Tag: Politics
Philippines’ Duterte drags vice president into drug war to deflect scandals
Anti-drugs body is largely recommendatory in nature and takes orders from the president
Corruption trials pose a dilemma for the Malaysian government
The 1MDB trials of former prime minister Najib Razak run with more plot twists than a Korean drama
Cambodia deploys troops ahead of opposition leader’s planned return
Cambodia has deployed troops along its borders and held live fire exercises ahead of the planned return of leaders of the banned main opposition...
South Korea likens Japan’s ‘rising sun’ flag with Nazi swastika
The flag was flown by the Imperial Japanese army and navy up until the end of World War II
Hong Kong disqualifies democracy activist Joshua Wong from district elections
Wong says he is the only person disqualified out of more than 1,100 candidates in elections set for November
Sri Lanka urged to uphold human rights, as presidential poll looms
Authorities have made slow and limited but important progress when it comes to addressing human rights abuses, rights group says
Approval for South Korea’s scandal-hit Moon slips to new low
Support for the Catholic president is at 39 percent, it was 84 percent immediately after his election in May 2017
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