JAKARTA – Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo’s abrupt resignation marks a watershed moment for Southeast Asia’s largest economy. Coming midway through his second five-year term, Warjiyo’s departure — tendered for personal reasons and quickly accepted by President Prabowo
They are not commonly displayed at zoos as they are relatively more sensitive to infections.
Kodai Murata was determined by the authorities to be of sound mind, and will be held accountable.
SEOUL, July 27 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un paid respects at war memorials marking the 73rd anniversary of the Korean War armistice, state media KCNA reported on Monday, with his daughter joining him for the first time at the commemorations.
The proposed Johor Sports Event Policy would introduce minimum safety requirements.
The online Cockroach Janta Party said they had received reports of students held in detention.
NEW DELHI, July 27 - Indian authorities have suspended a policeman for firing rounds in the air from an assault rifle to disperse student protesters in an eastern state over the weekend, the latest flashpoint in a wave of youth protests that forced the federal education
The Cockroach Janta Party accused the government of backtracking after the authorities had assured them that no punitive action would be taken against protesters.
Britain's new government has signalled ASEAN will be central to its Asia strategy, even as it balances closer engagement with China and India against its longstanding alliance with the United States.
More than 2,500 birthday cards for him were sent to the zoo from home and abroad.
A heatwave emergency warning for several south-eastern regions has been issued.
Modern terrorist attacks no longer end when the shooting stops. Increasingly, a second battle begins immediately afterward: the struggle over who receives credit. In an era of encrypted communications, instant messaging and digital propaganda, attaching an organization’s name
Yoon's political party may have to return 39.7 billion won (S$34.85 million) in election expenses.
The Philippines came into the 2026 ASEAN chairmanship with the strongest possible hand on the South China Sea. It held the pen on the communique. It had built new domestic legal infrastructure and secured bilateral partner commitments. The ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM)
Network School was no longer allowed to operate after it was found to be in breach of the law.
The running club said some locals were rejected due to an error in its automated approval process.
SYDNEY, July 27 - An Australian court on Monday rejected an appeal from right-wing leader Pauline Hanson to overturn a ruling that she racially discriminated against a Muslim senator by telling her to \"piss off back to Pakistan\".
The country is expected to see a longer dry season in 2026 because of the heightened impacts of El Nino.
CXMT became China's most valuable listed company following a 470 per cent surge in shares on July 27.
China’s expanding zero-tariff access for 63 lower-income countries — 53 of them African — is far more than a developmental courtesy or a technical adjustment of customs schedules. It is a deliberate geostrategic lever in Beijing’s long-term competition with the United States
It was not immediately clear how large the early morning blast near the justice ministry had been.
Kazuyoshi Miura made his professional debut in 1986 and signed for Fukushima United on loan in January.
When Hong Wang and Yu Deng received Fields Medals at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Philadelphia on July 23, they became the first citizens of the People’s Republic of China to hold mathematics’ highest honor in its 90-year history. Wang is also only the third
China issued its highest alert for flash floods across multiple provinces.
HONG KONG, July 27 - China evacuated stranded tourists from the UNESCO World Heritage site of Jiuzhaigou on Monday after mudslides triggered by heavy rain, state broadcaster CCTV reported, as authorities issued the highest flash-flood alert for parts of the country in the wake
The company's shares soared by 470% in its market debut, as the AI boom drives chip demand.
It launched renewed offensives into border regions, including an area with rare earth deposits.
“[I]ntelligence, that counterentropic conjoined twin of information, must become the most powerful force in the universe, the energy to which all other physical laws must eventually kneel…Intelligence was destiny, manifest.” — Ian McDonald, “Verthandi’s Ring” Not a lot of
China’s latest sea-based rocket launch shows how mobile launch platforms, onboard artificial intelligence and expanding commercial constellations are converging into a broader Chinese effort to strengthen military resilience, accelerate satellite deployment and compete for
The weakening yen, higher bond yields, delayed tax relief and public frustration over the cost of living are adding pressure on Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her government as a cabinet reshuffle looms.
The app lists participating outlets alongside recommended dishes, locations and travel information.
The unexpected rise of the right-wing populist, anti-immigration One Nation party in the polls, helped by leader Pauline Hanson’s relationship with mining magnate Gina Rinehart and often uncritical treatment by mainstream media, has seen the reemergence of another historical
Last week was a momentous one for Ukrainian democracy, and possibly for how the war develops over the next period. After two and a half years, overall command of the Ukrainian army was transferred from General Oleksandr Syrskyi to General Mykhailo Drapatyi. The move was greeted
This shift aims to decentralise administrative functions from Tokyo in the event of disaster.
The announcement comes as the fast fashion giant prepares for its stock market debut in Hong Kong.
It marks the first time China has brought its biggest infrastructure projects under a single programme.
The central bank has been under pressure to support President Prabowo Subianto’s big-growth agenda.
India’s Cockroach Janta Party ended its five-week multi-city protest after the youth-led movement’s key demand – the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan – was met. “We have done it,” CJP spokesperson Saurav Das told a jubilant crowd at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar
KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 - Nur is a 12-year-old Rohingya Muslim refugee in Malaysia who has stopped going to school since June, after two men threatened to beat her on her way to class.
The billion-dollar flood control scheme corruption scandal has triggered multiple protests.
It marks the first time the approval rating for her administration has dropped below 60 per cent since she took office.
Its launch is expected to pave the way for further counter-espionage legislation and activities.
Kim Yo Jong said ASEAN should guard against “being misused as a hired mouthpiece for the US”.
