The writer asks: "As the election nears, we feel there is much to learn from the past. Why, after five decades, is our democracy still so weak? What were our past mistakes? Did we learn anything from ...

The special RM1,000 tax relief was announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim during the tabling of Budget 2026 last October to encourage domestic travel in conjunction with Visit Malaysia ...

War zones, burned kitchens, and death from malnutrition are among the troubles that lay on the life paths of Korea’s culinary elite.

According to a consensus compiled by Yonhap Infomax based on earnings forecasts from 17 brokerages over the past month, Samsung was expected to post 92.5 trillion won in revenue and 19.65 trillion won ...

Comparing Doha’s opulent excess, Berlin’s democratic modesty, and Karachi’s perpetual stagnation offers unexpected insights.

In 2025, 14.65 lakh tonnes of LPG were imported, up slightly from the previous year, with 54.2 percent of it arriving in the last six months, according to data from the National Board of Revenue. It ...

Indonesians are again reminded that the space for government critics to express their opinions is shrinking, with a series of terror and intimidation.

In 2026, the sector is expected to maintain steady growth, handling an estimated 214 billion parcels, a projected year-on-year increase of around 8 percent.

Ichiro Maruyama, a former Japanese ambassador to Myanmar, spoke about the country’s rule under a military junta and the ongoing election during an interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun. Maruyama, now 72, ...

Every year, the Traslacion of the Black Nazarene in Manila gathers one of the largest mobile crowds in the world. It is also one of the most physically demanding religious events in the country, ...

The Australian Federal Police earlier said that, despite traveling to the Philippines from Nov. 1 to 29, 2025, there was no evidence that the gunmen, Sajid Akram and his son Naveed, were part of a ...

TOKYO – A new service has been launched that will use artificial intelligence to identify inappropriate posts on social networking sites, such as those including sexual or violent content, and prevent ...