Death toll in western Japan rain deluge tops 120
Tens of thousands displaced; heatstroke advisories out as mercury soars to 35 degrees Celcius. The death toll from days of torrential rain and landslides in western Japan topped…
Three years after 1MDB scandal broke, Malaysia’s ex-PM faces the music
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been charged with three counts of criminal breach of trust and one count of abuse of power. Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib…
Najib pleads not guilty
Former Malaysian Prime Minister pleads not guilty to charges of corruption. Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak pleaded not guilty at the High Court here to three…
After a bruising defeat, Malaysia’s Umno opts to maintain status quo
Malaysia’s former Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is elected as the 8th president of Umno. Once the backbone of Barisan Nasional, the coalition which helmed…
Indonesia regional elections: A promising sign for Jokowi?
Indonesians went to the polls on Wednesday in the country’s 2018 regional elections, widely viewed as a barometer for the presidential election due next year. Over 150 million…
Brexit and the Indian perspective
Two years after the Brexit refereundum, Queen Elizabeth granted royal assent to Brexit legislation, that will formally end the country’s European Union membership. While the…
West has judged Prayut – soon it’s Thailand’s turn
Critics of the junta left dismayed by his warm reception in France and Britain should remember there’s an election coming. Critics of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha may have…
Pakistan placed on terror-funding grey list
Pakistan has been placed under a watch list for not doing enough to stop terror financing. Pakistan was officially placed on a terrorism financing watchdog’s grey list on…
Singapore-Malaysia water agreement: Malaysia’s new PM raises old issue
A little over a month into Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s premiership, a decades-old dispute between Malaysia and its neighbour Singapore has reared its head once…
Rohingya Crisis: Where are we now
Over a year after hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh, no end is in sight for the Rohingya crisis. The United Nation’s High…