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In a power play ahead of general elections, Myanmar’s military-backed ruling party announced the ouster yesterday of its politically popular chairman hours after security forces seized the party headquarters, preventing
What’s in a word? As Japan’s leader prepares to issue a statement today to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, attention is focused on the
Food and drinks giant Nestle is hopeful of selling Maggi noodles in India again after a court yesterday ordered fresh testing of the popular snack banned across India for unsafe levels of lead. The Mumbai
An 80-year-old South Korean man was unconscious and experiencing breathing difficulties after setting himself on fire during a large anti-Japan protest in Seoul, hospital officials said. The rally, held in front
India is seeking 6.4 billion rupees (USD99 million) in punitive damages from the local unit of Nestle SA, saying the maker of Maggi instant noodles engaged in “unfair trade practices.” The
A Malaysian opposition party yesterday filed a civil lawsuit against Prime Minister Najib Razak for alleged election offenses involving USD700 million in his bank accounts. The anti-graft agency recently announced the
Lawmakers in Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s conservative government yesterday agreed on a target of curbing carbon gas emissions to at least 26 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. The target
Andrinof Chaniago, the national development planning minister, told reporters yesterday that a decision on which proposal to accept could be made in about two weeks. The high-speed rail, which will connect
Thailand’s royal palace announced Monday that 87-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej is recovering from several ailments, including excess fluid in the brain and difficult breathing due to congested lungs. The Royal Household
A power plant operator in southern Japan restarted a nuclear reactor yesterday, the first to begin operating under new safety requirements following the Fukushima disaster. Kyushu Electric Power Co. said yesterday it had
A 91-year-old retired surgeon has been charged with importing cocaine hidden in soap into Australia, prompting police to warn travelers to beware they are not tricked into becoming drug mules. Victor
A military court yesterday gave a former general a suspended death sentence for bribery and other crimes, state media reported, in the case against the highest-ranking military officer to be
South Korea restarted propaganda broadcasts across the border with rival North Korea yesterday for the first time in 11 years in retaliation for the North allegedly planting land mines last
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif yesterday vowed to fully prosecute those found guilty in a child sex abuse scandal that has shocked the Muslim-majority nation. Police arrested half a dozen suspects
A power plant operator said it will restart a reactor in southern Japan today, the first restart under new safety requirements following the Fukushima disaster and a milestone for the nation’s return
A suicide car bombing at a busy roundabout near the entrance to Kabul’s international airport yesterday killed at least five people and wounded 16, officials said. The Kabul provincial police chief,
Singapore threw a big party yesterday for the 50th anniversary of independence and unrivaled economic success in a region struggling with poverty and political instability, even as the city-state began feeling
The city of Nagasaki marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing yesterday with calls to abolish nuclear weapons and halt the Japanese government’s push to loosen restrictions on what
North Korea has no time for Japan. Not anymore, at least. The country will establish its own time zone this week by pulling back by 30 minutes its current standard time, a legacy
Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima yesterday, with Mayor Kazumi Matsui renewing calls for U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders to step up efforts
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