Nations have always had to negotiate shared waters. The sea carries trade and sustains coastal communities. It often hides valuable resources. It can bring neighbors closer together, but when claims overlap, it can also become a source of friction. Recent incidents in the
He will seek to discuss his plan with foreign ministers in South-east Asia at a summit this week.
The withdrawal was an election campaign pledge of Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who earlier this year rode a wave of nationalism stoked by fierce fighting with Cambodia to become the first Thai premier to be reelected in two decades.
The Chinese-owned firm that operates the Port of Darwin isn’t happy about the federal government’s push to return it to an Australian owner. Now, the situation is escalating, with the stage set for an international legal showdown. The Albanese government has been in talks with
The US President signed an executive order on May 1 broadening US sanctions against the Cuban government.
HONG KONG, May 5 - China urged Washington on Tuesday to immediately end its embargo and sanctions on Cuba, saying the expanded measures were \"illegal\" and \"seriously violated\" the norms of international relations.
Indian pubs and social media influencers have spotted a chance to profit from the scarcity.
The devices feature a large circular camera module with multiple lenses.
ANKARA, May 5 - Turkey and Saudi Arabia plan to sign an agreement to scrap visa requirements for some of their citizens during talks between their foreign ministers in Ankara on Wednesday, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Tuesday.
Diplomacy, like commerce, runs on signals. When relations sour, the choreography of repair matters almost as much as the substance. In South Asia’s second most delicate bilateral equation, between India and Bangladesh, the recent shift in tone from New Delhi suggests a
The long-delayed listing comes after nearly a decade of regulatory hurdles, including investigations into alleged governance lapses and preferential market access.
MOSCOW, May 5 - Russia cut off mobile internet services to many customers in Moscow on Tuesday ahead of the annual May 9 parade commemorating victory over Nazi Germany, which has been scaled back due to the threat of drone attacks from Ukraine.
He has accepted US$50,000 (S$63,800) a month to “rebuild” relations between the US and Myanmar.
The US-Iran war is exposing a hard truth: Asia is a tiered system of energy access, where wealth determines resilience. Investors have for years treated Asia as a single growth engine. Capital flowed into the region on the assumption that, despite the clear, well-known
Drivers back newer cars to counter illegal “Pak Wanca” rivals undercutting fares.
A deal with Vietnam could be worth about 60 billion rupees (S$803 million).
The final report is expected by June, within a year of the crash.
The authorities suspect the principal was trying to collect congratulatory money from co-workers.
Women aged 60 or older accounted for more than 22% of divorce-related legal consultations in February.
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, May 5 - The fragile truce in the Middle East was in jeopardy on Tuesday after the U.S. and Iran launched new attacks as they wrestled for control of the Strait of Hormuz.
MOSCOW, May 5 - Two people were killed and five others injured in an explosion at the Kazzinc plant, Kazakhstan's largest zinc production facility owned by Glencore, the company said on Tuesday.
The government has ordered law enforcement agencies to probe the allegations involving the businessmen.
The move adds a potential friction point to an agenda already complicated by the Iran war.
For more than 60 years, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was the backbone of American development diplomacy. Today, it is gone. But the most immediate consequence is not what many assume. It is not simply the loss of funding. It is the collapse of
The next attack on the global economy may not arrive with a missile strike or a cyberattack on a server farm. It may arrive as silence — the sudden, eerie quiet of severed fiber-optic cables resting on the floor of the Persian Gulf, cut by a vessel whose crew will claim it was
India usually sources about half of its crude through the Strait of Hormuz.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party scored a landmark victory in the opposition stronghold of West Bengal on Monday (May 4) - a state that the party has never ruled before.
The volunteer lifeboat crew members who died were aged 62 and 78.
The Jasper Jones and Runt author was arrested in January during a police raid at his Perth home.
The US Army’s fast-tracked anti-ship missile could fill a key Pacific gap, but its deterrent value will hinge on production capacity, launcher survivability and China’s continued preference for coercion over invasion in Taiwan. Naval News reports the US Army is accelerating
WASHINGTON, May 5 - China is slowing its efforts to repatriate Chinese nationals who are in the U.S. illegally, a senior Trump administration official told Reuters, warning that Washington was prepared to increase travel restrictions on the country if Beijing didn't reverse
Small roadside fuel kiosks have also been overwhelmed by surging demand.
The growth rate was supported by a 21.8 per cent surge in government spending that included holiday bonuses for civil servants and spending for President Prabowo Subianto's free-meal programme in schools.
I have had the rare privilege of conducting on-the-ground equity research in both Korea and Taiwan at different stages of my career. They are often spoken in the same breath, partly because of their regional proximity and parallel growth trajectories, and partly also because of
The Boeing 737 plane crashed into a Chinese hillside in 2022, killing all 132 people on board.
His BJP party expanded its support base beyond its traditional strongholds in the north and west.
An explosion and fire broke out on the HMM Namu on Monday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a speedy and thorough investigation to determine the cause of the blast.
Areas under watch include eastern Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan.
The Panama-flagged cargo ship was empty and at anchor when the explosion and fire occurred.
SEOUL, May 5 - Seoul said on Tuesday that authorities will investigate the cause of an explosion and fire on a South Korean-operated ship in the Strait of Hormuz in an incident U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on an Iranian attack.
The Chinese autonomous driving firm is upgrading its AI systems and cutting vehicle costs as it pushes towards wider deployment.
Known for his Hari Raya songs and roles in various Malaysian films, the actor-singer died in his sleep at his home.
More than 1,500 firefighters, rescuers, medical personnel and police were deployed to the scene.
A blast at a fireworks factory in Hunan province has killed 26 people and injured 61, state media report.
This is the first-ever electoral victory in West Bengal for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party.
