Politics

The historic win by Malaysia’s largest opposition party in 2018 is fading fast. Political experts are predicting more drama at the country’s upcoming general election on Saturday, with no certainty…

Senior officials from Bangladesh’s government are sternly warning ambassadors from major donor nations not to cross a line or interfere with the nation’s politics by airing concerns about the integrity…

Astana, Kazakhstan (22/10 – 49). Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday started his first foreign trip since the outbreak of the pandemic with a stop in Kazakhstan ahead of a summit…

Elvira Kudryashova – businesswoman, toy merchant, and professional money launderer – has had a harder life than most of us will ever know.  She was forced to flee her native Kazakhstan…

Democracy in Central Asia in the making  At the recent Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) summit, host Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s move to showcase a…

The top U.N. official in Bangladesh voiced concern Tuesday about violence at political rallies, as the U.S. State Department said it hoped to see a high turnout and free and…

Kazakhstan’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) registered six candidates to qualify for the country’s presidential election on November 20. Registration closed on October 21 and six candidates, incumbent Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Meiram Kazhyken, Zhiguli Dairabayev,…

Shortly after Chinse President Xi Jinping secured a historic third term in office, Vietnam’s Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong became the first foreign leader to visit Beijing. Last year,…

Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has questioned why no investigation was launched against former attorney general (AG) Tan Sri Apandi Ali over his handling of the 1Malaysia Development…

Former national unity minister P Waytha Moorthy has announced his support for Barisan Nasional ahead of the 15th general election (GE15). Waytha, who heads the Malaysian Advancement Party (MAP), told…