Searches for ‘Melaka’ spike on WeChat after Fan Bingbing’s ambassador role
"Melaka" saw over 320 million searches over two days, based on the latest statistics from China's WeChat, Fan's PR manager Jersey Chong, shared.
Myanmar armed groups accuse junta of breaking China-brokered ceasefire
Beijing brokered a truce between the junta and the “Three Brotherhood Alliance” in January after months of fighting that displaced more than half a million people near…
Thailand eyes BRICS membership at October summit, begins OECD application
Last year BRICS began expanding membership, looking to challenge a Western-dominated world order, with Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates…
Nepali Prime Minister Dahal defends government’s decision to recall several envoys
PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal said the envoys were recalled as per the constitution, adding that the government was making efforts to adopt the policy to evaluate ambassadors as per…
Singapore to seek compensation from owner of ship that was hit in oil spill incident
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said on June 20 that the shipowner of bunker vessel Marine Honour is liable for the costs incurred and that the ship has insurance…
Wildlife crime in Bhutan on a steady rise
Last year, 1,318 crimes related to wildlife were reported, while 1,284 were reported in 2022, 1,264 in 2021, and 1,917 in 2020, as per the records of the Department of Forests and…
Record 56 candidates run in Tokyo gubernatorial election; Renho, Koike showdown expected
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Election Administration Commission, there were 11,533,132 registered voters on the electoral roll as of Wednesday, up 64,194 from…
Fortune 500 inaugural Southeast Asia rankings launched
This progress reflects Southeast Asia’s growing importance in the global economy as supply chains shift and the region’s economies develop rapidly.
35 Pakistanis among 900 perished during Haj
The other fatalities included at least 600 Egyptians, 144 Indonesians, 68 Indians, 60 Jordanians, 35 Tunisians, 11 Iranians, and three Senegalese, news agencies quoted diplomats…
Floods keep worsening in Bangladesh’s Sylhet region
An additional 500,000 people were affected yesterday as large parts of Moulvibazar and Habiganj got flooded.