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Mon, 29 Dec 2025 18:00:22 +0800
Myanmar's election a 'democratic charade' amid low turnout, legitimacy doubts: Analysts
The country’s first post-coup election phase has concluded, but analysts say the process is unlikely to deliver meaningful political change.

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 17:22:00 +0800
Thai army accuses Cambodia of violating truce with over 250 drones
Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn said the two sides had discussed the incident and agreed to investigate and "resolve it immediately".

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:14:00 +0800
Indonesian rescuers find a body while searching for Valencia coach and 3 children
The body of the female victim was found floating near the northern waters of Serai island, about 1km from the site of the sinking.

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:03:40 +0800
Thailand and Cambodia agree to 'consolidate ceasefire' in China talks
Thailand and Cambodia's top diplomats travelled to the Chinese province of Yunnan for trilateral talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss the border situation.

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 15:44:00 +0800
Singapore to open coroner's inquiry into death of Indian singer Zubeen Garg on Jan 14
Zubeen Garg was 52 when he died in Singapore on Sep 19.

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:53:00 +0800
Indonesia fire kills 16 people in nursing home
Firefighters with six trucks needed more than two hours to extinguish the blaze in the city of Manado.

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:20:50 +0800
Perlis political upheaval: Ruler calls on parties to reunite ‘for the good of the state’
Bersatu Perlis chief Abu Bakar Hamzah was appointed the state’s new chief minister after his predecessor – PAS’ Mohd Shukri Ramli – stepped down from his post on Christmas Day.

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:27:00 +0800
Stocks mixed, precious metals slip in quiet Asian trade

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:35:00 +0800
South Korean president vows to reveal truth on anniversary of Jeju Air crash
Relatives of the victims have demanded answers about the accident ⁠after investigators delayed releasing a report on what went wrong in the 2024 Jeju Air crash.

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 08:56:00 +0800
China launches war games around Taiwan as island vows to defend democracy
The drills, which would continue on Tuesday, involve live firing, simulated strikes on land and maritime targets, and exercises to blockade the island's main ports and encircle it.

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0800
Big ambitions meet uneven reality as Qianhai returns to China’s opening-up spotlight
Established in 2010 on reclaimed land in Shenzhen, Qianhai is meant to showcase China’s next phase of opening up but converting policy vision into global traction remains a challenge, say analysts.

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 05:41:00 +0800
North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversees cruise missile launching drill
North Korea would keep devoting all its efforts to the "unlimited" development of its nuclear combat force, says its leader Kim Jong Un.

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 23:29:00 +0800
Trump congratulates Thailand, Cambodia leaders on ceasefire
Trump congratulated the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia "on their brilliance in coming to this rapid and very fair conclusion".

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 20:23:00 +0800
Weak turnout seen in Myanmar's phased election, first since 2021 coup
Armed groups formed in the wake of the coup and long-established ethnic armies are fighting the military across swathes of the country, displacing some 3.6 million people and creating one of Asia's worst humanitarian crises.

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 20:04:00 +0800
China welcomes Thailand-Cambodia truce ahead of trilateral talks
China also announced 20 million yuan (US$2.8 million) of emergency humanitarian aid for Cambodia to assist the displaced.

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 19:27:00 +0800
Thais, Cambodians fear returning home despite border truce
Officials on both sides said the day-old ceasefire was holding on Sunday, but for most areas, there has been no all-clear notice just yet.

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 18:43:00 +0800
Bangladesh police say student leader's killers fled to India
Sharif Osman Hadi, a vocal India critic, was shot by masked assailants in Dhaka earlier this month and later succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Singapore.

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 17:14:57 +0800
'Unfair election': Young voters absent from Myanmar polls
Even those still in the country were not particularly eager to take part in the vote, which international rights campaigners have dismissed as a sham.

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 12:49:18 +0800
'Acoustic hazard': Noise complaints spark Vietnam pickleball wars
Most noise complaints on the capital's iHanoi app stem from pickleball, according to state media.

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 12:37:00 +0800
Coupang founder Kim Bom apologises for data leak, pledges compensation

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