Japan parties launch battle of words ahead of Lower House election
Official campaigning for the election starts on Tuesday, with voting and ballot counting set for Feb. 8.
National affairs
Urgent measures should be implemented to tackle overtourism: The Yomiuri Shimbun
It can be said that the nation has reached a stage where the public and private sectors must work together to pursue balanced development alongside efforts to address the growing…
Onslaught of AI content aims to sway Bangladeshi voters
Unofficial pro‑BNP and pro-Jamaat actors flood social media with disinformation and manipulative narratives, often using religion; pro‑AL pages target the interim government…
Cambodia steps up regional fight against cyber scams, deports more than 200
Authorities said those deported included both suspected perpetrators and victims of technology-based fraud, underscoring the complex nature of online scam networks that often rely…
The real winner behind Myanmar’s junta-held elections could be China
China holds multibillion-dollar infrastructure investments in Myanmar, including highways and oil and gas pipelines. Myanmar has also quietly become China’s largest external…
Party chief To Lam urges promoting image of “new Vietnam”
The Party General Secretary underscored that foreign affairs and international integration have been identified – alongside national defence and security – as a “key and…
Over 100 countries review Nepal’s five-year human rights track record
Nations acknowledge progress in protecting and promoting human rights since 2021.
Indonesia’s House postpones plan to scrap direct regional elections
The House of Representatives has shelved plans to revise the Regional Elections Law this year amid mounting public pushback against a renewed proposal by President Prabowo…
Philippines hosts Myanmar political, ethnic groups for ‘stakeholder meeting’
Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro, who took over in 2026 as the ASEAN special envoy for the crisis in Myanmar, said discussions at the “stakeholders’…
Affordable medical insurance for all Malaysians in the works
According to the MHIT White Paper released yesterday, there are two plans, with the monthly premiums for the Standard Plan for those aged between 31 and 35 set at RM80 to RM120…