The state’s graft watchdog said Berejiklian failed to notify it of her concerns that Maguire, with whom she was in a relationship, may have engaged in corrupt conduct.
Cambodian PM Hun Sen switches social media loyalty from Facebook to Telegram in face of potential ban
The long-serving prime minister said he will no longer upload to Facebook where he has 14 million followers.
India starts to gag on its Russian oil binge as refiners reach limits of what they can process
Russian oil accounted for almost half of all India’s imports last month – a staggering leap from less than 2 per cent before the Ukraine war. But its refiners are struggling to keep pace
Chinese, Indonesians, Malaysians among 2,700 victims rescued in Philippines cyber scam raid
Those rescued from a compound in Las Pinas city, in Metro Manila, included 604 Chinese, 183 Vietnamese, 137 Indonesians, 134 Malaysians, 81 Thais – and 1,534 Filipinos, police said.
Sri Lanka takes a 5-day holiday to manage economic shocks as domestic-debt restructuring looms
The cash-strapped South Asian nation is closing its banks from Thursday to begin a restructuring process linked to the US$2.9 billion loan it received from the IMF earlier this year.
Singapore teeters on edge of recession after industrial output nosedives
Economists now expect the city state’s economy to have contracted over two quarters, enough to count as a technical recession and raising the prospect’s of a downgrade to the full-year growth forecast.
As Indonesia stands by bauxite ore ban, can it replicate nickel success?
The ban is part of Indonesia’s ‘downstreaming policy’ to boost revenue from raw materials by requiring miners and producers to build onshore refining facilities.
Chinese EV makers pour money into Thailand to secure foothold in its ‘trailblazing’ car-manufacturing industry
Great Wall Motor and BYD Co. already have factories there, with Chongqing Changan Automobile, GAC Aion and Hozon New Energy Automobile Co. also poised to start production in the kingdom soon.
‘What’s to celebrate?’: muted Pride Month for Asia’s LGBTQ folk in Muslim countries
Across Asia’s Muslim nations, Pride Month has remained muted, with LGBTQ events an easy target for religious hardliners and opportunistic politicians.
In Malaysia, Umno’s calls to free Najib risk fracturing Anwar’s unity government as first election test looms
The Malaysian PM’s uneasy alliance with his long-time rivals faces its first real test as 6 statewide polls loom, with analysts warning his government ‘can’t survive’ without the pro-Malay platform Umno provides.