Panic buyers load up on rice supplies as India bans exports

India’s decision to ban some of the rice exports has led to intense threat purchasing in…

Singapore to open embassy in Timor-Leste

Singapore will build an embassy in the Timor-Leste capital, Dili, revealed through  a statement by Singapore’s…

Support for Japan’s Kishida falls to lowest since he took office

Public help for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida dropped in a huge poll to its lowest…

Slow disaster: Residents of sinking Indonesian village adapt to rising sea levels

Indonesian teacher Sulkan goes through pictures at his small sea-surrounded mosque, pondering nostalgically about a marching…

Bangladesh hands Nobel laureate Yunus $1.3m tax bill for donations to trusts

Bangladesh’s top court has declared Nobel laureate and microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus to provide money more…

With little threat from opposition, Cambodian ruling party heads towards political transition

Cambodia walks to the polls on Sunday in what is officially recognized as a one-sided election.…

Indonesian fitness influencer dies after freak barbell mishap

An Indonesian fitness trainer lost his life after a barbell broke his neck in the duration…

S. Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s mother-in-law gets one year in prison for forging bank account

A district court in South Korea confirmed its last ruling on Friday, that convicted President Yoon…

Indian women set fire to house of suspect as Manipur sex assault case triggers outrage

Women in India’s north-eastern state of Manipur criticized the house of the sole suspect in a…

Philippines will not cooperate with ICC in drug war probe: Marcos

The Philippines will stop to deal with the International Criminal Court (ICC), President Ferdinand Marcos Jr…

Japan visitors top 2 million in June for first time since Covid-19

Passengers to Japan increased 2 million in June for the initial time in more than three…

US envoy John Kerry tells China to separate climate from politics

Climate transformation is a “universal fear” that should be taken care of separately from broader diplomatic…