It comes days after the party led by Aung San Suu Kyi claimed victory based on early results. But the military-backed opposition has demanded a re-run of the election. Myanmar voters went to the polls ... ( read original story ...)
Suu Kyi’s party wins absolute majority in Myanmar polls
Aung San Suu Kyi's ruling party secured an absolute majority in Myanmar's election, official results showed Friday, in a poll disputed by the military-aligned opposition and criticised by rights ... ( read original story ...)
Funds Pile Into Thailand as Vaccine Progress Boosts Tourism Hopes
Progress toward a coronavirus vaccine is fueling optimism Thailand will soon reopen for mass tourism. Overseas investors are already piling into the country’s financial markets. ( read original story ...)
Iran arrests separatist leader accused of attack killing 25
Iran's intelligence ministry arrested a leader of a separatist group allegedly involved in the killing of dozens of people during a military parade in 2018, state-run IRNA news agency reported ... ( read original story ...)
Scale of Turkey’s economic crisis triggered Erdogan family implosion
When Berat Albayrak, Turkey’s powerful finance and economy chief, posted an emotional resignation message on Instagram on Sunday, he said he hoped to now be able to spend more time with “my father, my ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey bans smoking in some public places to ensure proper mask usage.
Turkey banned smoking on some streets, bus stops and public squares in order to ensure proper mask usage, a late night circular of the interior ministry announced on Wednesday. A nationwide mask ... ( read original story ...)
Review: Displacement and identity come into play in the Vietnam-set drama ‘Monsoon’
In Hong Khaou’s “Monsoon,” Henry Golding portrays a Vietnam-born, British gay man who returns to a country that’s not entirely foreign yet no longer familiar. ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Vamco: dozens dead as extensive flooding hits the Philippines
Thousands rescued as Vamco hit on the heels of Typhoon Goni, one of the strongest storms in the world this year ... ( read original story ...)
Why Biden needs to pursue ‘strategic empathy’ with the Philippines
"I remain convinced that a successful China can make our country more prosperous, not less," wrote Joe Biden, then US vice-president, in an op-ed almost a decade ago. "As trade and investment bind us ... ( read original story ...)
39 dead after typhoon leaves high water, mud in Philippines
Thick mud and debris coated many villages around the Philippine capital after a typhoon caused extensive flooding that sent people fleeing to their roofs and killed at least 39 people ... ( read original story ...)