Thailand considers charging citizens $40 for overseas trips to fund domestic travel subsidy scheme
A minister said the funds would boost domestic tourism and curb capital outflows from overseas tourism.
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Singapore’s AI neutrality is cracking under US-China pressure
Singapore built its edge on something rare: neutrality that actually worked. Capital moved in, companies set up and deals got done without politics getting in the way. From where I sit, that predictability has always been “The Product.” Yet, it seems that pressure on that model
Gulf leaders to meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss response to Iranian strikes
April 28 - Saudi Arabia will host an exceptional meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Jeddah on Tuesday, the first in-person meeting of Gulf leaders since their states became a front in the Iran war two months ago.
Swiss court discontinues Karimova trial
ZURICH, April 28 - Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court has discontinued a money laundering trial against Gulnara Karimova, a daughter of Uzbekistan's former president, on the grounds that she is not allowed to leave her country in time.
Climbers open Everest route past dangerous ice block
A sea of tents to host more than 1,000 people has built up at the foot of Everest.
Indian billionaire Ambani’s son offers home for hippos which have wreaked havoc on Colombian rivers
Experts have repeatedly sounded the alarm on the proposed zoo's massive animal intake.
Israel's purchase of 'stolen' Ukrainian grain is not 'legitimate', Zelenskiy says
April 28 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Israel's purchase of grain from occupied Ukrainian territory \"stolen\" by Russia \"cannot be legitimate business\" and that Kyiv was readying sanctions against those attempting to profit from it.
US Supreme Court to hear claims Cisco aided Chinese human rights abuses
April 28 - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday confronts a case with broad implications for human rights litigation in American courts, a long-running lawsuit brought by members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement who have accused Cisco Systems of facilitating religious
Taiwan eyes receiving Okinawa island patients in disasters
A Taiwanese official said there was strong demand for inter-island patient transfers in places like Ishigaki.
Japan Airlines trials humanoid robots as ground handlers
These robots may in future help clean cabins and operate ground support equipment.
Philippines not concerned Iran war will distract US from region, top defence official says
Manila and Beijing have been locked in a series of maritime confrontations in the South China Sea.
Indian billionaire's son offers home for Escobar's hippos
Anant Ambani, the son of tycoon Mukesh Ambani, said he had put in a formal request to the Colombian government to stay a decision to kill the animals.
Fuel shortage in crisis-hit Myanmar deepens daily hardship, raises food security concerns
Motorists are forced to queue up to six hours for fuel or pay more on the black market, while farmers lack fuel to operate machinery and harvest crops.
South Korea appeals court hikes ex-first lady's graft sentence
The Seoul High Court found Kim Keon Hee guilty of manipulating the share price of Deutsch Motors, a South Korean car dealer, which it ruled a "collusive ... trading act constituting market manipulation".
South Korea appeals court sentences ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee to 4 years in jail
The former first lady has been detained in jail since August.
South Korea appeals court sentences Ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee to 4 years in jail
SEOUL, April 28 - South Korea's former First Lady Kim Keon Hee was sentenced on Tuesday to four years in prison for stock manipulation and bribery, after an appeals court increased her earlier sentence.
EU’s top diplomat calls on South-east Asian countries to seek alternatives to Russian oil
The EU approved a fresh round of sanctions on Russia in April, tightening restrictions on oil trade.
‘We hardly make any profit’: Fuel price surge from Iran war squeezes Philippine fisherfolk
Rising oil prices are cutting into incomes for more than 2 million people across the country’s fishing sector, as costs climb and catches fall.
NZ axes plan for WW2 sex slaves statue after Japan protest
Tokyo had warned that installing the structure in Auckland could jeopardise diplomatic relations.
Johor police station attack: Father and brother of suspect get 30 years’ jail for terrorism-related offences
In the incident in Johor Bahru’s Ulu Tiram town on May 17, 2024, two police officers were killed and the alleged attacker Radin Luqman Radin Imran was shot dead.
Iran willing to share defensive capabilities with Asian partners, deputy defence minister says
DUBAI, April 28 - Iran is ready to share its defensive weapons capabilities with \"independent countries, especially members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)\", Deputy Defence Minister Reza Talaei-Nik said on Tuesday, according to Iranian state media.
New Zealand local council rejects installation of ‘comfort women’ statue
The statue was planned to be installed in a Korean cultural garden on city-owned land.
China pledges to strengthen supply chains, energy security as part of 'systemic response' to external shocks
The Politburo, a top decision-making body of the ruling Communist Party, was cited as saying by state news agency Xinhua that the economy got off to a better-than-expected start this year.
