Chaos, tear gas and violence return to streets of Hong Kong as protesters clash with police
HONG KONG, Aug 25, 2019, SCMP. Tear gas and violence returned to the streets of…
Former Mongolian intel chief faces torture charges
ULAANBAATAR, Aug 24, 2019, AFP. Mongolia’s former intelligence chief goes on trial next week accused…
[Analytics] Why Indonesia needs to answer for its broken promises
Last weekend, the Indonesian police took 43 West Papuan students into custody for allegedly disrespecting…
Typhoon shuts businesses, forces flight cancellations in southern Taiwan
TAIPEI, Aug 24, 2019, Reuters. Taiwan braced for typhoon Bailu on Saturday (Aug 24), shutting…
Cambodia returns 14 out of 83 plastic waste-filled containers to countries of origin
PHNOM PENH, Aug 24, 2019, Xinhua. Cambodia has returned 14 out of 83 plastic waste-filled…
Police disperse protesters in HK’s Kwun Tong
HONG KONG, Aug 24, 2019, The Nation. Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters outside…
[Analytics] India’s Narendra Modi bestowed with UAE’s top civilian honour amid Kashmir crackdown
The induction of Modi into the Order of Zayed shows the importance the UAE places…
[Analytics] There will be no winner in the Japan-South Korea dispute
A few short years ago it appeared, on the surface at least, that Japan and…
Amid sightings of Chinese warships, Carpio urges Duterte to prioritize bill establishing sea lanes
MANILA, Aug 24, 2019, PhilStar. President Rodrigo Duterte should certify as an urgent measure a…
Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft with Fedor robot has not docked with ISS in time
KOROLEV, Aug 24, 2019, TASS. The Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft with the android robot Fedor aboard,…
[Analytics] No winning hands in palm oil trade war
It doesn’t have the same superpower cachet as the US-China trade war, but Indonesia and…
Move not to deport controversial preacher Zakir Naik from Malaysia to India was a Cabinet decision
TASEK GELUGOR, Aug 24, 2019, NST. The move not to deport controversial Muslim preacher Dr…