SYDNEY - Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese cancelled some of his election campaigning events on Tuesday to mark the death of Pope Francis, while people across the Pacific region mourned his passing.
Opposition Peter Dutton has struggled to shake off perceived ideological closeness to President Trump.
SYDNEY - Early voting in the Australian election began on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left Labor party holding a slim lead over the conservative opposition coalition.
Pontiff visited Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Philippines.
Prabowo Subianto asked early in his presidency for six months’ time before judging his performance. Half a year on, observers give their take on how the Indonesian president has fared domestically and on the global stage.
Malaysia hopes to attract over 35 million tourists in 2026, but its current approach raises questions about long-term sustainability and environmental impact, says Southeast Asian politics expert Sophie Lemiere.
Rights groups say Tulku Hungkar Dorje’s cremation took place under China’s influence.
LONDON - Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon are expected to agree to deepen defence and security ties, including stepping up support for Ukraine, when they meet on Tuesday, Starmer's office said.
The policy of every American president since Harry S Truman, who made the decision to use the A-bomb against Japan, has been to limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons. They have not always been successful. The world’s most powerful weapons spread, with nine countries now
The White House said that the talks yielded “significant progress in the negotiations” for a bilateral trade agreement.
On March 25, a Tokyo district court issued a ruling ordering the dissolution of a religious organization called the Family Federation of World Peace and Unification, formerly called the Unification Church. Japan’s powerful Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and
Alliance for Witness Transparency, a US-based human rights organization, has published a series of interviews with individuals coerced by Hasina into giving false testimonies against top opposition leaders handed out life sentences by Hasina’s judiciary. “I hope he forgives me.
MOSCOW - Fighting in Ukraine has resumed after the Easter ceasefire, Russia's President Vladimir Putin said on Monday, adding that Moscow was open to any peace initiatives and expected similar attitude from Kyiv.
Church bells toll in the Philippines, as countries join mourning a pontiff who traveled the region extensively
A recent paper noted a shift in India’s remittances away from Gulf countries to advanced economies since 2016-2017.
Asian leaders paid tribute to Pope Francis, who championed the weak, the marginalised and the poor.
MANILA - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Monday described Pope Francis as the \"best pope in my lifetime,\" as he expressed deep sorrow over his passing.
Say you will believe me I can’t take, my heart will break ‘Cause I made a stupid mistake A stupid mistake – Gareth Gates Upon hearing of the kidnapping and execution of the Duc d’Enghien for plotting against Napoleon, French diplomat Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord,
The two sides announced plans to hold joint military exercises in 2025.
The US Navy has killed its next-generation hypersonic missile, slamming the brakes on a once-promising development program amid soaring costs, shaky performance and China’s growing arsenal. This month, Naval News reported that the US Navy has terminated its Hypersonic
The exiled civilian government vowed to ‘punish’ the military regime for its violent crimes against the public.
Shock losses at divisional ballots prompt an emergency leadership meeting for Malaysia’s PKR.
The pontiff made a four-nation Asia Pacific tour last year – the longest trip of his papacy that included Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore.
Beijing warns of retaliation after reports that Washington is urging allies to cut trade with China.
The 167 people recognised were Catholics attending mass at churches attacked by suicide bombers.
DUBAI - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will visit China on Tuesday, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, ahead of a third round of nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington due on Saturday in Oman.
It is positioning itself as a test bed for green hydrogen energy while striving for carbon neutrality by 2035.
China’s new non-nuclear hydrogen bomb is designed to unleash sustained firepower to terrorize Taiwan’s defenders and break their resistance in urban wars. This month, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that Chinese researchers successfully detonated a non-nuclear
The group released an official statement on Sunday (Apr 20) morning: "Ricky left this world doing what he loved: Playing loud music with everything he had."
The 161-year-old Penang Turf Club’s closure will leave Malaysia with two remaining clubs in Perak and Selangor. Across the Causeway, the Singapore Turf Club in Kranji held its final race in October 2024, closing a 182-year chapter.
Ending Russia’s war in Ukraine was one of Donald Trump’s campaign promises, and one that he famously boasted could be achieved in 24 hours. But three months after taking office, the Trump administration has only managed to negotiate a partial ceasefire that has done nothing to
For more than a century, Australia has followed the same defence policy: dependence on a great power. This was first the United Kingdom and then the United States. Without properly considering other options, successive federal governments have intensified this policy with the
MANILA - More than 14,000 Filipino and American soldiers kicked off annual military exercises on Monday for a \"full battle test\" between the two defence treaty allies in the face of regional security concerns, including tensions in the South China Sea.
Research has indicated that big marine sanctuaries can boost populations of migratory fish.
The agency called on countries to work together and intensify efforts to disrupt syndicates' financing.
BANGKOK - Asian crime syndicates behind the multibillion-dollar cyberscam industry are expanding globally including to South America and Africa, as raids in Southeast Asia fail to contain their activities, the United Nations said in a report on Monday.
Truong My Lan still faces the death penalty from another trial.
It would be the biggest arms deal between the two countries, if confirmed.
Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong was speaking at an investment forum in Johor Bahru, where he announced the opening of a new joint project office by Singapore authorities to help firms keen on expanding to the special economic zone.
The State Department said Pyongyang has had biological weapons capabilities since at least the 1960s.
It is not clear which party made the decision for the two aircraft to return to the US.
Just days after a historic diplomatic initiative led by Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in his capacity as ASEAN’s rotational chairman, the ink on Myanmar’s latest ceasefire understanding had scarcely dried before it was shattered. Once again, Senior General Min Aung
It demonstrates how like-minded countries can work together to overcome challenges facing them, he says.
On April 30, 1975, the last American helicopter lifted off the roof of the US embassy in Saigon hours before North Vietnamese tanks crashed through the gates of then-South Vietnam’s presidential palace, marking the end of the Vietnam War. Since then, Southeast Asia has been
The majority of deaths were caused by strong swells washing people into the ocean from rocks.
