Asian Insider: Top job change for Japan and Thailand | Will climate change derail future Olympic Games?
Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments
Kishida’s plan to step down kicks off heated race to succeed him
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has fallen out of favour with the public over his response to political scandals.
PHOTO: AFP
Thailand in limbo amid backroom deals for next PM
Mr Srettha Thavisin was dismissed as Thai prime minister on Aug 14 by the Constitutional Court over a breach of ethics in appointing to his Cabinet a former lawyer who was briefly jailed 16 years ago.
PHOTO: AFP
New UK Foreign Secretary will eye economic cooperation on possible China visit as he resets ties
The UK’s relations with China are one of its most important and complex bilateral relationships to manage, and a key priority for Foreign Secretary David Lammy.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Will Prabowo’s presidency see the return of Suharto’s military men?
Mr Prabowo Subianto’s leadership style may have been shaped during the New Order regime when he was an active military general but he has worked hard to shed his image as a stern general.
PHOTO: REUTERS
How Arab-Americans could swing the presidential election
Pro-Palestinian students staged demonstrations, sit-ins and set up camps at the University of Michigan to protest the invasion of Gaza by Israel.
ST PHOTO: BHAGYASHREE GAREKAR
Can the Olympics go the distance in the face of climate change?
Football players taking a cooling break at the Paris Olympics, at La Beaujoire Stadium in France, on July 31.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Tear-jerker ads: Why Thailand is the region’s king of commercials
A commercial for Five Star chicken shows how elderly Thai people started broadcasting on TikTok to get the attention of their children or grandchildren.
SCREENGRAB: BBDO ASIA/YOUTUBE
