The disruptions came two days after Singapore’s financial regulator announced an end to the six-month ban on non-essential activities it had imposed on the country’s biggest bank.
The visit by John Bass to Islamabad comes a week after Iran and Pakistan held talks on restarting their long-delayed gas pipeline.
A return of Chinese travellers, who spent almost US$248 billion on trips abroad in 2019 before the pandemic, is key to filling a big hole in the global travel industry.
Silicon Valley giants including Microsoft, Amazon and Google, along with Chinese tech conglomerates such as Alibaba, are making a big push to grow in Southeast Asia.
Most analysts believe Trump would maintain the alliance to counter Beijing, but some said major shifts including a potential troop pull-out were possible
With wars raging in Ukraine, the Middle East, an emboldened North Korea, and the coming US presidential election, it is prudent Seoul not get involved in a potential Taiwan crisis, one expert said.
Manila summoned the number two official at the Chinese embassy to protest Beijing’s use of water cannon against its vessels in the disputed Scarborough Shoal
The defence ministry said investigators believed the heatwave was a factor behind the old weapons detonating in Kampong Speu province last week.
Manele said reviving growth and establishing a special economic zone would be at the top of the new government’s agenda.
The 55-year-old reportedly took pictures of the student using his smartphone at a bathhouse in Tokyo’s Minato ward in February.
Students urged to prioritise safety and avoid the risk of suspension from their schools amid harassment of those who wear hijab or keffiyeh.
Prajwal Revanna is accused of sexually assaulting hundreds of women after the release of videos showing his alleged crimes.
Nepal’s “dysfunctional” politics may curb its economic ambition amid jostling between India and China to step up their investments in the country.
Soaring temperatures across India and Southeast Asia are causing nosebleeds, severe skin rashes and lapses into unconsciousness among pets and strays.
India summoned the Canadian deputy high commissioner after ‘Modi Wanted’ banners were reportedly hoisted at a Toronto event addressed by Justin Trudeau.
With the junkets of Asia’s gambling capital ‘decimated’ by an anti-corruption crackdown, money launderers have shifted focus to more loosely regulated casinos in Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines and Myanmar.
Those who know Wong say he is a ‘highly relatable political leader’, and laud him for being a team player, a quiet go-getter and a persistent doer.
The Buddhist kingdom plans to take a punt on legalised gambling as it rues the billions of dollars in untapped gaming revenue that’s been left on the table. But will it hit the jackpot?
Muslims from Canada to the UK are seeking to move to multicultural Malaysia for its pro-Palestinian stance and ‘liberating’ environment for adherents of the faith.