Politics

The conviction comes two months after Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman pulled his party out of the ruling coalition due to graft concerns.

In three states, the election is a direct contest between the Congress and the BJP, and in the other two, the Congress is battling regional parties.

Johnny G. Plate is accused of taking nearly $1.2 million in kickbacks related to the construction of thousands of telecoms towers in remote parts of the archipelago.

Thai progressives have long called for the abolition of the military's notorious Internal Security Operations Command. But don't expect it to happen under the current government.

A major by-election defeat provided a wake-up call, yet intra-party rifts are hard to wish away. 

It is aimed at curbing any form of protest that could turn into demands for ending New Delhi’s rule over the restive region.

Anwar Ibrahim has again said that his government would resist any outside pressure to declare Hamas a terrorist organization.

Anwar Usman should have recused himself from a Constitutional Court ruling that allowed President Joko Widodo's son, his nephew by marriage, to run in next year's presidential election.

With a reformist opposition gathering strength, Thai officials may see the current government as the last chance to gorge themselves at the public's expense.

Turbulence in Congress and allegations of dissent among the military leadership have undermined President Marcos' "unity" administration.

"While it is undeniable that Mirziyoyev’s Uzbekistan is less paranoid, much freer and tolerant than Karimov’s... the very nature of the system remains unchanged."

The Ministry of Home Affairs has announced that it will not allow the foreign conflict to jeopardize the city-state's "peace and harmony.”