The government has blocked highways to the capital and set up container barriers in preparation for the PTI protest.

Thai protest leader Sondhi Limthongkul launches a campaign to pressure Prime Minister Anutin’s government amid rising public discontent and economic concerns. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Deadly violence marred the elections one day before the polls opened in the southern Philippine region.

Indian Gen Z-led pressure group Cockroach Janta Party has succeeded in getting the government to meet its demands. How the group uses its influence next is in question.

The leaders of China, Russia and India have gathered with other heads of state at a meeting billed as a counterweight to U.S. global influence.

The scholar of religion and politics will join the Political Science Department this summer

KOLKATA, India (AP) — Voting in one of India’s most closely watched state elections began Thursday after a national voter roll revision removed millions of names and raised concerns over dise…

In September 2026, residents of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao in the Philippines will head to the polls to elect the region's parliament. This marks a landmark step in the BARMM ...

Min Aung Hlaing seeks to 'enhance' international relations and ties with ASEAN after coup plunged Myanmar into chaos.

A Nepal court on Sunday extended by five days the detention of former prime minister KP Sharma Oli and his home minister after their arrest over alleged involvement in a deadly crackdown on the 2025…

In the wake of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, supply disruptions caused by Tehran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz are straining energy stores across Asia to their breaking point.

Citizens of Kazakhstan voted for a new constitution. According to preliminary results turnout was over 70% and 90% of votes supported the constitution. The new basic document expands presidential powe...

Shah's party represents a reformist wave reshaping the Himalayan nation's politics since last year’s youth-led uprising.

On February 12, Bangladesh went to the polls for the first elections since the country's student-led July 2024 uprising that forced Sheikh Hasina's Awami League from power. The elections were a decisi...

After the Supreme Court ruling, Trump said he would impose new levies of 15% on goods entering the US.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by Rahman has won a historic majority in the first elections after the 2024 uprising.

"Bhumjaithai's victory today is a victory for all Thais," Anutin said.

Japan’s Feb. 8 election is increasingly seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who has tied her political future to the vote.

China’s investigation into its top general is taking President Xi Jinping’s years-long corruption purge into his innermost circle, underlining that even close personal ties do not offer protection whe...

Frustration and anger are brewing among young protesters in Nepal who helped topple the government. Groups of the mostly leaderless Gen Z protest groups have returned to the streets of the Himalayan n...

In the country’s first electoral test since Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power, a continuing cycle of ‘revenge politics’ and economic instability dampen hopes for democratic reform, writes James Orr.

Yoon is accused of leading an insurrection when he tried to impose martial law in 2024.

Climate advocates say it's time to move to accountability for climate change, as people in Asia are living the evidence.

The ruling is the most dramatic legal action against a former Bangladeshi leader in decades and comes months ahead of parliamentary elections expected to be held in early February.

US President Donald Trump to meet leaders from five Central Asian countries in Washington for 10th meeting of C5+1.

Announcing the move, staff at the outlet said 'authoritarian regimes are already celebrating' its potential demise.

Cheng Li-wun will take over the leadership of Kuomintang party on November 1.

Locals tell the BBC the carnage has made it hard to identify victims of the military attack.

Arch-conservative Sanae Takaichi is poised to become Japan's first female prime minister — but challenging political realities may push the nationalist leader toward a more pragmatic approach.

Thousands attended rallies in Manila over a corruption scandal linked to ghost flood control projects.

Chosen for her integrity after deadly anti-graft protests, Nepal's Prime Minister Sushila Karki now faces her toughest challenge: to meet the demands of the protesters who toppled her predecessor and deliver elections in six months.