By Aidan Jones Thailand’s rival parties held final rallies late on Friday in a last-ditch push to win over undecided voters among a public craving change but still deeply split over the remedy for years of ulcerous political and economic decline. The People’s Party and Pheu Thai packed out their respective stadium venues in Bangkok […]
Read MoreReuters In a Cambodian compound with rooms designed to look like Singaporean and Australian police offices, papers were strewn across desks and floors: the detritus of a fraud factory abandoned in haste. Among the documents were profiles of a 73-year-old Japanese retiree, complete with his phone number and bank account balance, and an American woman […]
Read MoreIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (7 February) began a two-day official visit to Malaysia, where the issue of the extradition of controversial preacher Zakir Naik, who is wanted in India in connection with alleged hate speeches and money laundering, is expected to come up for discussion between the two countries. Asked about an update […]
Read MoreBy Priyanka Shankar An array of political parties and alliances will be vying for seats in the Bangladesh Parliament on February 12 in the country’s first election since the ousting of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2024. About 127 million registered voters are eligible to cast votes to elect 350 members of the Jatiya […]
Read MoreBy Tural Heybatov A significant shift is underway across Eurasia, and it is happening with little fanfare. Uzbekistan and Türkiye have agreed to launch regular container trains via Turkmenistan and Iran, creating another logistics corridor that bypasses Russia. The decision, reached at the end of January during a high-level strategic meeting in Ankara, is more […]
Read MoreAgence France-Presse A sign hanging from a rusty shipping container installed by Thai forces on what they say is the border with Cambodia proclaims: “Cambodian citizens are strictly prohibited from entering this area.” On opposite sides of the makeshift barricade, fronted by coils of barbed wire, Cambodians lamented their lost homes and livelihoods as Thailand’s […]
Read MoreThe United States and India today (7 February) released a joint statement outlining a framework for an interim bilateral trade agreement under which New Delhi will eliminate or reduce tariffs on all US industrial goods and a wide range of US food and agricultural products, while Washington will apply a reciprocal tariff rate of 18% […]
Read MoreThe state visit of Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Pakistan has strengthened and elevated the strategic partnership between the two nations. The high-level talks held in Islamabad were productive, open, and result-oriented. This creates a solid foundation for regional sustainability, economic integration, and long-term cooperation, The Caspian Post reports, citing Uzbek media. During the visit, […]
Read MoreBEIJING: Hong Kong’s commerce chief on Friday summoned the Panamanian Consul General in the city to condemn a court ruling that annulled Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison’s contract to operate two ports at the Panama Canal. The move came after China’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office warned Panama of “heavy prices” to pay over the […]
Read MoreTOKYO: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged Saturday to make Japan “more prosperous and safer,” including through tougher immigration screening, in a final appeal to voters on the eve of snap elections. Opinion polls suggest that Takaichi’s ruling bloc, led by the Liberal Democratic Party, could romp home in Sunday’s vote and secure a two-thirds majority […]
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