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‘Shaman says president will die,’ caller warns a South Korean ruling party lawmaker’s office

Yeongdeungpo police tracked the man down to his home in Gyeonggi Province, and confirmed that he had made the comments. He told the officials that a local shaman had told him of…

  • Published: September 27, 202412:25 pm
  • Author Yoon Min-sik
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Japan counts down to new PM amid global volatility, party reputational crisis

Geopolitics will be an immediate challenge for Japan’s 102nd prime minister, who will be officially sworn in by the Diet on Oct 1, as the embattled Mr Kishida bows out over…

  • Published: September 27, 202412:10 pm
  • Author Walter Sim
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A victory for democracy that Bangladesh can learn from

The popular public uprising in Sri Lanka, its form and the timing, bears a striking resemblance to seismic political upheavals in Bangladesh in July and August in 2024.

  • Published: September 27, 202412:05 pm
  • Author Shamsher M Chowdhury, Bir Bikram
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Why do we need bipartisan diplomacy?

In the wake of the Czech nuclear power plant controversy, President Yoon Suk Yeol strongly called for stopping domestic political strife before the border. As he pointed out,…

  • Published: September 27, 202411:55 am
  • Author Wang Son-taek
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Thai PM Paetongtarn holds first meeting of policy advisory team

Paetongtarn’s team of five advisers is led by Pansak Vinyaratn, followed by Dr Surapong Suebwonglee as deputy chief adviser, and advisers Supavud Saicheua, Tongthong Chandransu,…

  • Published: September 27, 20248:05 am
  • Author The Nation
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Panel decision puts prosecution in dilemma over South Korean first lady’s Dior bag case

The investigation review committee for the nation's top prosecution body gave the upper hand to the pastor who wishes to be indicted in the graft case in hopes of bringing First…

  • Published: September 26, 202412:18 pm
  • Author Son Ji-Hyoung
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Japan’s ruling party’s presidential race looks certain to go to runoff

With Friday’s election almost here, The Yomiuri Shimbun surveyed LDP Diet members. The results showed Ishiba, 67, Takaichi, 63, and Koizumi, 43, far shy of a majority, making it…

  • Published: September 26, 202412:10 pm
  • Author The Japan News
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Who needs star power?: The Jakarta Post

Political scientists are still debating how much celebrity influences matter in elections, but we have reasons to worry about political parties exploiting the charm of celebrities…

  • Published: September 26, 20249:25 am
  • Author The Jakarta Post
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Japan opposition party’s new leader must appeal to other parties, keep solidarity

Noda, 67, won in a close race and was elected as the new leader of the party on September 23. The biggest reason for his victory was that many people expected Noda, with his…

  • Published: September 25, 202412:31 pm
  • Author Yoshihiro Kiyonaga and Takeo Maeda
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Democratic Party of Korea forms US election task force

The outcome of the task force’s work over the next few weeks will be published in a report before the election. The task force is slated to hold its first meeting on Oct. 4.

  • Published: September 25, 202410:35 am
  • Author Kim Arin

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