Thailand holds its first same-sex weddings, targets record registrations
Thailand is the third territory in Asia to legalise same-sex marriages after Taiwan and Nepal.
Thu Jan 23 2025
Thailand to be first Southeast Asian country to recognise same-sex marriage
The law gained the support of nearly all upper house lawmakers and will be sent to the palace for royal approval.
Tue Jun 18 2024
Thailand moves closer to legalising same-sex unions as parliament passes landmark bill
The bill had the support of all of Thailand's major parties and was more than a decade in the making.
Wed Mar 27 2024
Greece legalises same sex marriage in landmark change
The law gives same-sex couples the right to wed and adopt children and comes after decades of campaigning for marriage equality.
Fri Feb 16 2024
Thailand edges closer to legalising same-sex marriage
This will provide rights, responsibilities and family status as equal to the marriage between a man and a woman presently in all aspects.
Thu Dec 21 2023
India's top court declines to legalise same-sex marriage
The court ruling comes five years after a historic 2018 judgement when the Supreme Court scrapped a colonial-era ban on gay sex.
Tue Oct 17 2023
India awaits top court verdict on same-sex marriages
Only Taiwan and Nepal allow same-sex unions in Asia, where largely conservative values still dominate politics and society.
Tue Oct 17 2023
India government opposes recognising same-sex marriage - court filing
Taiwan was the first in Asia to recognise such unions, while same-sex acts are illegal in some countries, such as Malaysia.
Mon Mar 13 2023
Singapore will decriminalise sex between men, no change in marriage rules - PM
Lee said the Singaporean society, especially young people in the city-state, were becoming more accepting of gay people.
Mon Aug 22 2022
In landmark ruling, Japan court says not allowing same-sex marriage is 'unconstitutional'
A major symbolic victory in a country where the constitution defines marriage as being based on "the mutual consent of both sexes."
Wed Mar 17 2021
German lawmakers approve same-sex marriage in landmark vote
Germany's parliament backed the legalisation of same-sex marriage on Friday in a historic vote hailed by gay activists and leftist parties.
Fri Jun 30 2017
Pressure builds on Merkel for vote on gay marriage this week
Following Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to row back on her conservative party's opposition to gay marriage, her opponent in September's elections said on Tuesday that his party would push.
Tue Jun 27 2017
Taiwan court rules in favour of same-sex marriage, first in Asia
The court gave two years for legal amendments to allow same-sex marriage.
Wed May 24 2017
Donald Trump says he is 'fine' with same-sex marriage
Donald Trump said in an interview broadcast Sunday that he will not seek to overturn the legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States.
Mon Nov 14 2016
Australia's same-sex marriage vote in limbo after being rejected
The Australian senate on Monday night voted down the conservative government's bill to hold a public vote by a margin of 33 to 29.
Tue Nov 08 2016
80 children of former GISB members remain unclaimed - Nancy
Some parents wish to reunite with their kids, but others changed their minds for unknown reasons, says Nancy Shukri.
Thu Jan 23 2025
MACC-FBI-DOJ collaboration recovers US20 mln linked to 1MDB
MACC says Frank White Jr. voluntarily agreed to surrender funds to the DOJ after learning they originated from misappropriated 1MDB money.
Thu Jan 23 2025
Malaysia aims to reclaim top spot as world's leading rubber producer in 10 years - DPM Zahid
The replanting process must utilise high-quality saplings and automated methods for tapping and collection, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid.
Thu Jan 23 2025
Ousted South Korean defence minister testifies Yoon never intended full martial law
Kim Yong-hyun says he wanted a broader military deployment but was overruled by President Yoon Suk-Yeol.
Thu Jan 23 2025
Bloomberg philanthropy to cover US climate dues after Paris withdrawal
Bloomberg Philanthropies will cover US dues to UN Climate Change body, ensuring emissions reporting despite Trump's climate policy pullback.
Thu Jan 23 2025
What Trump has done since returning to the White House
Here are some of the actions that President Donald Trump has taken so far.
Thu Jan 23 2025
Indonesia resumes search for 13 missing after deadly landslide in Central Java
The number of the missing people is most likely more as there was a cafe in the landslide location, a spokesperson said.
Thu Jan 23 2025
Revocation of PwD driving licences only in specific cases - Loke
Anthony Loke says that PwD drivers should not be made scapegoats simply due to isolated incidents involving the group.
Thu Jan 23 2025
Trump steps up immigration crackdown, warns city, state officials against interference
State and local officials who resist or obstruct immigration enforcement could be charged under federal laws against defrauding the US.
Thu Jan 23 2025
ASEAN calls for full implementation of Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement
ASEAN calls on all parties to maintain conducive conditions to the full implementation of the agreement, strictly adhere to its terms.
Thu Jan 23 2025