Malaysia: Mahathir’s Pejuang officially registered as political party

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — Former premier Mahathir Mohamad’s new political party, Parti…

Leave, suspend, or stay: the choices of foreign investors in Myanmar

Foreign investors face difficult choices about operating in Myanmar after the February…

Global COVID deaths cross 4 mn as outbreaks surge in Asia

The global COVID-19 death toll has crossed four million, with the worst…

Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam postponed over coronavirus

The Southeast Asian Games, which were due to take place in Vietnam…

AWARE co-produces a series of policy wishlists spurring policy-makers to reimagine gender equality in Singapore

Women’s rights and gender-equality advocacy group AWARE has co-produced a series of…

Indonesians ignore warnings in rush to buy anti-parasite drug for COVID

Indonesians have ignored health warnings to stock up on a “miracle cure”…

Standard Chartered Bank robbery: Canadian faces five-year jail term, but will not be caned due to extradition laws

A Canadian man was handed down a five-year jail term as part…

16 new cases of COVID-19 infection in S’pore; 3 locally transmitted cases, 2 unlinked

As of Thursday noon (8 Jul), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has…