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‘Inherently undemocratic’: Pakistan suspends mobile services on voting day
The government temporarily suspends mobile phone services as it holds the parliamentary and provincial election.
North Korea scraps all economic cooperation with South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) -- North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly has voted to scrap all agreements signed with South Korea on promoting economic cooperation, the North's official KCNA news agency reported on Thursday, as the two Koreas' relations continue to deteriorate sharply.
Malaysia apex court quashes state’s expansion of sharia law in landmark ruling
The Kelantan state assembly in 2021 passed amendments to the state’s sharia law, broadening its powers to include criminal acts, amid a surge in religious conservatism that has triggered more frequent cultural clashes in recent years.
Could reports of a North Korean workers’ riot in China ‘pose threats’ to the regime?
South Korea’s spy agency on Tuesday reported multiple incidents of “various accidents” involving North Korean workers abroad, citing “poor working conditions”. “We’re closely following this situation,” a spokesman for the National Intelligence Service told This Week in Asia without elaborating.
Zee founder family to eventually lift stake to 26%, according to reports
Zee Entertainment founder Subhash Chandra's family will eventually lift their stake in the media house to 26% from 4% currently, Mint reported on Monday, days after a merger with Sony's India unit collapsed.