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The Philippine leader is ‘trying to restore the name of his father’ with a series of programmes that echo those implemented by Marcos Snr.

Ex-general Prabowo has worked to rebrand himself since losing twice to Widodo, taking a softer tact in his speeches and connecting with young voters through social media.

Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party is likely to retain all 125 seats in the lower house, prolonging his grip on power.

As Malaysia’s Chinese-led DAP defends Penang in state polls, its friendship with ex-foe Umno and a “likeable” but bland chief minister may dent voter loyalty.

The creator of the XRP cryptocurrency said it is committed to markets with clear regulatory frameworks such as Singapore and Hong Kong.

On Friday, the lead singer of The 1975 criticised the government’s stance against homosexuality. On Saturday, Malaysia’s communications minister said the Good Vibes Festival, which was expected to continue this weekend, will be cancelled.

Campaigners were dismayed by the failure to reach agreement in Goa, India on Saturday on COP goals including tripling the world’s renewable capacity and doubling energy efficiency by 2030.

About 15,000 protesters demanded arrests after a video showed two naked women surrounded by men groping their genitals and dragging them into a field in Manipur where more than 130 people have been killed since violence erupted in May.

‘Security concerns with respect to Chinese investments in India were flagged during the deliberations,’ Indian media reported an official as saying.

At least 26 people were killed and about 80 are believed to be still missing after a landslide on Thursday in Irshalwadi, about 60 kilometres from Mumbai.

‘Australians can be proud that this ship … is being commissioned here for the first time in … history’, Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said. It reflects ‘our shared commitment to upholding the rules-based order’, he added.

The animal, which was being presented as evidence, escaped from its handler and caused mayhem as court staff tried to tempt it down from a tree.

Footage smuggled out of the scam centres shows electrocutions, beatings and people being handcuffed and blindfolded, as rumours swirl of organ harvesting – and much more ‘going under the radar’.

Before his death, Uvaraja Gopal detailed in a Facebook post what he said was a toxic work culture and added that he had sought help but was shunned.

Mark Lin has matched some 1,000 couples in 31 years, in a business viewed by some critics as akin to human trafficking.

The British singer criticised Malaysia’s anti- LGBT laws and kissed bassist Ross MacDonald at a music festival in Kuala Lumpur.

From Shwe Kokko to KK Park, a slew of brutal criminal enterprises now dot the Moei River at the Thai border, where unsuspecting victims from around the globe are trafficked, tortured and forced to defraud strangers online.

Two Alaskan Malamutes donned traditional Javanese outfits at a fake ceremony in Jakarta, sparking an uproar about the owners ‘wasting money and defying God’.

A Chinese ship is currently off the east coast of Australia and is expected to shadow the drills involving 30,000 troops and participants from 11 other countries, according to an Australian defence official.

Ordinary Singaporeans have been left in a daze by the week’s political whiplash. But can a romantic affair really be equated with a high-profile corruption probe?