Indonesian police charge 13 in daycare abuse scandal
CCTV footage circulating on social media showed children at the Little Aresha daycare centre in Yogyakarta, most under two, lying on the floor wearing only diapers with their hands and feet bound with rags.
Indonesia commuter train crash toll rises to 15 as rescuers complete evacuation
JAKARTA, April 28 - The death toll from a train collision near the Indonesian capital Jakarta has risen to 15 with another 88 injured, a senior minister said on Tuesday, as emergency teams completed work to rescue passengers trapped in the wreckage.
Bangladesh’s tigers stalk uncertain future in Sundarbans
Habitat loss remains the core challenge.
ASML as the last polite monopolist
Some seemingly regular events are so massive in their implications across various domains that they deserve their own write-up. TSMC’s highly unusual public complaint of ASML’s latest EUV pricing falls in that category. Not only because the “very very expensive” complainer is
The curious case of Bangladesh’s terrorism denial
The explosion that tore through the Ummul Qura International Madrasa in Keraniganj on December 26 last year followed a very familiar trajectory. What initially appeared to be a possible accident — perhaps a gas leak — quickly shifted as investigators recovered improvised
Iran war has ‘disproportionate impact’ on Asia-Pacific: Australia Foreign Minister
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong vowed to work closely with Japan to “navigate global disruption”.
Drone attack causes fire at Russia's Tuapse refinery, authorities say
MOSCOW, April 28 - Ukrainian drones attacked Russia's Tuapse oil refinery on the Black Sea, causing a fire, authorities said on Tuesday.
North Korean executions rose dramatically during Covid: Report
An NGO said the number of executions and death sentences more than doubled in five years since 2020.
China’s science surge is not a problem — America’s retreat is
China’s rapid rise in science has hit a milestone. The country’s investment in research and development has reached parity with – and by purchasing power measures has surpassed – that of the United States, according to a March 2026 report from the Organisation for Economic
Four firms under probe over syringe hoarding in S. Korea amid naphtha supply disruption
Naphtha is a liquid essential for making a key ingredient in many medical supplies.
Thailand’s forever war greets Anutin with a vengeance
BANGKOK – As the United States struggles to find an early exit from the prospect of yet another forever war in the Middle East, recent weeks have seen its treaty ally, Thailand, again wrestling with its own forever war, an apparently intractable conflict along its southern
South Korean lawmakers condemn US pressure over Coupang probe
The e-commerce giant is based in the US and is widely popular in South Korea.
For hours, her family didn’t know if she was alive: Women-only coach bore brunt of Jakarta train crash
At least 14 people were killed and 84 wounded in the crash.
‘You don’t feel so alone’: Successful trial of world’s first robot-run eldercare centre in Beijing
An elderly woman said she prefers a robot's consistency to a human masseur.
Legal questions US lawyers can’t answer about the Iran war
There is a recurring temptation in American foreign policy to treat legal argument as a substitute for strategic thought. The controversy over Operation Epic Fury has yielded a remarkable specimen of this tendency. That the United States acted outside the bounds of
Hollywood actor Henry Golding visits Malaysia Parliament
He paid a courtesy call to the Deputy President of the Senate, Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed.
Executions in North Korea ramped up significantly during pandemic - report
Some of the offences were related to culture - including the consumption of K-dramas and K-pop.
Indonesia train crash toll rises to 15 as rescuers complete evacuation
Rescuers were seen using grinders to cut through the metal of the train compartments.
Indonesia train crash toll rises to 14 as rescuers work to remove trapped passengers
JAKARTA, April 28 - The death toll from a train collision near the Indonesian capital Jakarta has risen to 14 with another 84 injured, the train operator said on Tuesday, as rescuers worked to extract survivors still trapped in the wreckage.
13 daycare staff arrested in Indonesian child abuse scandal
The arrested include 11 child carers, the headmaster and the head of the foundation running the centre.
Philippine museum brings deadly, lucrative galleon trade to life
The museum aims to tell the story of the Pacific galleon trade from the perspective of Filipino mariners.
Australia aims to tax tech giants unless they pay news outlets
The draft laws have been designed to stop tech giants from stripping news from their platforms.
New Zealand reports possible North Korea sanctions breaches at sea
Military says it spotted a transfer of illicit goods in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea.
Why anxieties are rising over the Malacca Strait, Asia’s key shipping route
The Strait of Malacca has come into sharper focus following the effective shutdown of the Hormuz strait by Iran.
King Charles on Capitol Hill as special relationship frays
When King Charles III addresses a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday (April 28), he will become only the second British monarch to do so. His mother delivered the first such address in May 1991, in a Washington flush with Cold War victory and Gulf War triumph, with