BANGKOK: Thailand is launching a nationwide crackdown on airport security, aiming to dismantle transnational smuggling networks and restore international confidence, after a Thai Airways flight …
Whereabouts of Iran’s new supreme leader unknown as public mourning of Khamenei continues
The first day of public ceremonies honoring the late ayatollah was held in Iran on Saturday. Tehran has paused diplomacy with the US for the funeral. Follow for live updates.
What Trump and Iran have said about Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral
A massive gathering, security concerns and paused negotiations have turned a mourning period into a diplomatic flashpoint.
Pipe dreams: Bangladesh surfers chase waves at Asian Games
The headquarters of the Bangladesh Surf Girls and Boys Club is a weather-beaten white shack but, like the seemingly endless beach on which it sits, its members’ ambitions stretch far. The youngest …
Iran’s new leadership is younger, savvier, ruthless and even more hard-line
After surviving months of strikes by the U.S. and Israel, the Iranian regime has emerged emboldened, contradicting Trump’s claim of accomplishing “regime change.” …
PoK Erupts Again: Activists Call for Worldwide Protest Against Pakistan
A protest movement in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir, led by the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee, is organizing global demonstrations on July 5 to raise awareness of escalating …
Iran’s envoy to China says Beijing to get Hormuz concessions
Iran’s ambassador to Beijing said China and other friendly nations will be granted “special considerations” when Tehran determines service fees charged to ships using the Strait of Hormuz.
Vietnam central bank says global risks complicate policymaking
HANOI, July 2 (Reuters) – Global risks are putting pressure on the Vietnamese central bank’s policy management, deputy governor Pham Thanh Ha said on Thursday. The Southeast Asian manufacturing hub is …
Proposed ‘Honor and Remember’ flag resembles communist imagery, Vietnam veterans argue
The flag is being proposed as a national symbol of remembrance for service members and veterans who died as a result of their military service.
Rights body says blasphemy charges being misused against minorities in Bangladesh
Dhaka: A leading minority rights organisation on Saturday warned of a terrifying pattern across Bangladesh, alleging that blasphemy accusations were being used as a weapon against …