Iran is ready to respond to any renewed military attack, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday, adding that Tehran was capable of delivering a bigger blow to adversaries than the one it gave during the 12-day Iran-Israel war. “The fact that our nation is ready to face the power of the United States […]
Read MoreBahraini and US companies signed a series of agreements worth approximately $17 billion, aimed at strengthening economic ties and advancing cooperation across key sectors, Bahrain’s state news agency BNA reported on Wednesday. The deals span sectors such as aviation, technology, industry, and investment. Among the agreements, Cisco Systems will provide digital solutions for Bahrain’s government […]
Read MoreBy Vanessa Caiin Shanghai Beijing has pledged to punish those who enforce Taiwan’s residency restrictions for mainland Chinese spouses, with Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily slamming Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te’s recent remarks about “removing impurities” on the island. On Wednesday, Chen Binhua, a spokesman for Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office, described the island’s tightened residency […]
Read MoreThe interim government today (15 July) clarified that Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus does not intend to be declared as “national reformer” nor does the government plan to confer any such title on him. “The writ petitioner appears to have filed the petition on his own, and it is unclear on what basis the direction has […]
Read MoreBy Joseph Sipalan A cryptic promise from Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has become the latest lightning rod for Malaysia’s restless public, whose patience is wearing thin after months of new taxes, political scandals and economic anxiety. Late on Monday, Anwar posted a stylised silhouette and the words Akan Datang (Coming Soon) across his social media […]
Read MoreIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reportedly received a leg injury during an Israeli strike targeting a high level meeting of the Supreme National Security Council on 16 June. According to the Fars news agency which is affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, six bombs targeted both access and entry points of a secret underground facility in Tehran […]
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 MoreMalaysian former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has been discharged from hospital, his office said on Sunday, after being admitted for fatigue following a picnic celebration for his 100th birthday. Mahathir, leader of the Southeast Asian nation for more than two decades, has a history of heart problems and has undergone bypass surgeries. He has been […]
Read MoreChina and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have agreed to submit a pact upgrading their free trade areas to their leaders for approval in October, according to China’s foreign minister Wang Yi on Saturday. Negotiations about the so-called 3.0 version of the free trade zone started in November 2022 and completed in May, seeking […]
Read MoreUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio is wrapping his up his second and final day at a Southeast Asian security conference with a high-stakes meeting with his Chinese counterpart as tensions grow between Washington and Beijing over issues from trade to security and China’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine. After discussions with regional countries […]
Read More
