Category: South East Asia
Embattled former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was the main loser in last month’s election upset that returned Mahathir Mohamad to power as his country’s anti-corruption crusader. Yet, Mr Razak is not the only...
Weapons would be exported to third-party nations, said India’s Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. India wants to build armament factories in Vietnam to export to third countries, a military industry meeting heard Wednesday. The meeting...
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia will reopen its embassy in Pyongyang, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said, suggesting an end to the diplomatic row over the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s half-brother...
Donald Trump is finally all set to meet his Korean counterpart Kim Jong-un this week. Potentially one of the most awaited meetings involves the two unpredictable leaders of the nuclear-armed nations who can accomplish...
The role of Mahathir in his capacity as state representative without a Foreign Minister will now be of a balancing act, renegotiations for a prospective economic deal with regional and international partners will be...
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has told a U.N human rights expert who said the country’s judicial independence was under threat to ‘go to hell’, warning against interference in domestic affairs. The Philippine Supreme Court...
During the visit of Prime Minister Modi to Singapore, India signed 8 MOUs to boost bilateral relations between two countries and strengthen the Act East Policy. Prime Minister Modi is currently on an official...
Malaysia is haggling over the terms of a $14 billion rail deal with its Chinese partners and can reduce its ballooning national debts by $50 billion by doing away with mega projects, its prime...
The search for flight MH370 will end next week, Malaysia’s transport minister said Wednesday, more than four years after the plane disappeared and triggered one of the world’s greatest aviation mysteries. The Malaysia Airlines...
A family of five, including an eight-year-old child, has carried out a bomb attack on a police headquarters in Surabaya killing at least one person and injuring 10, an Indonesian police official has said...