The highly anticipated ruling, which was broadcast live on national television, came less than three months before the first polls in the South Asian country of 170 million people since her overthrow in August 2024.

In 2006, Thaksin sold shares Shin Corp, a telecommunications firm he founded, to Singapore's Temasek, raising concerns about a conflict of interest as well as allegations of tax evasion.

The advisory issued by Japan's embassy in China came as a senior Japanese foreign ministry official travelled to Beijing to hold talks on Tuesday with his Chinese counterpart to try and tamp down tensions.

The dispute erupted after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told Japanese lawmakers earlier this month that a Chinese attack on Taiwan threatening Japan's survival could trigger a military response, a scenario previous administrations have avoided discussing in public to avoid provoking Beijing, which claims the self-ruled island. 

Held as part of a weeklong series of cultural and economic activities, this year's ASEAN fair highlighted F&B products from member states, essentially hosting a tasting table to promote future collaborations in the rapidly growing sector.

Thailand is a major transit hub for wildlife smugglers, who often sell highly-prized endangered creatures on the lucrative black market in China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told parliament on Nov. 7 that use of force against the self-ruled island claimed by China could warrant a military response from Tokyo.

Australia and Turkey submitted bids in 2022 to host the United Nations climate conference, and both countries have refused to concede to the other ever since.

Long-running tensions over a disputed border between the two Southeast Asian nations erupted into five days of fighting in July, when at least 48 people were killed and an estimated 300,000 temporarily displaced, before Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim brokered the ceasefire.

World War Two, and the Japanese invasion of China which preceded it in 1931, remains a source of ongoing tension between Beijing and Tokyo.

The 1972 Japan-China Joint communique normalized bilateral relations, with Japan acknowledging the "One China" policy recognized by many other countries including the United States. 

Three hundred Indonesians previously detained in Malaysia’s immigration depots in Johor Bahru have been returned home, the Foreign Ministry in Jakarta has announced, calling on people to comply with local regulations as arrests of Indonesians in the neighboring country continue.

Both the bombers involved in the attacks have been identified as Afghans, he told parliament in a session carried live on television.

Indonesia and Australia have agreed to step up their security cooperation through a new treaty that mandates more frequent leader and ministerial-level consultations, a move described by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as “historic” during President Prabowo Subianto’s whirlwind visit to Sydney.

The installations are located at the Jeju Olle Trail Route 8, which was dubbed the ASEAN-Korea Olle in 2024 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of ASEAN-Korea Dialogue Relations and its elevation to a comprehensive strategic partnership.

Fourteen people have been rescued alive so far since the boat capsized last week near Thailand's Tarutao island while trying to reach Malaysia.

Five days of hostilities erupted between Thailand and Cambodia this summer, killing 43 people and displacing around 300,000 before a peace pact backed by US President Donald Trump cooled tensions.

Canberra has drawn ever nearer to longtime ally Washington, bolstering its military in an attempt to deter the might of a rising China in the Asia-Pacific region.

The deal, brokered by US President Donald Trump in October, was meant to wind down a conflict that peaked with five days of clashes in July that killed at least 43 people and displaced about 300,000 civilians on both sides.

The government had directed drugmakers in late 2023 to upgrade plants to norms recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), including measures to prevent cross-contamination and enable batch testing.

Despite making extensive appearances on various international stages, President Prabowo Subianto may have missed several important opportunities due to diplomatic efforts driven more by instinct rather than coherent strategy, experts have said.

US President Donald Trump appealed directly to China's Xi Jinping to free jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai when the two leaders met in South Korea last week, according to three people briefed on the talks and a US administration official.

In November last year, Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said it had launched a joint investigation with its French counterparts into "suspected bribery and corruption" at the multinational, which denies any wrongdoing.

Plans for the data centre on the tiny island located 350 km (220 miles) south of Indonesia have not previously been reported, and many details including its projected size, cost and potential uses, remain secret.

Indonesia's schools minister marked a milestone for the country on Tuesday when he addressed the ongoing UNESCO general conference in Uzbekistan using his mother tongue, while urging protection for education as a fundamental right in conflict zones, including Gaza.

Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed at least 142 people and left another 127 missing after unleashing devastating flooding across the central Philippines, official figures showed Thursday, as the storm headed towards Vietnam.

The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines climbed to 66 on Wednesday as residents of hardest-hit Cebu province began picking through homes and businesses devastated by the worst flooding in recent memory.

Around 10,000 Indonesians have been ensnared in scam and human trafficking networks across Southeast Asia since 2020, according to a figure from the Foreign Ministry.

In August, the ministry overseeing primary education issued a circular announcing the recruitment of music teachers -- a decision that the interim government has now reversed.

The moment of levity underscored how the two leaders had grown closer during a series of encounters over two days, the South Korean president's spokesman said.