Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison
Founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper gets lengthy sentence under Beijing’s national security law.
Thai PM Anutin’s party on course for victory in general election
With 90 percent of polling stations reporting results, Anutin’s Bhumjaithai Party has a commanding lead.
PM Sanae Takaichi’s party wins supermajority in Japan snap elections
Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won 316 of the 465 seats in the powerful lower house, according to NHK.
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India and Malaysia pledge to bolster trade, defence collaborations
Both countries emphasize comprehensive partnerships spanning semiconductors, defence, healthcare and food security.
Pro-Palestine groups to protest Israeli president’s visit to Australia
Isaac Herzog to commemorate Bondi Beach mass shooting victims, but activists say he shouldn’t escape scrutiny over Gaza.
Polls close in Thailand as reformists, conservatives vie for power
No single party is expected to secure a clear majority in Sunday’s vote, raising the spectre of political instability.
Japan votes as Sanae Takaichi seeks mandate for conservative agenda
Opinion polls suggest Takaichi’s conservative coalition could win more than 300 of the 465 seats in the lower house.
Will pro-military message bring Thailand’s ‘most hawkish’ party to power?
Thailand’s border war with Cambodia has fuelled an election campaign as nationalistic sentiments surge in the country.
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