Politics

Thailand’s election commission faces pressure over vote transparency

Members of the public are flagging irregularities in the vote count on social media

Supporters of the Bhumjaithai Party ahead of the Feb 8 election in Bangkok. Preliminary results show the party secured some 192 out of 500 seats, with around 95% of the votes counted. 

‘Better outcome than we had expected’: Thai PM Anutin’s election win has analysts upbeat

The Bhumjaithai Party’s victory could improve political stability, boosting foreign inflows and the country’s economy

Thailand’s inability to revive its economy has made its stocks and bonds cheap, unloved and increasingly irrelevant.

High-stakes Thai vote tests appetite for political reform

[BANGKOK] Thailand’s major political parties staged final rallies ahead of an election that pits the status quo against sweeping political and economic reform. 

Britain's former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is among the royals and other powerful figures who were part of Epstein's expansive network.

The Epstein rot goes deep

America must now ask itself if it can restore a culture of shame

Crowds gather in Nuuk to protest against Trump and his campaign to take over Greenland. The US president has ruled out seizing the territory by force.

US leads the West in tearing down the world order

Great powers have never willingly submitted to rules; they recognise them only when the rules serve their own interests

Voters in 60 townships will cast their ballots, including in the major cities of Yangon and Mandalay, amid a civil war triggered by a coup that brought the military to power.

Myanmar’s junta leader dismisses critics as military allies head for landslide election win

The previous two phases of the election – held on Dec 28 and Jan 11 – have been marked by low voter turnout

The reappointment of To Lam gives him a clear mandate to shape Vietnam's political and economic direction through the end of the decade.

To Lam retains Vietnam’s top job in pivotal leadership refresh

At least two other leaders will no longer be part of the country’s four ‘pillars’ of collective power structure in the next five-year term

Nearly seven in 10 Venezuelans believe their livelihoods will improve over the next year, after the US' capture of President Nicolas Maduro.
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The decision to remove Pritam Singh (above) from his position as Leader of the Opposition is "necessary to uphold the rule of law, as well as the dignity and integrity of Parliament”, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in a statement on Thursday (Jan 15).

Pritam Singh removed as Leader of the Opposition with immediate effect

The Workers’ Party can nominate another elected Member of Parliament to serve as the next LO

Vietnam’s “new era” is underpinned by the four pillars of collective leadership, as well as its ruling Party's four resolutions on science and technology, international integration, rule of law and private-sector-led growth.

The ‘four’ behind Vietnam: Can 2026 political reset deliver the growth it promises?

What investors should know as the country heads into its most consequential leadership transition in decades