By Hadi Azmi and Joseph Sipalan A fresh quandary may be brewing in Malaysia’s ruling People’s Justice Party (PKR), after Deputy President Nurul Izzah Anwar joined a march calling for judicial independence while her party weighs disciplinary action on her peers for demanding an investigation into alleged meddling in the country’s judiciary. Nurul Izzah, the […]
Read MoreThe High Court has issued a rule asking why Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser of the interim government, should not be recognised as a “national reformer of the New Bangladesh”. At the same time, the court asked why martyrs Abu Sayed, Mir Mugdho, and Wasim — along with other martyrs of the July-August uprising — should […]
Read MoreBy Naruemon Chaingam When Tim Grassin sold his fintech start-up in the Philippines, he mapped out his next move the way any good analyst would: with a spreadsheet. After comparing the region’s top destinations for remote workers, the French-Canadian entrepreneur landed on the Thai capital. “Bangkok won,” he told This Week in Asia. Drawn by […]
Read MoreBased on recent developments, including the launch of Kazakhstan’s first supercomputer in Central Asia, the country’s efforts to become a regional leader in digital transformation, and its emergence as a top destination for sustainable and cultural tourism, Kazinform News Agency presents a weekly review of Kazakhstan’s coverage in foreign media. Trend News Agency: President opens […]
Read MoreBali [Indonesia] : India and Indonesia recently concluded the 11th edition of the Army Staff talks in Bali on Thursday. The two countries held interactions focussed on enhancing the bilateral defence cooperation and reaffirmed their commitment towards a robust partnership in promoting regional peace and stability. The details were shared by the Additional Directorate General […]
Read MoreAhmedabad (Gujarat) [India], (ANI): Japan’s Ambassador to India, Ono Keiichi, visited the Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) and Tata Electronics facility with more than 60 Japanese business representatives and said Tokyo is fully committed to India’s journey to manufacture semiconductors. “I visited Dholera SIR(@DholeraOfficial) and @TataElectronics with more than 60 Japanese business representatives. Japan is […]
Read MoreBy Sam Beltran A Filipino documentary spotlighting the daily struggles of fishermen, naval cooks and coastguard personnel in the contested South China Sea has earned international recognition, with its director telling This Week in Asia that the award was a validation of honest storytelling in the face of political pressure from Beijing to cancel its […]
Read MoreAt least 10 Palestinians have been killed at a water collection point in central Gaza, six of them children, as famine spreads in the besieged enclave and food and water supplies remain at critically low levels. Israeli forces on Sunday killed at least 59 Palestinians, 28 of them in Gaza City, as they targeted residential […]
Read MoreBy Tom Hussain Once bound by history to Iran and Russia, Azerbaijan has been actively reconfiguring relationships with its neighbours in a bid to stake a claim as a major player in Eurasia – even at the cost of ratcheting up diplomatic friction with its former colonial rulers. Emboldened by the decisive seizure of Nagorno-Karabakh […]
Read MoreBy Park Chan-kyong America’s highest-ranking military officer has called for closer trilateral defence ties with South Korea and Japan in response to what he described as an “unprecedented” military build-up by North Korea and China. The remarks by General Dan Caine, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, come amid growing pressure on Seoul […]
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