Kiribati election poses test for China-friendly leader
SYDNEY -- Voters in Kiribati head to the polls on Wednesday to determine the political fate of the China-friendly ruling party at a time of increasing geopolitical tension in the Pacific region.
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Pacific nation Kiribati’s pro-China government faces election test
Pacific nation Kiribati will begin voting in a general election this week, a poll that will test the strengthening ties between China and the government of the climate-threatened archipelago.
Thailand’s Srettha next in firing line as country struggles to shrug off political chaos
Here is an explainer of what is going in Thailand, a kingdom where judges and the elderly conservative power holders whose interests they underpin, can’t – or won’t – find an off-ramp from two decades of political chaos:
Philippines’ Duterte faces ‘Achilles heel’ in election over his links to wanted pastor
Duterte had named Quiboloy as his spiritual adviser during his time in office. The father of Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio continues to show support for the pastor, condemning the current Philippine administration for “demonising” Quiboloy, who faces human trafficking and fraud allegations.
Gunmen kill senior government administrator in an attack on his vehicle in southwest Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen ambushed a vehicle carrying a senior government administrator in southwest Pakistan on Monday, killing him and wounding two other people before fleeing, police and government officials said.
Bangladesh interim leader Yunus says resignations of officials close to the ousted Hasina are legal
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The head of Bangladesh’s interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, says the high-profile resignations of authorities close to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina are legal after student leaders who organized protests against Hasina’s government issued ultimatums for them to quit.
Indian doctors strike over brutal rape and murder of colleague in hospital
Indian doctors in government hospitals across several states halted elective services “indefinitely” on Monday to protest the rape and murder of a young medic.