HONG KONG, Jan 12 - Hong Kong's High Court will on Monday hear the mitigation plea of pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai, the final step before sentencing in a landmark national security trial that has drawn international condemnation and could see Lai jailed for life.
International observers have criticised Myanmar’s polls amid a civil war as a sham, but ASEAN leaders have been deliberately cautious, says RSIS' Tan See Seng.
Analysts say that while still at an early adoption stage, stablecoin's market size and popularity is expected to grow in the region. However, strong regulation is needed to manage risk and prevent misuse.
Lai, who was found guilty of collusion with foreign forces, may be sentenced 10 years to life in prison.
Improvement in rural consumption suggests that growth is trickling down the highly unequal society.
Oh, you’re a hard one But I know you got your reasons These things that are pleasin’ you Can hurt you somehow – The Eagles The ghost of Winston Churchill is watching President Trump exhaust all of America’s possibilities. And it appears getting around to doing the right thing
It could be that 2026 is the year when the transatlantic alliance ends in divorce. As President Emmanuel Macron implied in his speech to the French diplomatic corps on Thursday, European states must face up to the fact that our long-time American partner has become coercive,
The party, backed largely by young and urban voters, unveiled 12 key agendas on Jan 11.
Incumbent Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul of the conservative Bhumjaithai Party came second.
Eight people were killed after a gas cylinder exploded at a house the morning after the wedding celebration.
WASHINGTON, Jan 11 - Among the many goals of last week's U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was to send China a message: stay away from the Americas.
Jan 11 - Nordic diplomats rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's claims of Russian and Chinese vessels operating near Greenland, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
The focus is expected to turn from rescue to recovery on Monday, four days after the collapse in Cebu City.
Former King Gyanendra Shah warned that Nepal “itself might not survive any more”.
Some may be allowed to work from home on Jan 12 and 13, when air quality is expected to be at its worst.
China's scrutiny illustrates limits to third-country domiciling.
The country’s leading noodle makers have also begun to expand overseas.
The source code would be analysed and possibly tested at designated Indian labs, the documents show.
Apps cannot access microphones or location services in the background when phones are inactive.
Several bombs exploded within a 40-minute period, igniting 11 petrol stations across Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala provinces.
BERLIN, Jan 11 - The principles of international law apply to everyone, including the United States, German Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil said on Sunday, in reference to President Donald Trump's threats to seize Greenland.
The aircraft is designed for multi-functional roles, including cargo transport and rescue operations.
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A state of emergency has been declared in Victoria as thousands of firefighters battle the blaze.
Yodchanan Wongsawat is now one of the front runners to be Thailand’s next leader.
Several bombs exploded within a 40-minute period after midnight on Jan 11.
Tens of thousands of foreign travellers reportedly faced long queues at Malaysia’s land checkpoints with Singapore on Saturday (Jan 10), after most e-gates failed amid the weekend traffic.
It remains open to engagement with X and xAI, subject to demonstrable compliance with Malaysian law.
The country has allocated $147.6 million for 2026, a significant hike from previous years’ budgets.
Malaysians are unaffected, as the issue involves only foreign passport holders.
Started in 1975 as an ice cream parlour, Jollibee has grown to become the country’s largest fast-food company.
Students were found to use generative AI more frequently in language-related subjects such as Korean and English.
At one point, he held two knives and threatened to harm her.
The incident occurred near Sungai Buaya, heading towards Rawang.
South Korea's defence ministry has said that the drone, which Pyongyang claimed to have shot down, was not a model operated by its military.
Buldak miyeok tang myeon has become one of South Korea’s most talked-about food trends.
The 25-year-old could have legally avoided conscription, but his decision not to was widely praised as a rare display of civic duty.
Visits to the panda enclosure are carefully managed, with only 50 visitors allowed every 10 minutes.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is reportedly considering a February vote, just months after taking office in October last year.
Polling stations opened at 6am local time in 100 townships across the country, including in many areas that have seen clashes in recent months or remain under heightened security.
Ms Takaichi was mum on when she would call an election during an interview.
TOKYO, Jan 11 - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may call an early general election, the head of her party's coalition partner, Hirofumi Yoshimura, said on Sunday, after media reported she was considering a February vote.
TOKYO, Jan 11 - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi appears to have moved to a “new stage” in considering whether to call a snap election and would not be surprised if she proceeded as domestic media have reported, Hirofumi Yoshimura, head of ruling coalition partner Ishin,
The country has been ravaged by conflict since the military ousted a civilian government in a 2021 coup.
Koji has “weakened below tropical cyclone intensity”.
SYDNEY, Jan 11 - Australia's Queensland on Sunday braced for a tropical cyclone to make landfall, with authorities urging residents to prepare for destructive winds and possible flooding in the state's north.