投稿者: Rebecca Ratcliffe
This blog has now closed.Shinzo Abe, Japan’s former prime minister, dies after being shotA loss for the world’: leaders unite in condemning assassinationJapan has close to “zero-tolerance” of gun ownership – an approach that experts say contributes to …
Collaboration between national water agency and craft brewer described as ‘highly quaffable’ It is a beer made with only the finest ingredients: premium German barley malts, aromatic Citra and Calypso hops, farmhouse yeast from Norway – and reclaimed …
Analysis: Duterte’s popularity remains undented among people in poorer areas despite attacks on human rights, rule of law and mediaSix years ago, the tough-talking mayor of Davao City, known as “the Punisher” because of his merciless approach to crime,…
People will be allowed to grow it at home but smoking for recreational purposes is still forbiddenThailand will soon ease its rules on cannabis and allow people to grow the plant at home – but smoking for recreational purposes is still forbidden, and o…
Ferdinand Marcos Jr leads polls but analysts point to huge rallies of his opponent and the vice-president, Leni RobredoVoters in the Philippines will go to the polls for a presidential election that pits frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son and nam…
Families of those facing death sentence fear authorities are pushing ahead to free up space on death rowA 68-year-old man has been hanged for drug trafficking in Singapore in the first execution to be carried out in the city state in more than two year…
French energy firm cites worsening human rights for decision in victory for campaignersThe energy firms Chevron and Total have announced they will withdraw from Myanmar, a breakthrough for activists who have campaigned for the companies to cut off what…
Fears that controversial leader is lining up his daughter as his successorPhilippine president Rodrigo Duterte has announced that he will retire from politics and abandon his bid to become vice-president in next year’s election, fuelling speculation th…
Bad pay and conditions at home and demand for Filipino nursing skills overseas have left the country with a soaring death rateCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Covid Delta variant has swept across south-east Asia over rece…
Hospitals struggle to cope as senior paediatrician says cases rising rapidly among minorsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe number of Covid infections and deaths among children in Indonesia has risen sharply over the past m…
Thai region hopes jabs and ‘sandbox’ scheme will allow tourists to return and rejuvenate economyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIn normal times, the convention centre at Phuket’s Angsana Laguna resort hosts extravagant weddi…
NUG says it will scrap law denying citizenship, in ‘notable step forward’ for rights of Rohingya peopleMyanmar’s parallel government has urged Rohingya to join with them in fighting the military junta, promising to offer justice and citizenship to the …
Thuzar Wint Lwin, in dress of besieged Chin minority, highlights brutal repression since coup in Myanmar In the months leading up to the Miss Universe pageant, most contestants were busy making promotional films and rehearsing for their moment in the l…
Police treating attack in capital Male that wounded four others including British national as act of terrorismThe former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed has been left in a critical condition following an assassination attempt that also wounded four …
Washington reverses vaccine export ban while Downing Street dispatches ventilators and oxygen Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageInternational efforts to help India fight its devastating coronavirus crisis have stepped up as th…