy
Li cites progress on equal treatment for foreign investors and IPR protection. China will further open up to foreign investors and offer them treatment equal to that of domestic…
Thai EC threatened with lawsuits, impeachment over alleged irregularities
Irregularities during the election campaign include impossible voter turnout (over 100 per cent) and alleged miscounting. The Election Commission (EC) came under intense pressure…
Thaksin-linked Pheu Thai leads pro-junta party in initial tally
Counting not done after Election Commission says its systems experienced technical failure. Pheu Thai, a political party linked to exiled tycoon Thaksin Shinawatra, led with…
No sign of concrete policies for conflict in Thailand’s restive south
Parties offer few if any answers for a 15-year-old deadly insurgency that successive govts have failed to quell. Peace and conflict have never been significant parts of any…