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August 20, 2024
Pakistan Suffers Internet Slowdown as Government Denies Setting up a National Firewall
By Babar Dogar
Since February, users have been either unable to use social media or allowed limited access. Now, even sending an email of WhatsApp message is difficult.
August 19, 2024
Indonesia’s President Marks Independence Day in New Capital Nusantara
By Achmad Ibrahim and Edna Tarigan
The construction of the new capital began in mid-2022 in East Kalimantan, and is expected to cost $33 billion.
August 17, 2024
India to Hold First Assembly Elections in Disputed Kashmir in 10 Years
By Aijaz Hussain
Polls to be held between September 18 and October 1 will elect a local government, but real legislative power will remain with New Delhi.
August 16, 2024
As New Players Upend the EV Market, Indians Want Their Money Back for Undelivered Teslas
By Aniruddha Ghosal
In the eight years since Tesla’s initial promise to sell cars in India, other automakers have launched their own EVs while the American firm has failed to follow through.
August 15, 2024
Trainee Doctor’s Rape and Killing Sparks Protests Across India
By Bikas Das
In protest, government hospitals in several cities have suspended medical services except for emergency treatment.
August 14, 2024
Japan’s Kishida Announces He Will Not Run in LDP Leadership Race, Paving the Way for a New Prime Minister
By Mari Yamaguchi
Kishida, who has suffered dwindling support ratings that have dipped below 20 percent, will not seek re-election as the ruling party’s president in September.
August 14, 2024
Students Who Ousted Hasina Are Helping Lead Bangladesh, From the Streets to the Ministries
By Krutika Pathi and Shonal Ganguly
While the students say they have the grit to get things done, there are concerns over their lack of political experience and the extent of their ambitions.
August 14, 2024
Thai Court Removes PM Srettha From Office Over Ethics Violation
By Jintamas Saksornchai
The Constitutional Court ruling has plunged the country into political limbo, a week after it disbanded Thailand's largest opposition party.
August 13, 2024
Philippines Protests Chinese Air Force Jets’ Firing of Flares in the Path of Patrol Plane
By Jim Gomez
The encounter over Scarborough Shoal was the first aerial run-in since high-seas hostilities between Beijing and Manila in the South China Sea started to flare last year.
August 13, 2024
Violence in Bangladesh After Hasina’s Ouster Stirs Fear Among Hindu Minority
By Krutika Pathi, Al Emrun Garjon, and Shonal Ganguly
Are Hindus being targeted for their faith or their ties with Hasina’s Awami League party?
August 12, 2024
South Korea and US Will Start Summer Military Drills Next Week
By Kim Tong-hyung
The drills could trigger a belligerent response from North Korea, which portrays them as invasion rehearsals. During last year’s exercises, the North conducted ballistic missile tests.
August 10, 2024
China Hits Back at the US in Response to Doping Allegations Dogging Its Swimmers
By Associated Press
Amid harsh scrutiny following revelations that 23 Chinese swimmers failed drug tests in 2021, China called for more intensive testing of U.S. track and field competitors.