HomeKUALA LUMPUR: When Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim tables the government’s annual spending plan, Budget 2025, on Oct 18, he will do so from a position of strength. Defying critics and sceptics, Mr Anwar seems to have fulfilled his basic prom
TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.(Photo: PTI) TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.(Photo: PTI) The Lok Sabha election results of 2024 if have already secured a space in Indian history by electing
Jamaat-e-Islami (JEI), a socio-political organisation, joined the electoral race in Kashmir Photo: Getty Images Jamaat-e-Islami (JEI), a socio-political organisation, joined the electoral race in Kashmir Photo: Getty Images In India’s intricate poli
freshbet Commentary: Thai politics once again in turmoil, after PM Srettha’s shock dismissal
2024-10-08SINGAPORE: The Thai Constitutional Court’s ruling on Wednesday (Aug 14) to dismiss Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin of the ruling Pheu Thai party for violating ethical guidelines surprised most political observers - including myself - who have been c
Followers waiting outside the hospital after getting the news of demise of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee at AIIMS on August 16, 2018 Photo: Getty Images Followers waiting outside the hospital after getting the news of demise of former PM Atal Bihar
Enumerators collect information from residents for a caste-based census in Bihar in Patna. Enumerators collect information from residents for a caste-based census in Bihar in Patna. The ongoing debate over caste representation and affirmative action
The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. This week’s issue is written by Julia Bergin, a reporter based in Melbourne. President Biden had just announced that he would bow out of the 2024 pres
The pianist Jayson Gillham was performing Beethoven’s “Waldstein” sonata and Ligeti’s études at a concert hall in Melbourne8k8, Australia, earlier this month when the concert took an unexpected turn. When Gillham, 38, returned to the stage after int
The United States is in the final stages of a dramatic election year, with an unexpected change of candidates, two assassination attempts, and a remarkably close contest. Now it turns out that many of the nation’s theaters are leaning into the polit