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The police have urged women to protest peacefully, as there is intense unease.

Asean needs strong leadership in a fast moving world, or risks losing relevance, warns former top diplomat Marty Natalegawa, citing drifting policy on Myanmar.

He said the ICC has no jurisdiction over the country, which withdrew from the ICC in March 2019.

The police have detained the suspect and are trying to determine his motive.

More than 200g of cannabis was found buried in her home backyard.

The exercise involves more than 30,000 troops from 13 nations, including Indonesia and Japan.

The suspects were identified from a video clip of the incident in early May.

Major tragedies of this kind are relatively rare in Bhutan.

Temperatures of 35 deg C and above continued to menace other parts of China.

The health ministry has threatened to take action against sellers who do so.

Pheu Thai is expected to put up one of its three PM candidate nominees for the vote on July 27.

In a region where US influence was paramount, other actors are now vying for influence.

The Cambodian authorities have been criticised for suppressing opposition and dissent ahead of the polls.

The government is set to repossess a fifth of the 172ha Fanling golf course land to build 12,000 public homes.

The woman wanted to paraglide to encourage her daughter, who was in her fifties and was too afraid to do it.

Mr Hou is set to be officially confirmed as the KMT’s candidate at a party congress on Sunday.

More young people in major cities have sought alternative living arrangements due to high property prices.

Mr Blinken will discuss regional security and cooperation and attend the Fifa Women’s World Cup.

Washington says Pyongyang had a history of mistreating captured Americans.

They were accused of trafficking 122 people to Cambodia to sell their kidneys.