By Sam Beltran The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to publicly name two sitting Philippine senators as alleged “co-perpetrators” in Rodrigo Duterte’s crimes against humanity case has shifted the spotlight to Manila, sharpening both the former president’s legal exposure and the country’s already fraught political fault lines. A more detailed version of prosecution filings posted […]
Read MoreBy Park Chan-kyong North Korea appears to be recasting the human cost of its involvement in Russia’s war in Ukraine as a carefully staged display of loyalty and leadership, with analysts pointing in particular to the unveiling of a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of fallen soldiers as a central part of that […]
Read MoreBy Fan Chen If there is one big threat to maritime security in Southeast Asia, it is the growing wariness between the big players in the region. That was the assessment from Kao Kim Hourn, secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), at the just-concluded Munich Security Conference. “Overall the main threat […]
Read MoreThe Speaker of India’s Lok Sabha, Om Birla, has handed over a letter sent by India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, to Bangladesh’s newly elected Prime Minister, Tarique Rahman. In the letter, along with extending his greetings to Tarique Rahman, Narendra Modi has invited him to visit India at his earliest convenience. India’s Lok Sabha Speaker, […]
Read MoreDHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairman Tarique Rahman took the oath as prime minister on Tuesday, days after his party secured more than a two-thirds majority in the first vote since a student-led uprising expelled former Premier Sheikh Hasina. The son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and former President Ziaur Rahman — the BNP’s founder […]
Read MoreChina and Central Asian countries are intensifying efforts to combat desertification and protect fragile ecosystems. Reporting for China Daily, Hu Dongmei and Wang Songsong highlight joint initiatives to restore degraded land, implement sustainable farming practices, and curb the spread of deserts across the region, reflecting growing regional cooperation on environmental security. The China-Central Asia Cooperation […]
Read MoreMUNICH: China’s foreign minister Wang Yi told his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand their two countries should work to “eliminate interference,” as they met on the sidelines of a security conference on Saturday. Wang, who met a slew of Western leaders during the Munich Security Conference, has been eager to paint Beijing as a more stable […]
Read MoreBy Ushar Daniele Malaysia has drawn a hard line against becoming a dumping ground for the world’s toxic scrap, but enforcing that pledge means sifting through millions of shipping containers each year – a daunting challenge shared by ports across Southeast Asia. Last week, Kuala Lumpur imposed an immediate ban on e-waste imports, reclassifying the […]
Read MoreBy Alcott Wei in Beijing China’s navy still lacks the advanced underwater equipment and operational readiness needed to effectively conduct salvage operations in the event of a carrier-based aircraft crash, a military magazine tied to the country’s largest state-owned shipbuilder has warned. According to an analysis published this month, Beijing risks exposing sensitive military technology […]
Read MoreIndian Lok Sabha (parliament) Speaker Om Birla will represent India at the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected government led by BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman in Dhaka on Tuesday. According to an official press release issued by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs on Sunday, Birla will participate in the oath-taking ceremony of the new […]
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