Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes prime minister after royal signoff

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of the divisive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, became Thailand’s prime minister after receiving a royal letter of endorsement yesterday, two days after she was

Indonesia’s new capital isn’t ready yet. The president is celebrating Independence Day there anyway

Indonesia marked 79 years of independence on Saturday with a ceremony in the unfinished future capital of Nusantara, which was planned to relieve pressure on Jakarta

Country in the tourism spotlight and making it easier to visit

With its reindeer sleigh rides, camel racing and stunning landscapes with room to roam, Mongolia is hoping to woo visitors who are truly looking to get away

Kishida will not seek another term, new prime minister in September

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in a surprise move, announced he will not run in the upcoming party leadership vote in September, paving the way for Japan

Survey shows disaster-prone Southeast Asia is also best prepared

Southeast Asia is among the regions most prone to natural disasters, but a new analysis released yesterday shows its people also feel the best equipped to

Prime Minister Srettha removed from office by a court order over an ethics violation

A court in Thailand yesterday removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office over an ethical violation, further shaking up Thai politics after the court-ordered dissolution of the main

Food bank distributes candy made from a lethal amount of methamphetamine

A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine in its food parcels after the

Buyers wanting their money back for undelivered Teslas shows how drastically the EV market changed

In April 2016, Elon Musk invited Indians to preorder the upcoming Tesla Model 3. Vishal Gondal was one of the first to sign up, paying a $1,000 deposit for

Reformist Move Forward Party, dissolved by court order, regroups as People’s Party

Just two days after being disbanded by court order, Thailand’s main progressive political party regrouped under a new name and vowed to continue its fight for reforms

Koreas Seoul says the North has flown more trash balloons toward South Korea

South Korea’s military says North Korea is again flying balloons likely carrying trash toward the South, adding to a bizarre psychological warfare campaign amid growing tensions

172-year-old Japanese factory preserves traditional way of making cookware

Katsunori Suzuki is one of a few craftsmen in Japan still producing cast iron cookware by hand using laborious traditional techniques. The president of the 172-year-old

Nobel laureate Yunus arrives in Dhaka to take over as interim leader

Bangladesh's next leader Muhammad Yunus arrived home yesterday from an overseas trip and will take office later in the day, as he looks to restore calm and

US, Australia, Canada, Philippines stage naval, air force maneuvers

The United States, Australia, Canada and the Philippines held air and naval maneuvers yesterday in what they said was a show of force to promote the

Nobel laureate Yunus will head interim government after unrest ousted Hasina

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head Bangladesh’s interim government after longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country amid a mass uprising that left hundreds of

Modi has pushed hard for solar, but as its billions demand more power, coal always gets the call

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in the midst of a monthslong reelection campaign this April when he took to social media to trumpet a “remarkable

Hiroshima governor says nuclear disarmament must be tackled as a pressing issue, not an ideal

Hiroshima officials urged world leaders yesterday to stop relying on nuclear weapons as deterrence and take immediate action toward abolishment — not as an ideal, but

Strategically important military HQ appears to have fallen to resistance

Myanmar’s military regime acknowledged yesterday it had lost communications with the commanders of a strategically important army headquarters in the northeast, adding credence to claims from

Vietnam’s coast guard visits Philippines for joint drills

A Vietnamese coast guard ship arrived in Manila yesterday for a four-day goodwill visit and joint exercises as the two countries attempt to put aside their own territorial

PM resigns and flees country capping weeks of unrest

Bangladesh’s prime minister resigned and fled the country yesterday, after weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs descended into violence and grew into

Germany, Philippines agree to finalize a pact to address security threats

Germany and the Philippines agreed yesterday to rapidly finalize a defense pact that would allow joint military training and possible sale of German weapons to address security

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