JAKARTA – The annual Indonesia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat, held at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on July 6, was more than a routine diplomatic exercise. With Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong presiding, the summit marked the full
Investigators found that Ma had sought benefits for others in the selection and appointment of officials.
Ma Xingrui, 67, became the third member of the Politburo to come under investigation in the current term that began in 2022, a situation unseen in decades.
Heavy rain is expected to persist, with extreme downpours in some areas
Experts pointed to mounting academic pressure and increased screen time as key factors.
The elephant has killed four people of the family, who moved after the first attack in 2012.
For all practical purposes, the US-Iran Memorandum of (Mis)Understanding is over. The dispute over how to manage the Strait of Hormuz in the interim has pushed the two sides back into open war. But to what end? There is little reason to believe another round of fighting can
The Ukrainian military is steadily replacing dangerous frontline tasks with ground robots. In April, President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered the military to field at least 50,000 unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) in 2026, calling them “the next big step” in saving soldiers’ lives.
On June 21, in the hills of Hpapun Township in Karen State, the commander of the junta’s Light Infantry Battalion 19, Major Kyaw Min Thant, was killed by the bodyguard he had personally chosen from his own ranks — a forcibly conscripted civilian from Bago Region, abducted from
IATA’s Asia-Pacific head of sustainability Kelvin Lee tells CNA’s Jeraldine Yap that airlines already operate on a razor-thin margin, and everyone has a role to play in aviation decarbonisation.
Survivors and first reporters reported doors being locked and the lack of signage marking emergency exits.
Police hope the images could jog memories that will help them find the body of Peter Falconio.
US President Donald Trump’s whimsical and profoundly ill-advised war against Iran has shredded the US reputation for probity. Trump committed a huge strategic blunder. The global consensus views the current crisis as an artificial emergency, and US allies are now suffering for
The biggest group falling victim was men aged 18 to 24 years old, with 803 complaints.
Hamish Tait is accused of abusing 136 children at five childcare facilities over a 16-year period.
S&P expects Indonesia's government revenue to continue recovering this year, and its export receipts to rebound with higher commodity prices.
Thanks to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his Make America Healthy Again tribe, seed oils have been getting a lot of unwanted attention. The MAHA types despise them. Despise is not too strong a word. Cate Shanahan, a central MAHA figure known as “the mother of the seed oil movement,”
Taiwan’s government and overseas ethnic groups have raised concerns after China implemented the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress this month, warning it forces Taiwanese people to accept Beijing’s political framework and threatens minority communities well beyond
Singapore's beloved shopping fair is making its international debut in Bangkok from Jul 24 to 26 at IconSiam.
July 14 - One Indian crew member was killed and eight others were wounded when two Emirati oil tankers were struck by Iranian cruise missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday, in the latest escalation in the strategic waterway.
The Iranian foreign minister on Monday mocked President Donald Trump’s announcement that he was renewing the US blockade of Iran and that he expected a 20% fee from commercial vessels for “guarding” the key waterway. “POTUS is absolutely right,” the minister, Seyed Abbas
Two members of the cover band died and at least two more were injured.
LONDON, July 13 - The British government said on Monday it would close a legal loophole in its efforts to deport to Pakistan a man who served 14 years in prison for being a leading perpetrator of what is known as the \"grooming gangs\" scandal.
Expect a gradual trend in niche sectors and leadership roles, but not the general workforce, experts say.
WASHINGTON, July 13 - A Chinese-born American seismologist who has published U.S.-funded work on detecting North Korean nuclear tests has been detained in China for nearly two years and faces trial on spying charges, according to his wife, U.S. lawmakers and two hostage
LONDON, July 13 - The U.N.'s shipping agency said on Monday that it opposes fees on ships passing through maritime waterways but would await more details after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would reinstate a naval blockade on Iran and charge 20% on all cargo shipped
The blaze at the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar and restaurant left 28 dead and over 70 injured to date.
A musician who was performing when the fire broke out says he crawled for the exit - and was thrown from the bar when something exploded.
DHAKA, July 13 - Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be jailed if she returns from self-imposed exile in India, a senior official said on Monday, days after Hasina told Reuters she planned to go back in December and surrender to a court.
NICOSIA, July 13 - An Indian crew member is still missing after a Cyprus-flagged container ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday and a search operation is underway to find him, Cyprus's Deputy Ministry of Shipping said on Monday.
The emergency exits were blocked, as hundreds scrambled to flee a fast-moving fire.
Malaysia's Federal Court upheld ex-minister's acquittal, clearing the way for a political comeback.
The Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) and their militant Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) wing — which carried out genocide against ethnic Poles and others in pursuit of an ethnically pure state — are considered by many the founding fathers of post-Maidan Ukraine.
July 13 - The University of Oxford has launched the first human trial of a vaccine against Bundibugyo ebolavirus, seeking to accelerate efforts to combat an outbreak spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
The devastating blaze at the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar in Bangkok's Chatuchak district is the deadliest fire in Thailand since 2009.
Many of those who died were found in the toilets, raising questions about safety standards.
Many of those who died were found in the toilets, raising questions about safety standards.
The ruling concerns allegations that Yoon Suk Yeol received free opinion polls between 2021 and 2022 in exchange for supporting a candidate seeking his party's nomination in a parliamentary by-election.
From joint air patrols with Russia and coast guard activity east of Taiwan to a rare missile test in the Pacific, China’s recent moves - although not necessarily coordinated - reflect a push to make a wider range of operations increasingly routine, analysts say.
JAKARTA – Indonesia fell to 48th place out of 70 economies on this year’s International Institute for Management Development’s (IMD) World Competitiveness Ranking, down from 40th in 2025 and far below its peak position of 27th in 2024. The decline is no mere temporary setback
Hours after the court hearing, former youth and sports minister Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman was spotted entering Malaysia’s parliament that was in session in Kuala Lumpur.
Yoon Suk Yeol is appealing against a life sentence over his short-lived declaration of martial law in 2024.
July 13 - New Zealand actor Sam Neill died suddenly on Monday aged 78 after recovering from cancer, his family said in a statement on Monday.
WELLINGTON, July 13 - Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor best known for playing paleontologist Dr Alan Grant in dinosaur blockbuster \"Jurassic Park\" and whose career included more than 50 movies, has died at the age of 78.
A water leak caused road subsidence and cracks in nearby buildings.