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A former lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi’s party and another prominent activist were among the four executed prisoners.

A China-funded US$30 million infrastructure push ahead of next year’s Pacific Games has encouraged a more favourable view of Beijing in the archipelago nation.

The Trump-loving anti-immigration party, set up in March 2020 and big on social media, seems to have already found a firm following among younger voters.

Video shows red mass flowing down one side of the volcano, with projectiles shooting out and smoke billowing. There are no immediate reports of injuries or damage but police are advising some areas to evacuate.

The International Truth and Justice Project says, based on universal jurisdiction, the alleged abuses are subject to prosecution in Singapore, where former president Rajapaksa fled after months of unrest over the country’s economic crisis.

A former mayor was among those killed as she attended her daughter’s graduation. A suspect, wounded in a shoot-out, is in custody.

Honor chief executive Zhao Ming told Chinese media that the company was pulling out of India for ‘obvious reasons’.

The nation hit a record high of more than US$7 billion dollars last year – it is now the eighth largest exporter globally, and Asia’s second after China. The Philippines and Indonesia are the two biggest buyers of its weapons.

General Mark Milley’s comments come ahead of an Indo-Pacific defence meeting this week in Australia, where key topics will be China’s escalating military.

A California-based businessman who grew up in Cambodia during Pol Pot’s regime is sharing his story in podcast helmed by his daughter.

One bakery in Manila reduced the size of a ‘pandesal’ from 35 grams to 25 grams to avoid raising the 2.50 peso (US$0.04) price. Filipinos often dunk the slightly sweet and pillowy soft pastry in their coffee.

Political stability is central to getting Pakistan’s economy back on track and avoiding a debt default. Ousted prime minister Imran Khan is pushing for early national elections as he taps into growing public anger amid soaring prices and acute shortages of fuel, food and other essentials.

Just 1 per cent of Vietnam’s corals are in a healthy state while the rest face multiple threats to survival, say scientists.

The 200,975 cases marked the fourth straight day of a record count during the seventh wave of coronavirus infections in the country. The new tally is roughly double the peak of the sixth wave in February.

The story of the unitary, all-powerful central government worked in the past, but it is failing to keep up with today’s complex realities. Such an oversimplified message undermines people’s confidence in tough times and provides a convenient tool for unjustified criticism of China.

Ranil Wickremesinghe only gained the presidency through horse-trading and with Western help, writes Kalinga Seneviratne.

Satellite images show hundreds of hectares of trees cleared from a site in the Malaysian state by a company majority-owned by Johor’s royal family without the proper approvals.

Cambodian police found the runaway at a Phnom Penh guest house and he has since been sent to the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital for medical treatment.

Personnel were moving around a mining site in Baiyin city ‘when a mountainside collapse occurred’ which ‘buried employees and vehicles’, said CCTV.

International human rights groups on Saturday urged the new President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, to act according to the rule of law after armed troops attacked demonstrators with batons.