Japan hopes to help stabilise regional maritime order by supporting the enhancement of Malaysia’s surveillance capabilities.
Indonesia's National Police Chief Suyudi Ario Seto said on Oct 19 that investigators are gathering evidence and are expected to identify suspects soon, potentially holding company owners and shareholders accountable for the fires.
The rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima, a small island in southwestern Japan, at 4:41am.
Climate change is forcing people from their homes across South Asia, but AI and government action could limit the damage, the UN migration chief told AFP.
The survey, conducted throughout last August, covered families displaced by cyclones, floods, and riverbank erosion who took shelter in the town’s slums.
Nepal secured 173 votes to get elected to the UN rights body for a third term, serving from 2027 to 2029.
Monday's launches came after South Korea publicly announced the first successful test-firing of a homegrown hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) on Thursday.
Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong has called for closer Singapore-China cooperation to strengthen ASEAN, with digitalisation, the green economy and supply-chain connectivity identified as key areas for collaboration.
Former Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing is on a two-day visit to Malaysia as he seeks greater international legitimacy after becoming president in April following an election that Western nations and rights groups widely criticized as a sham.
On October 7, 2023, Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked Israel from Gaza, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 hostage.
The ministry said it would consider the next steps with relevant government agencies, including the defense ministry.
Thailand is accelerating its plan to become a regional semiconductor hub, attracting significant foreign investment such as a new US$1.4 billion complex from Infineon Technologies.
Seoul says further investments hinge on commercial viability, keeps Alaska LNG under review.
Beginning October, a government-funded insurance scheme in Thailand will cover 30 million homes against natural disasters – providing coverage for damage caused by flooding, windstorms, and earthquakes.
The implementation of the Law on Military Service was promulgated on May 24. The number of people recruited will be determined by the Ministry of National Defence, which has not yet published a suggested figure.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said India-China relations are “better” today than they were last year, linking the improvement directly to the easing of the border standoff and stressing that the state of the border determines the state of bilateral ties.
Led by Gyalwa Dokhampa, a Drukpa Buddhist Master and author of “The Restful Mind” book, nearly 1,000 people from six countries walked through India’s Himalayan villages to witness how climate change is threatening mountain communities and why it’s consequences matter far beyond the mountains
Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son-gyong underscored that the North will continue to "strictly" control and manage every external threat with "overwhelming strength".
