World Aug 21 Singapore will decriminalize gay sex, but continue to prohibit same-sex marriage Singapore announced Sunday it will decriminalize sex between men by repealing a colonial-era law while protecting the city-state's traditional norms and its definition of marriage.
World Aug 02 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, raising tensions between U.S. and China U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has arrived in Taiwan despite threats from Beijing of serious consequences, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island claimed by China in 25 years.
Politics Aug 01 WATCH: White House decries China’s rhetoric over Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit The White House decried Beijing's rhetoric over a visit by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, vowing the U.S. “will not take the bait or engage in saber rattling.”…
World Jul 08 Assassination of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stuns world leaders Friday's assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in one of the world's safest countries has stunned leaders and drawn condemnation.
World Oct 27 Biden calls China’s military actions near Taiwan ‘coercive’ President Joe Biden has told leaders at the East Asia Summit that China's recent actions in the Taiwan Straits are "coercive" and undermined peace and stability in the region.
World Jul 22 Death rates soar in Southeast Asia as virus wave spreads The deaths have followed record numbers of new cases being reported in countries across the region which have left health care systems struggling to cope and governments scrambling to implement new restrictions.
World Jul 08 Malaysia’s attorney general says prime minister still in power after largest allied party pulled support Malaysia's attorney general says Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin remains in power until it can be proven in Parliament that he has lost majority support.
World Jul 07 Key party in Malaysia ruling alliance pulls support for prime minister The announcement is a political bombshell that could potentially trigger the collapse of the government if he refuses to quit and spark a general election.
World Jun 01 Businesses shut as Malaysia enters second virus lockdown Malls and many businesses in Malaysia shuttered Tuesday as the country began its second nationwide lockdown to tackle a worsening surge of the coronavirus that has put its health care system on the verge of collapse.
World Jul 28 Malaysian ex-Prime Minister given 12 years in jail for corruption scandal A Malaysian court sentenced former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve 12 years in prison on Tuesday after finding him guilty in the first of several corruption trials linked to the multibillion-dollar looting of the state investment fund that brought…