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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.

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