Indian-administered Kashmir was voting October 1 in the third and final round of polls to elect its first government since the insurgency-wracked territory was brought…
Sri Lanka's new government said October 1 it would "review" a $12.5 billion sovereign bond debt restructure deal announced last month as part of efforts…
An Indian environmental activist was detained by police outside New Delhi at the end of a month-long climate protest march on foot from the Himalayas,…
The International Monetary Fund pledged to work with Bangladesh’s interim government to regain economic stability as the country struggles to reduce pressure on foreign exchange…
A devastating fire tore through a Thai bus carrying 44 students and teachers on a school trip October 1, officials said, with up to 25…
An award-winning Cambodian journalist known for his reporting on human trafficking in the cyber scam industry has been arrested, police said October 1. Mech Dara…
President Ferdinand Marcos inaugurated on September 30 the first factory for electric vehicle batteries in the Philippines, calling it the "future" of clean energy. The…
Google plans to invest $1 billion to build digital infrastructure in Thailand, including a new data centre, the US tech giant has announced, saying the…
Facebook parent Meta will produce its next-generation virtual and augmented reality headsets in Vietnam, creating more than 1,000 jobs, the company said October 1. The…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would face the end of his regime if he ever used his isolated country's nuclear weapons against the South,…
Japan got a new prime minister on October 1, with Shigeru Ishiba setting out to jumpstart a lacklustre economy, defuse a demographic crisis and build…
President Xi Jinping reiterated his call for China to "reunite" with Taiwan, the self-ruled island China claims as its own, during an address on the…
Six of China's biggest banks said they would tweak interest rates on existing mortgages following a request to lower them from Beijing's central bank, state…
A British judge on Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal will step down after his term ends on September 30, the city's judiciary said, the…
Five individuals wanted by French authorities have surrendered in besieged New Caledonia's pro-independence stronghold of Saint Louis. The village, which is part of the town…
Japan's incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba reportedly wants a more "equal" alliance with the United States. Ishiba, who takes office this week is seeking the…
Qatar Airways unveiled a bid to take a 25% stake in troubled airline Virgin Australia on October 1, a deal that could shake up Australia's…
A former long-serving Fiji parliament staffer has lamented the state of political debates in the House and wants "somebody to put their foot down" on…
Prime Minister James Marape has called on the UN for support in preserving Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) natural forests during a bilateral meeting in New…
The operational performance of Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) two international sea ports in Port Moresby and Lae have been placed among the top ports in…
The Treasury Department had requested a $100 million loan, or around 392 million kina, from the World Bank to improve education in Papua New Guinea…
PNG Power Limited (PPL) is implementing emergency load shedding across Port Moresby and Central Province due to a current shortfall in electricity generation. This measure…
Members of the Ambai tribe in Laiagam district, Enga province on September 29 surrendered an M-16 assault rifle in a move to curb tribal conflicts.…
Several armed robberies occurred in Port Moresby on September 29 and 30. The first armed robbery occurred at a house belonging to a teacher in…
A presence of police personnel is expected in the capital of East New Britain Kokopo amid a high level of petty crime, Mayor Philip Tale…
