Category: Regional
Kerry heads Thursday on new Asia visit
US Secretary of State John Kerry will make his fifth trip to North and Southeast Asia on Thursday, stopping in China, South Korea and Indonesia for climate change and North [...]
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Indonesian anti-drugs group slams Australian’s parole
An Indonesian anti-drugs group said Sunday Jakarta’s decision to parole Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby could put the “safety of our nation” at [...]
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New Zealand hauls in Japan ambassador over whaling row
New Zealand on Monday called in Tokyo’s ambassador to protest about a Japanese whaling ship entering its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), escalating a diplomatic row over [...]
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Fugitive owners of Bangladesh fire-disaster factory sent to jail
Two fugitive owners of a Bangladesh garment factory turned themselves in on Sunday to face homicide charges for the deaths of 112 workers in the country’s worst factory [...]
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Indian businessperson facing deportation refuses to leave Thailand
A leading Indian businessperson who is facing deportation from Thailand for participating in anti-government rallies defying the state of emergency, on Sunday said he would [...]
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Convicted Australian terrorist flees to Syria: reports
Australian officials Sunday blamed a “fairly major breakdown” in border security for the reported escape of a convicted terrorist through Sydney Airport to join [...]
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Myanma Air to lease up to a dozen Boeing jets: sources
Myanma Airways is set to order up to a dozen Boeing (BA) 737 jets on lease in what appears to be the largest single fleet expansion in Myanmar as the country opens up to [...]
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Struggling cargo business ‘dragging down Asian airlines’
Top Asian airlines’s profit margins are being eroded by a struggling air cargo business, even as they capitalise on increasing passenger demand, industry executives [...]
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Neighbouring farmers fight landmark Australian GMO court case
Two neighbouring farmers, a field of canola and a gust of wind are at the centre of a landmark court case in Australia that could have consequences for the controversial [...]
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Move over, rickshaw: Cambodia launches public buses
Motorcycles, cars, tuk-tuks and the humble rickshaw dominate its traffic-clogged roads, but now the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh is launching a new weapon in the fight [...]
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Australian trafficker Corby released from prison in Bali
Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby, her face veiled against a horde of press photographers, was hustled out of prison Monday to start the next chapter of her troubled [...]
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Arms makers try to cash in as Asian disputes escalate
Asia’s top aerospace and defence show opens Tuesday in Singapore, with major global arms makers seeking to cash in on rising military spending in China and elsewhere as [...]
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Indonesia releases Australian drug smuggler
An Australian woman convicted of smuggling marijuana into Indonesia walked free from jail on Monday after being given parole, the latest chapter in what has been a media [...]
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Dark clouds hover over Indian mogul Mallya’s empire
More than a year after one of India’s top airlines, Kingfisher, stopped flying, its flamboyant owner Vijay Mallya is battling against losing control of his $2.2 billion [...]
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Beijing denounces ‘groundless’ US remarks on South China Sea
Beijing on Friday dismissed a US official’s warning against possible Chinese expansion in the skies over the South China Sea, calling the remarks [...]
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