Thai PM Srettha says Myanmar regime 'losing strength'
KOH SAMUI, Thailand — Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin told Reuters now is a good time to open talks with Myanmar as the military regime that seized power in a 2021 coup is weakening.
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Pakistan denounces Indian minister's remarks about pursuing suspects across border
KARACHI, Pakistan — Pakistan on Saturday (April 6) denounced "provocative remarks" made by Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in which he said India would enter Pakistan to kill anyone who escapes over its border after trying to carry out militant attacks.
Murder trial seen as test of Kazakh leader's pledge on women's rights
ALMATY — The trial of a former government minister charged with beating his wife to death has gripped public attention in Kazakhstan, and some see it as a litmus test of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's promise to build a fairer, more equitable society.
India's top court puts order banning Islamic schools on hold
NEW DELHI — India's top court put on hold a lower court's order that effectively banned Islamic schools in the country's most populous state, lawyers involved in the case said on Friday (April 5), giving a breather to thousands of students and teachers in the system.
Thaksin says PM Srettha a suitable transition leader; talks up daughter
BANGKOK — Thailand's influential former premier Thaksin Shinawatra has praised ally and Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin as a suitable leader during a "transition" while highlighting his own daughter's credentials as head of the ruling Pheu Thai party.
South Korea's Yoon joins early voting ahead of parliamentary elections
SEOUL - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol cast his ballot as two days of early voting for next week's parliamentary elections kicked off on Friday (April 5), in which his ruling party seeks to retake a majority in the opposition-controlled assembly.
Negotiator for South Korean walkout doctors sees 'no future' after Yoon meeting
SEOUL - A much-heralded first meeting between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and a negotiator for young doctors who walked off the job in February appeared to have made little progress on Thursday (April 4) after the latter expressed pessimism on social media.
With wary eye, China courts Indonesia's incoming leader Prabowo
JAKARTA — Soon after Indonesia's incoming leader Prabowo Subianto won the February presidential election, the Chinese embassy in Jakarta sent him a cat tree and a stuffed toy for his beloved pet Bobby, according to the cat's official Instagram page.