Wazed, the daughter of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, will be the first from Bangladesh and the second woman regional director of SEARO after India’s Poonam Khetrapal Singh who held the ...
US senators urge Bangladesh to end harassment of Nobel laureate
A bipartisan group of US Senators, led by Majority Whip Dick Durbin and Senator Todd Young, sent a letter to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday, expressing concern over the alleged ...
Bhutto scion aims to focus on Pakistan’s youth, break with old politics
Youth appeal and ambitious plans to combat climate change form the core of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's effort to become prime minister of Pakistan, which, if successful, would make him its youngest ...
Construction of PH Navy’s 2 new landing docks starts in Indonesia
The Philippine Navy (PN) on Tuesday announced that the construction of its two additional landing docks in Indonesia has started. PN vice commander Rear Adm. Caesar Bernard Valencia and Philippine ...
A Step for Freedom of Religion and Belief in Indonesia
In a step forward for freedom of religion and belief in Indonesia, citizens from smaller religious groups are now permitted to change the religious identity on their identity cards, with the ...
AP PHOTOS: Crowds in India’s northeast cheer bird and buffalo fights, back after 9-year ban
The tiny birds entered the ring as nearly 3,000 spectators applauded, some standing on trucks for a better view, while others clung to branches in trees. After a nine-year hiatus, bird and buffalo ...
India business growth at four-month high in January – PMI
India's business activity expanded at the fastest pace in four months in January on stronger demand, according to a private survey that also showed input costs rising at the quickest rate since August ...
Taiwan’s economy faces uncertainty as tensions with China are likely to rise after DPP victory, analysts say
Asset manager Amundi warned Taiwan could face a possible blockade as tensions with China are expected to rise, but business advisory firm Teneo said a blockade was "highly unlikely." Risk perceptions of the Taiwanese market are expected to strengthen even though a DPP victory was largely factored in.
Two Iraqi-based US troops injured in ‘a larger scale attack than we have seen before’
Two US troops injured at al-Asad airbase in western Iraq in attack by Iranian-supported militias: Pentagon deputy spokeswoman.
South Korea says North Korea has fired several cruise missiles into the sea
South Korea’s military says North Korea fired several cruise missiles into the western sea as it continues a streak of weapons testing in the face of deepening nuclear tensions with the United States, ...