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BANGKOK — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Saturday (June 8) he was ready to face charges of insulting the monarchy that mark a setback to a political heavyweight whose allies are currently in government.
TOKYO — Japan lodged a protest against Beijing on June 7 after four armed Chinese Coast Guard vessels entered waters that Tokyo considers its territory.
JAKARTA — Indonesia's parliament on Thursday (June 6) approved a proposal to accept a South Korean donation of a corvette for its navy, despite concern from its defence committee that the ageing vessel needs about US$85 million (S$114 million) worth of maintenance.
TAIPEI - The high level of bipartisan political support for Taiwan in the United States gives hope eventually a free trade deal could be signed, especially given progress on current talks, the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan's chairman said on Thursday (June 6).
SEOUL — An activist group in South Korea said on Thursday (June 6) it had flown balloons into North Korea carrying leaflets criticising leader Kim Jong-un, just days after Pyongyang sent thousands of balloons carrying trash in the other direction over the border.
HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's National Democratic Alliance (NDA) formally named him on Wednesday (June 5) to lead a new coalition government for a third straight term, a day after it regained power with a surprisingly slim majority.
SEOUL — South Korea's military on Tuesday (June 4) said it would resume all military activities along the demarcation line separating the two Koreas and the North West Islands after suspending an inter-Korean military agreement.
MUMBAI/SINGAPORE — Indian stocks tanked the most in four years on Tuesday (June 4), as vote counting suggested Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance is unlikely to win an overwhelming majority as predicted by exit polls.