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Dhaka’s rickshaws and paintings on rickshaws make it onto UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List

UNESCO has recognized Dhaka’s rickshaws and paintings on them as an “Intangible Cultural Heritage.” This will be Bangladesh’s fifth inscription on the ...

It’s Christmas, but Malaysia’s last surviving Portuguese settlement worries about its fate

In December, the Portuguese Settlement in Malacca comes alive with Christmas celebrations. But residents fear their festivities may become a thing of the past ...

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said cooperation among Japan, the Philippines, and the United States was critical to protecting rules-based maritime order.

Juan Jumalon is the 199th media figure to be slain in the country since 1986.

Jey Rence Quilario (also known as Señor Agila) and his three associates were already detained at the Senate for contempt.

Satellite images show a remarkable pace of reclamation on a Hanoi-controlled atoll in the Spratlys.

The Thais were rescued from human traffickers in Shan state but have been stuck there amid fighting between warring sides.

The 10 Myanmar nationals were freed after contacting a labor watchdog about their plight via Facebook Messenger.

Anwar Usman, the president’s brother-in-law, was removed as Constitutional Court chief justice but can remain a judge.

Johnny G. Plate was found guilty of accepting bribes tied to a cellular network project.

An organization of Melanesian nations in August rejected membership for the Papuan independence movement.

Meanwhile, the Muslim world’s OIC announced it would hold “extraordinary” summit on Nov. 12 to discuss the Gaza crisis.

Kuala Lumpur will maintain ties with the Palestinian group in the face of a proposed U.S. bill targeting its backers.

Workers will now make at least $113 in monthly pay – up from $72 - but union leaders say this is too little.

They also claim some party leaders are victims of “enforced disappearances”

Prime Minister Jereimiah Manele says his country “will not be forced to take sides” strategically or militarily.

Komnas HAM lists 1,675 total cases stemming from land disputes, environmental damage since 2022.

The blaze started about 4 a.m. inside an area home to 118 pet stores, according to police.

Pastor Apollo Quiboloy is wanted in the Philippines and U.S. on child abuse, trafficking charges.

Hanoi has created as much new land in six months as the previous two years combined.

Authorities warned that Bajau Laut houses in Sabah could be used as criminals’ hideouts.

A disproportionate number of indigenous Kanaks died in violence over controversial French electoral roll changes.

Bid to halt slide in Myanmar’s kyat triggers junta action against condo buyers.

Partners of Narendra Modi’s BJP likely won’t alter Bangladesh policy, but MPs from stronger opposition may question allegedly dodgy foreign deals.

Initiative hopes to provide better access to education, training for child workers on palm oil plantations in the Malaysian state.

The Indonesian president-elect traveled to Jordan to join world leaders focused on humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territory.

In money laundering case, Bangladesh prosecutors allege that Muhammad Yunus, 13 others transferred $2.2 million from workers compensation fund.

Constitutional changes tinker with the electoral process but do not improve understanding of the political leadership roles, writes Tess Newton Cain.

Officials stopped short of condemning Hanoi’s rapid land reclamation projects.