Bhumjaithai lawmakers question legality of committee vote

Myanmar’s military-backed government may find its reluctance to address the international community’s concerns a greater obstacle to economic recovery than the threat of tougher international financial restrictions, according to analysts. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global money-laundering and terrorist-financing watchdog, warned on October 30 that it could consider further measures against Myanmar if it failed to remedy shortcomings in its financial safeguards by...

Classmates of a top student in eastern China who planned to quit school to stay by her mother in intensive care gave up their most treasured possessions to help her family.

Classmates of a top student in eastern China who planned to quit school to stay by her mother in intensive care gave up their most treasured possessions to help her family.

Some turbine blades in GE Aerospace engines on Boeing 787s can develop cracks within about 1,000 flights, leaving airlines to choose between pulling engines early and flying on under strict inspections, according to a paper published in China.

In this Asian city, efficient trains, buses and urban connectivity set the global standard.

Travelling through South America earlier this year, I was repeatedly reminded of China’s growing importance. At Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires, I spotted the logo of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. ICBC acquired an 80 per cent stake in Standard Bank Argentina in 2012, establishing a significant presence. In Buenos Aires, my friend Diego García, a publisher, offered a useful perspective: Argentina does not have to choose between China and the United States. It should...

The public can vote for their favourite destinations among 35 candidates in the 2026 Best Rural Tourism Destinations of Việt Nam contest via an online voting portal, Facebook and TikTok.

Messrs Shafee & Co says AGC has no legal basis to call for continued detention.

MALACCA POLLS | Affordable homes and flood mitigation measures included.

A growing push among Indonesian lawmakers to investigate Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s academic credentials is raising questions about the influence of his father, former leader Joko Widodo, as signs of a rift within the country’s ruling elite grow. The challenge comes from within President Prabowo Subianto’s own coalition, underscoring how the political alliance that helped propel him to power in 2024 may be unravelling, analysts have said. It also follows the arrest of a prominent...

Legal questions over conditional pardon prompt call for further clarification.

Vy, a seventh-grader at Kim Lien Secondary School, was studying for her midterm exam when she smelled something burning and was startled to hear her teacher and a security guard shouting: “Fire! Everyone evacuate!”