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The British law was introduced after the murder of a teenager who was killed with a ninja sword near his home in 2022.

At least 40 refugees, including children and old folks, were given life jackets, then cast adrift near the India-Myanmar border, UNHCR says.

Despite being an oil producer, Indonesia’s low refining capacity leaves it heavily reliant on Singapore for fuel — but that may soon change.

Pramender also asked the girl to follow him into a swimming pool toilet, leaving the victim shocked and scared.

The Southeast Asian nation sees juicy opportunities in the vast Chinese durian market, but first it will need to win over picky consumers.

Trump’s tariffs could encourage governments to confront entrenched vested interests, but success requires a genuine commitment to reform.

The call came after a Chinese student, who was rescued twice from Mount Fuji, said he went back the second time to try to retrieve his phone.

The US president also said that he is not planning to ‘make deals with everybody’.

Outpacing regional chip rivals won’t be easy for ‘Silicon Malaysia’, but insiders say it has the subsidies, labour and will to succeed.

How a foreign policy pivot redefined the global map.

Amid Trump’s tariffs and Ukraine talks, Putin and Xi were determined to display the strength of their strategic partnership despite U.S. pressure. 

The organisation has removed Nick Ut’s credit for the prize-winning picture, after a documentary cast doubt over its authorship.

Since 2019, each India-Pakistan crisis has set a new and more dangerous threshold for military action – yet both are overly confident about controlling escalation. 

China weathered no consequences for abducting a 6-year-old in 1995. That same impunity continues to fuel collective punishment, enforced disappearances, and arbitrary detention.

The corrosion of Korean democracy is more insidious, systematic, and widespread than a single bad apple.

US president says government lacks capacity to negotiate deals with all trade partners, does not say which of them will receive letters.

A new tech cold war is underway -- and accelerating.

Strategic competition without adequate information risks misinterpretation, miscalculation, and unintended escalation.

“National Security in the New Era” will see the CCP expanding its “absolute” leadership over a wide variety of domains.

Trump’s vision sits well with the UAE and Saudi Arabia, two Gulf nations closest to Washington, but its feasibility remains to be determined, analysts say.

Can Central Asian states continue their multi-vector diplomacy, or will they be forced to choose between the U.S. and China?

The White House’s executive order last month purports to authorize mining in international waters – against the authority of a U.N. regulatory body.

America’s plan to impose higher docking fees on vessels made in China will be a blow, but South Korean shipyards face capacity constraints.

Fake content on the clash between India and Pakistan may deepen social polarisation and erode trust in reliable sources, analysts warn.

Vital items for hungry people in need have been stuck inside US government warehouses since January’s decision to cut global aid programmes, sources say.

From traders to travel platforms, Indian companies are using economic tools to signal foreign policy displeasure, analysts note.

Washington has offered to talk about concessions on pharmaceuticals – which make up over 10 per cent of Singapore’s exports to the US– said deputy PM Gan Kim Yong.

Officials warn of a looming demographic crisis as more Malaysians opt for a ‘child-free’ lifestyle.

China was preeminent both within East Asia and beyond that region as a globally influential state.

Trump’s re-hyphenation of New Delhi and Islamabad – a reversal of the de-hyphenation policy started by Bush – is a serious setback to the India-U.S. partnership.