At the heart of the uproar is President Mohammed Sahabuddin's Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, which was announced on Sunday. The rule allows the government to terminate employees for four ...
Muhammad Yunus-led govt deploys paramilitary, SWAT as protest over service law grips Bangladesh
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has imposed a ban on rallies and gatherings in the secretariat after protestors took to the streets against a new law.
The next five years of DPI in Indonesia will reshape lives: IFIS 2025 panel
With unique geographical and logistical challenges, Indonesia’s major investments in digital public infrastructure (DPI) is a fascinating journey.
Indonesia reels in record haul of meth from fishing boat
Indonesian authorities seized two tons of crystal methamphetamine hidden on a fishing boat and arrested six people in the country's biggest-ever drug bust, officials said Monday.
Microsoft launches first Data Centre in Indonesia, Boosting Southeast Asia’s Digital Future
JAKARTA - Microsoft has opened its first data centre in Indonesia, marking a significant step in the country's digital transformation and strengthening its role as a rising technology hub in Southeast ...
Beijing’s No. 2 wants companies to ‘fully share’ in China’s development as he joins ASEAN and GCC leaders in first-ever summit
China stands ready...to embrace greater openness and cooperation," Premier Li Qiang said at Fortune's ASEAN-GCC-China Economic Forum in Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim calls for a ‘fiercely independent ASEAN’ as he bolsters ties with the Middle East and China
Malaysia's prime minister also defended Beijing, which took part in diplomatic summits in the country this week: “China is an important neighbor of ours." ...
Jamie Dimon warned Trump’s agenda would push U.S. allies toward China—Greenland already says it may ‘look elsewhere’ for mining investment
JPMorgan Chase boss warned Trump's foreign agenda may push America's allies away—and Greenland has hinted this may already be the case.
U.S. Tariffs, Competition in China Hit Temu-Owner PDD
PDD, the Chinese parent of popular bargain online seller Temu, said its profit dropped nearly 50% in the first quarter, as a drastically different tariff environment in the U.S. added to challenges at ...
Only one-third of flats sold in Macau New Neighbourhood project
More than a year after the sales launch, just 34 percent of the 4,070 flats at the Macau New Neighbourhood project in Hengqin—exclusively for Macau residents—have been sold, according to the latest ... ( read original story ...)