The South Korean government said Friday that it is ready to take swift countermeasures to stabilise financial markets against feasible risks from North Korean military threats. “It is necessary to be more cautious about
There is a new mood of hope and vibrancy in Myanmar which cements President Tony Tan Keng Yam’s view that the path of reform its government embarked on in recent years is “non-reversible”. “It
Call them the wild card in Malaysia’s looming national election. Some 2.3 million of the country’s 13.3 million registered voters – or one in five – will be entering a polling booth for the
Thailand’s three electricity-generating authorities have announced that they have put contingency measures and backup plans in place to cope with possible power shortages prior to and during the Songkran holiday break next week, which marks
Vietnam is stepping up border controls as a precaution against the potential spread of the latest bird flu strain, H7N9, that so far has claimed the lives of three people in neighbouring country China.
A political landmine has been cleared for Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra when the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) decided she had not filed a false asset statement. However, many more landmines lie ahead of
At least 25 observers from different countries will monitor several aspects of the May 13 elections. The group Compact for Peaceful and Democratic Elections said that 25 observers had confirmed they were joining the
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines has struck a deal to help set up a new airline in Cambodia in partnership with local tycoon Okhna Kith Meng, hailed by many as the new face of Cambodian
Forty US aircraft, including a squadron of F/A-18 Hornet jet fighters, are flying into the Philippines starting Friday for annual joint exercises with the Philippine military, amid a North Korean threat to launch nuclear
The 12th Parliament is one of the longest in Malaysian history. Dewan Rakyat (Parliament) Speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia, who received the proclamation on the dissolution, said the term of the 12th Parliament was close