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Asia & Pacific

Australia to boost defense spending citing growing threats

The new commitment follows pressure from US President Donald Trump's administration for Canberra to boost military expenditure as a share of total annual economic output.

13 hours ago
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Hundreds of Rohingya missing after boat capsizes in Andaman Sea

The trawler, carrying men, women and children, is believed to have sunk in severe weather after leaving Teknaf in southern Bangladesh for Malaysia, amid rough seas and strong winds. ...

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Russia ready to help China with energy ahead of Putin's visit, Lavrov says

The agencies quoted Lavrov as saying that the visit would take place in the first half of the year, while the Vedomosti newspaper cited sources as saying it would be during the week beginning May 18. ...

1 day ago

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Singaporean ministers among over 100 victims of blackmail over deepfake images

These images are supposedly screenshots from videos where victims’ faces are superimposed onto those of individuals in compromising situations.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

China, Russia militaries conduct joint air patrol over Sea of Japan

The air patrol was part of an annual cooperation plan between the countries.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Marcos says debate over impeachment of VP Sara Duterte a 'storm in a teacup'

Congresswoman France Castro was quoted by ABS-CBN News as saying on Friday that lawmakers in the lower house are set to file an impeachment complaint against Duterte for betrayal of public trust, bribery and other high crimes such as plunder. 

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Three dead, thousands displaced as Malaysia warns of worst floods in a decade

Floods are common on the east coast of peninsular Malaysia during the monsoon period between October and March, but this week's torrential rain has led to the mass evacuation, mostly in the northeastern state of Kelantan that borders Thailand. 

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Social media companies slam Australia's under-16 ban

The UN children's charity UNICEF Australia joined the fray, warning the law was no "silver bullet" against online harm and could push kids into "covert and unregulated" spaces online.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

China says top military official Miao Hua suspended, under investigation

The ruling Chinese Communist Party "has decided to suspend Miao Hua from duty pending investigation", Wu Qian, a spokesman for Beijing's defence ministry, told a press briefing.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Air pollution from fires linked to 1.5 million deaths a year

This death toll is expected to rise in the coming years as climate change makes wildfires more frequent and intense, according to the study in The Lancet journal.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar military leader

A panel of three judges will now decide if they agree there are "reasonable grounds" to believe general Min Aung Hlaing bears criminal responsibility for the deportation and persecution of Rohingya in Myanmar and Bangladesh.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Filipino fugitive wanted for $68 million scam arrested in Bali

According to the Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission, Hector Aldwin Liao Pantollana was involved in a Ponzi scheme that promised high returns for investing in the casino junket industry -- which recruits high rollers to gamble. 

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

China sends naval, air forces to shadow US plane over Taiwan Strait

Around once a month, US military ships or aircraft pass through or above the waterway that separates democratically governed Taiwan from China - missions that always anger Beijing.

1 year ago
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Prabowo's maiden overseas trip indicative of RI's active global role

Prabowo Subianto’s first overseas trip as president has successfully established him as an active player on the global stage, analysts have said while pointing to a series of potential partnerships inked throughout the two-week tour that reflects Indonesia’s diversified policy amid increasingly complex geopolitical dynamics.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

US drawing up contingency plans for Taiwan emergency

They will be incorporated in a first joint operation plan to be formulated in December, Kyodo reported late Sunday, citing sources familiar with Japan-US relations.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Sara Duterte labelled 'mastermind' of assassination plot

Duterte is being asked to explain herself in the wake of a blistering weekend press conference where she said she had instructed that President Ferdinand Marcos be killed should an alleged plot to kill her succeed.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Philippines' Marcos vows to fight back after estranged VP's assassination threat

In a dramatic twist in the fierce spat between Marcos and the powerful Duterte family, the daughter of firebrand former President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday said she had instructed an assassin to kill Marcos, his wife and the lower house speaker, in the event that she were killed.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Philippine VP Duterte 'mastermind' of assassination plot: justice department

Duterte is being asked to explain herself in the wake of a blistering weekend press conference where she said she had instructed that President Ferdinand Marcos be killed should an alleged plot to kill her succeed.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Malaysian court orders return of Swatch LGBTQ-themed watches

In May 2023, Malaysia confiscated 172 rainbow-colored watches from the Swiss watchmaker's 'Pride collection' from 16 outlets due to the presence of the acronym 'LGBTQ' on the timepieces.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys, flying squirrels

In Japan, lost items are rarely disconnected from their owners for long, even in a mega city like Tokyo with the population 14 million.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Indonesia agrees to transfer remaining Bali Nine to Australia

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese raised the prisoner issue during a meeting with Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Peru.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Laos government says 'profoundly saddened' by tourist deaths

Six tourists died of suspected methanol poisoning after a night out in the Laos backpacker hotspot of Vang Vieng last week.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Complaints on deepfake sex crimes surge in South Korea

From January to October, an average of 50 complaints per month related to deepfake sex crimes were reported to public complaint platforms, a 1.7-fold increase from the 30 monthly complaints reported on average in 2023.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Mary Jane Veloso’s return based on presidential discretion, minister asserts

Moves to extradite foreign nationals convicted in Indonesia to their origin country could be accommodated in a mutual legal assistance (MLA) in criminal matters with a partner country. It is also within the President’s authority to make any decision based on mutual benefits, humanity and human rights considerations, as well as the relationship with the country in question, despite the lack of regulations on the matter.

1 year ago
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Japan, Indonesia strengthen defense cooperation

Japan and Indonesia face similar challenges as maritime nations to ensure maritime security in the region, leading to a commitment of strengthening defense cooperation. 

1 year ago
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Indonesia agrees to return death row convict Mary Jane Veloso to Philippines

Indonesia has agreed to send Mary Jane Veloso back to the Philippines after years of attempts by her home country and international human rights groups to save the drug convict from death row.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Mass casualty attacks in China put focus on mental health as economy slows

Since Nov. 11, China has reeled under news of a driver reportedly angry at his divorce settlement killing 35 people by ramming his car into a crowd in Zhuhai; a former student on as  stabbing rampage at a vocational college in Wuxi killing eight; and a car ploughing into a crowd of school children and pedestrians in the city of Changde on Tuesday. 

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Beijing pledges to open up markets, support Hong Kong amid geopolitical concerns

The pledge from Chinese policymakers at the Global Financial Leaders' Investment Summit comes amid growing geopolitical tensions following Donald Trump's election as the next US president, and a destabilizing slowdown in the world's second-largest economy.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Hong Kong court jails 45 democracy campaigners on subversion charges

International condemnation was swift, with Western countries and rights groups slamming the sentencing as evidence of the erosion of political freedoms in the city since Beijing imposed a security law in 2020.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Bakamla confirms no Chinese coast guard presence in North Natuna

China Coast Guard patrol vessel CCG 5402 entered the Indonesian exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the North Natuna Sea three times in late October, the Bakamla chief said.

1 year ago
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Indonesia touts China sea deal without concession

A senior ministry official insisted that Indonesia maintained its long-standing position on China’s claim, and that further speculation “should not go beyond” the expressly written intent to explore new avenues of cooperation.

1 year ago
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Trump policies could cast shadow over Indonesia, Asia

Protectionist trade policies under US president-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration could cause slower growth and higher unemployment in Indonesia and Asia as a whole, analysts say.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan eyes Chinese tram for Mount Fuji

Authorities are now considering a hydrogen-powered transport system developed by China's state-owned railway company CRRC, as well as alternatives from Japanese firms.

1 year ago
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