Kashmir hopes for a voice after first election in 10 years

As elections are held after a 10-year gap, people in Kashmir say they have waited long to be heard.

In Malaysia, doctor’s death shines spotlight on long-standing workplace bullying in public health sector

Superiors with a “god complex”, overstretched workers and a high-stakes environment are some factors behind workplace bullying in Malaysia’s public healthcare system. In the wake of a doctor’s death in Sabah, experts say the authorities should punish culprits and help

Myanmar junta bombs opposition-held town hours after talks offer

Malaysia delays enforcement of VEP; Singapore vehicles without tag can still enter from Oct 1 but will get reminder

Malaysian authorities say that a warning notice will be issued to drivers of vehicles before they leave Malaysia if they have still not installed their VEP.

15 dead, dozens missing after landslide at illegal Indonesia mine

‘Afraid of social media’: South Korea women remove pictures, videos amid deepfake porn crisis

South Korea’s national assembly on Thursday passed a Bill to punish people possessing, purchasing, saving or viewing deepfake sexual materials and other fabricated videos.

Myanmar rebels reject embattled junta's peace offer

The offer comes after battlefield losses and defections in the three-year-long civil war.

Japan’s Ishiba needs China to thrive to survive

TOKYO — As Japan’s new prime minister sets out to hasten growth in Asia’s second-biggest economy, Shigeru Ishiba is about to learn the hard way that it’s really up to China. Washington, too, where officials are stepping up efforts to ensure the US avoids the recession

Thailand's pension fund earmarks US$11.6 billion for global investment overhaul

China says it 'supervised' Philippine supply mission to disputed reef

Monetary policy remedies have gone awry

On September 16, a Wall Street Journal headline highlighted a new class of US millionaires disclosing their preference for renting rather than owning homes. The article’s premise has the potential to induce a drastic change in government and central bank policies that give

Singapore leaders congratulate new Sri Lanka president Dissanayake

Indonesia president-elect Prabowo to launch free national health check-up plan, starting in 2025

The ambitious health initiative will target an estimated 55 million Indonesians and will focus on efforts to combat tuberculosis (TB), which remains a major public health challenge in the country, with thousands of deaths from the disease reported every year.

Will West ignore or heed Putin’s latest nuclear blackmail?

Vladimir Putin has announced what appears to be a dramatic strengthening of Russia’s nuclear doctrine. The Russian president was responding to speculation that the West may relax its restrictions on Ukraine’s use of its weapons to attack targets inside Russia. He told his

Singapore drivers flock to JB’s 2 new VEP centres as deadline looms, but tag installation ‘fast, organised’

A road transport department officer told CNA that enforcement details for Oct 1 have not been confirmed by the Transport Ministry, but that first-time offenders will likely be issued warning letters.

Time to take Putin’s nuclear threats more seriously

Vladimir Putin has spoken several times about using nuclear weapons since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. However, the initial attention and concern that global news media gave to Putin when he first spoke on the issue in September 2022 seemed to have

US trains laser weapon at China without a strategic plan

The US has deployed a laser weapon-equipped destroyer to Japan, a strategic, cutting-edge show of force amid rising tensions with China. This month, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that the USS Preble, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer equipped with the

Zelensky’s pleas for help drowned out by the Middle East

While Russia continues its nuclear saber rattling, with renewed threats to use its arsenal if attacked, fighting on the frontlines in Ukraine and in Russia’s Kursk region remains intense. But the diplomatic center of gravity of the war recently shifted to New York and

China unleashes welcome wave of market-friendly stimulus

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee’s Politburo has called for powerful measures, including limiting the home supply and cutting mortgage rates, to end the free fall of home prices and meet the country’s 5% annual economic growth target. Shares of Hong

Sri Lanka holds rates steady, sees rosy inflation, growth outlook

China cuts amount banks hold in reserve to boost lending

Race to become Japan's next prime minister heads to a run-off

The scramble to replace current premier Fumio Kishida was sparked in August when he announced his intention to step down over a series of scandals that plunged the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) ratings to record lows.

Shigeru Ishiba to be Japan's leader, winning on fifth attempt

The scramble to replace current premier Fumio Kishida was sparked in August when he announced his intention to step down over a series of scandals that plunged the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) ratings to record lows.

China is part of the US election - but only from one candidate

There is a stark difference in how - and how often - each candidate addresses the US-China relationship.

Japan's scandal-hit ruling party picks next PM

Shigeru Ishiba has been elected leader of the LDP, positioning him to be Japan's next prime minister.