Yosuke Nagai, 31, has spent the last decade in war-torn countries such as Somalia and Yemen, helping young men leave terrorist groups.
LGBTQ rights still lag in Pacific region despite Cook Islands’ move to lift gay sex ban
The Cook Islands follows other Pacific Island nations in wiping colonial-era sodomy laws from the statutes, beginning with the Marshall Islands in 2005.
Virgin’s Richard Branson joins calls urging Singapore not to hang man over 1kg of cannabis
Tangaraju Suppiah is expected to be hanged on Wednesday for a 2017 conviction, but billionaire Richard Branson said the case against Tangaraju was circumstantial and that Singapore ‘may be about to kill an innocent man’.
Cloud customers should consider options following Ofcom report
Cloud customers will want to consider their options following the recent publication by Ofcom of its interim report into the cloud infrastructure services market.
US urges South Korea not to fill China shortfalls if Beijing bans Micron chips
The Financial Times reported that the US made the request as South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol prepares to travel to Washington on Monday.
Family of Singapore man due to be hanged over cannabis charge pleads for mercy
Tangaraju Suppiah was sentenced to death for conspiring to smuggle 1kg of cannabis and will die on Wednesday unless the authorities change position. In some nations, including Thailand, cannabis has been decriminalised.
Top election official shot dead in Myanmar
Deputy director Sai Kyaw Thu of the Union Election Commission was shot dead and the anti-coup People’s Defence Forces are responsible for the killing, the army’s information team says.
8 killed by rare, giant tornado near Myanmar capital – at least 128 injured
128 people were taken to hospital after villages on Naypyidaw’s southern outskirts were hit on Friday evening and 232 homes destroyed. Major tornadoes are rare in Myanmar and seldom result in fatalities.
China’s Australian coal imports surge as trade picks up after easing of ban, amid thawing of ties
China’s imports of both Australian coking and thermal coal surged in March in a further sign of an overall easing of tensions between Beijing and Canberra.
China trade data points to accelerated supply chain relocation despite rebound in March exports
Exports from foreign manufacturers in China declined by 16.3 per cent in the first quarter, compared to the same period last year, in contrast to a rebound in overall shipments at the start of the year.