Politics

While the ruling MDP expects him to win an outright victory in the first round, the possibility of a run-off vote cannot be ruled out.

The dismissal of the case against Deputy PM Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has again called into question Anwar's anti-corruption credentials.

The King’s estranged son visits Bangkok shortly before a dramatic realignment in Thai politics. 

The former Jakarta governor has announced that he will team up with Muhaimin Iskandar of PKB, the country's largest Islamic party.

The clash between Reaganism and the non-interventionism championed by the rising New Right will have enormous implications for China policy.

Kusturizatsia means, literally, “vomiting.” Under the practice, corrupt individuals can repay a fraction of stolen proceeds to the state and then go about their business. Who knows where the money goes?

It is widely believed that Thaksin returned out of hope that a new government friendly to him would reduce his sentence, and that he may have made a deal with authorities.

Unlike a month ago, on August 28, the BJP government prevented communal violence by not permitting a provocative religious procession and taking preventive measures.

A conversation with David Gum Awng of the National Unity Government.

Muhammad Yunus, who pioneered the use of microcredit to help the poor, is being tried on charges of corruption and violating labor laws.

The former leader returned to Thailand in a blaze of publicity last week after more than 15 years in self-exile.

Taiwan's four-way presidential race will mean a dramatic end to the campaign season.