Experts warn that funding would need to grow at twice the pace of charitable contributions in order to meet India’s vast social needs.

The number of seniors living alone in the city has jumped by about 43 per cent in five years, raising concerns over loneliness and safety.  

The acquisition of the Italian-made Giuseppe Garibaldi makes Indonesia the second Southeast Asian country after Thailand to operate an aircraft carrier.

Kwok Yin-sang is the first person to be charged and convicted of dealing with funds belonging to an "absconder" under the city's national security law.

The ruling was a surprise win for Jimmy Lai, days after a court jailed him on separate national security charges.

These eight Malaysian handbag brands deliver style, quality and versatility – with prices starting from S$17.

Southeast Asian countries could benefit from a temporary lowering of tariffs, but analysts warn there are other means United States President Donald Trump can use to keep his trade agenda alive.

A good tariff deal means little if permits crawl and customs stumble, says a strategic communicator.

Sales have soared in duty-free shopping hub Hainan, but the Chinese middle class isn’t actually consuming, says Shuli Ren for Bloomberg Opinion.

The former head of intelligence allegedly allowed the attacks to happen with the intention of influencing the 2019 presidential election.

The call for a royal inquiry must not be based on hearsay, says Kamil Munim, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's political secretary in the Finance Ministry.

More than 300 lawmakers were given the option to choose an item from a gift catalogue "as an expression of appreciation for their success at this very tough election", said Sanae Takaichi on X, adding that no taxpayer money was used.

Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has not received requests to remove the mobile application versions of Grindr and Blued from app stores, noting challenges due to such apps being foreign...

The city is also redoubling its focus on the technology and artificial intelligence sector to bolster integration with mainland China's five-year plan.

South Korea's total fertility rate, the average number of babies a woman is expected to have during her reproductive life, stood at 0.80 in 2025, up from 0.75 in 2024, according to preliminary data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics.