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Several killed after student opens fire inside Thailand school

At least eight people were killed and 15 others injured after a student opened fire inside a school in Thailand.

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Thai pupil describes harrowing moment teacher was shot in front of her

Image source, ReutersImage caption, One student recounts having to climb over a fence to escape ByJonathan Head, South East Asia correspondent, Thanyarat Doksone, Reporting fromDebsirin School, Nonthaburi and Tiffanie Turnbull...

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A new youth agitation grips an Indian state after ‘cockroach’ protests

Image source, Sartaj AlamImage caption, Dozens of students and job aspirants are on a hunger strike in Ranchi ByMohammad Sartaj Alam Reporting fromRanchi, Jharkhand Published...

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The other classroom: Returning to sacred knowledge

Returning to sacred knowledge Why some doctors, lawyers and other professionals are turning to Darul Qasim in Chicago to rediscover Islamic scholarship. Books on Islamic...

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Is VinFast’s Costly EV Gambit Coming to an End?

Despite its vaunting ambitions and rapid expansion, the upstart automaker has yet to prove it can compete beyond the Vietnamese market.

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How Kazakhstan Uses the Stalling Board of Peace

Despite opting out of contributing the $1 billion fee required to become a permanent member of Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, Kazakhstan...

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Xi and Kim Agree to Strengthen ‘Strategic Relationship’ with Socialist Principles

Touting the achievements Pyongyang has made in recent years, Xi de facto recognized North Korea as a nuclear-armed state.

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The West Asia Crisis Realigns Regional Trade Through Pakistan

Cargo-laden trucks are already plying six new overland routes linking its major ports to the Iranian border and onward to Central Asia.

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Cockroach Janta Party: Is the Modi Government Wary of a ‘Gen Z Revolt’?

Hitherto confined to social media, the “cockroaches” emerged on the ground at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on June 6. What started as a...

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As Integration in the Greater Bay Area Accelerates, Small Businesses in Macau Suffer

Drawn by lower prices, a wider variety of products and convenience, Macau’s residents have taken to spending in mainland China.

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Can Northeast Asia’s New Geopolitical Reality Create Opportunities for Mongolia?

Within the emerging geopolitical landscape, Mongolia may have opportunities to diversify its economic partners.

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Long Night Over Hualien: The China Threat Through the Eyes of Taiwan’s Indigenous Peoples

“The current situation is not the fruit of our choosing, but of history itself.” 

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Why Does the G7 Keep Inviting India to its Summits?

India’s recurring invitations reveal as much about New Delhi’s ambitions as about the G7’s adaptation to the changing times.

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The Democratic Dilemma in South Korea’s Local Election Ballot Shortage

President Lee sold Korean democracy abroad as a system that fixes itself. Now his party and the administration have to prove it...

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