‘Patriotic pumpkin sales’ through roof as public back farmers in Cambodia’s Preah Vihear
The drive for local sales stem from the suspension of vegetable and other imports from Thailand due to the current border dispute.
National affairs
Bhutan’s economy at risk without urgent climate action: World Bank
The country's three main economic pillars, hydropower, agriculture, and tourism, are already increasingly exposed to climatic shifts.
Child soldiers of Korean War still waiting for recognition
Of some 30,000 child soldiers who joined the war, 2,573 were killed. Under the current law, former child soldiers are recognized as war veterans but not as registered patriots.
Mob violence now alarmingly routine in Bangladesh
At least 179 people were killed in mob attacks between August 2024 last year and June 23 this year, per human rights organisation.
Opposition slams Pakistan government’s Trump nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
The government recently posted on X that Mr Trump deserved the award “in recognition of his decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership during the recent…
Malaysia’s Finance and Health Ministries form new committee to address private healthcare costs
The committee will include representatives from both ministries and Bank Negara Malaysia supported by a consultative council comprising key stakeholders in the private healthcare…
China cracks down on government procurement irregularities
The new notice relates to four categories - discriminatory terms against certain potential providers, arbitrary charges by procurement agencies, the provision of false…
Film and the forgotten war: The Korean War on the silver screen
From intimate melodramas to state-sponsored spectacles, Korean War films reveal cinema's power to reshape collective memory.
How to prevent the second Korean War
A second Korean War, if it broke out by any chance, would surely annihilate everything South Korea accomplished for the past 75 years.
Thai PM Paetongtarn denies political motive behind border closure
The Prime Minister stressed that the government has implemented assistance measures for border communities.