Malaysia | Gov’t plans new taxes to help pay off snowballing debt

Malaysian Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said yesterday the government plans to introduce new tax measures to help raise funds to pay off national debt that has

Jakarta to topple Tokyo as world’s most populous city by 2030

Tokyo will lose the crown of being the world’s most populous city to Jakarta by 2030, according to Euromonitor International. The population in Jakarta, the

Australia | Government mulls banning some immigrants from biggest cities

Starting a new life in Australia might not come with views of the Sydney Opera House or surfing at the city’s Bondi Beach with the government

Pakistan | Finance minister to seek IMF loan to avert meltdown

Pakistan says it will seek a bailout loan from the International Monetary Fund to address a mounting balance of payments crisis, Finance Minister Asad Umar said.

Pakistan | Supreme Court delays ruling on blasphemy death sentence case

Pakistan’s Supreme Court postponed its ruling yesterday on the final appeal of a Christian woman who has been on death row since 2010 after being convicted

Elections for Kashmir councils begin amid anti-India strike

The first phase of local council elections ended yesterday in Indian-controlled Kashmir amid tight security and a separatist-sponsored shutdown. Authorities deployed tens of thousands

Sports diplomacy | Chinese athletes visit North Korea in latest sign of thaw in ties

A  large group of Chinese athletes and sports officials arrived in North Korea yesterday in the latest sign of a thaw in relations between the two countries

North Korea | Pompeo says ‘progress’ made after meeting Kim

U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo reported progress yesterday after meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang amid high expectations that he can resolve

Indonesia considers making devastated areas mass graves

Search teams pulled bodies from obliterated neighborhoods in the disaster-stricken Indonesian city of Palu on Saturday as more aid rolled in and the government said it

India signs USD5b deal for Russian air defense systems

India signed a USD5 billion deal to buy five Russian S-400 air defense systems on Friday despite a looming threat of U.S. sanctions on countries that

The Buzz | Nepal says its tiger population has almost doubled from 2009

The number of tigers roaming the jungles of Nepal has nearly doubled because of initiatives from the government, conservationists and local authorities who have worked for years to

Indonesia | Little but uncertainty, despair in city hit by disasters

Life is on hold for thousands living in tents and shelters in the Indonesian city hit by a powerful earthquake and tsunami, unsure when they’ll be

New Zealand | Government fines travelers who won’t unlock secure devices

Visitors to New Zealand can be fined 5,000 New Zealand dollars (USD3,243) for refusing to provide passwords to unlock electronic devices and allow customs officials to examine them

Koreas | South officials visiting North for summit anniversary

A South Korean government delegation arrived in North Korea yesterday for a joint celebration of the anniversary of a 2007 summit and to possibly hold further peace talks.

Hidden Cobra | North Korea said to have stolen a fortune in online bank heists

North Korea’s nuclear and missile tests have stopped, but its hacking operations to gather intelligence and raise funds for the sanction-strapped government in Pyongyang may be gathering

Quake-tsunami | Horror difficult to erase for Indonesians as toll tops 1,400

For some who survived the massive earthquake and tsunami on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island last week, the memories and the horror of experiencing a disaster that has

Indonesia | Tsunami death toll tops 800 amid search for survivors

Rescue officials feared the full scale of Indonesia’s earthquake and tsunami could climb far past the more than 800 already confirmed dead, as several large

Everybody on plane survives crash landing in Pacific lagoon

A passenger on a plane that crashed into a Pacific lagoon on Friday said the flight attendants were panicking and he saw water pouring through a hole in

Typhoon pummels Japan, flights canceled, trains shut down

A powerful typhoon ripped through Japan on yesterday, forcing cancellations of flights and trains, including in the Tokyo area as authorities warned of strong winds and torrential rain.

India | Clashes erupt around Kashmir after troops kill man

Anti-India protests and clashes erupted in several places in disputed Kashmir yesterday after Indian troops killed a young man, officials and residents said, and an Indian soldier

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