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The premier announced more than 25 changes to his Cabinet after previously saying that a major reshuffle was not on the cards.

The comments come as Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te continued a tug of war with the opposition over legislation and government plans. 

Sajid Akram and his son Naveed spent nearly the entire month of November in the Philippines, with the older man entering the country as an "Indian national", authorities in Manila said.

As nationalism on both sides gets more strident, any peace between Cambodia and Thailand engineered before the Feb 8 election will ultimately only be tactical, says former foreign correspondent Nirmal Ghosh.

From cash rewards to wedding vouchers, local governments across China are rolling out incentives to revive marriage rates. But can policies really change hearts? 

Official poll results will be announced by Apr 9, after which the new parliament must convene within 15 days to elect speakers and then vote in a prime minister.

The agreements were signed at the 21st Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) meeting in Chongqing, which was co-chaired by Singapore DPM Gan Kim Yong and Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang.

Ahmed al Ahmed was identified on social media as the bystander who hid behind parked cars before charging at the gunman from behind, seizing his rifle and knocking him to the ground.

Ahmed al Ahmed was identified on social media as the bystander who hid behind parked cars before charging at the gunman from behind, seizing his rifle and knocking him to the ground.

The 78-year-old faces life in prison.

Youth unemployment threatens to dampen confidence in the region’s economy, deepen inequality and strain public finances, says UOB economist Enrico Tanuwidjaja.

As Thailand moves towards a landmark Climate Change Act, some experts warn the bill could prioritise businesses over the country’s most vulnerable communities. 

The Southeast Asian neighbours have resorted to arms several times this year since a Cambodian soldier was killed in a May skirmish.

Thailand's curfew covers five districts of Trat province that neighbour Koh Kong. Residents are prohibited from leaving their homes between 7pm and 5am.

At least 25 people have died this week, including four Thai soldiers the defence ministry said were killed in the border area on Saturday (Dec 13).

More than 200 people remain missing as of Saturday (Dec 13), while over 5,400 have been injured.

Manila said nearly two dozen Filipino fishing boats near Sabina Shoal were targeted with water cannon and blocking manoeuvres.

More than 30 people, including patients, medical workers and children, were reportedly killed and about 80 others injured in the military airstrike on the general hospital in the western state of Rakhine.

Beijing's trillion-dollar trade surplus is stirring tensions with its trade partners and drawing criticism from observers who say its production-focused economic growth model is unsustainable.

China consistently reminds its people of the 1937 massacre, in which it says Japanese troops killed 300,000 people in what was then its capital.

Pyongyang has reportedly sent thousands of troops to fight for Moscow as it presses ahead with its nearly four-year invasion of Ukraine.