Indonesia's top court rejects Indigenous community's appeal in palm oil case
Two out of three Supreme Court judges argued that appeal exceeded the time limits and should be rejected, while one gave a dissenting opinion.
Fri Nov 01 2024
Junior doctors in India's Kolkata resume full strike, disappointed with top court's ruling
Doctors demand increased police protection in hospitals and investigations into alleged corruption in medical colleges.
Tue Oct 01 2024
India's top court sets up doctors' panel on workplace safety after rape, murder
The court told the task force to submit an interim report within three weeks and a final report within two months.
Tue Aug 20 2024
Bangladesh calm a day after top court scrapped some job quotas
There were no reports of violence or protests on Monday morning and media said curfew would be relaxed for three hours in the afternoon.
Mon Jul 22 2024
Indonesia's Anies plans to contest election results in top court
Anies Baswedan said he plans to file a case to the Constitutional Court after the official results are announced next week.
Wed Mar 13 2024
Pakistan's Bhutto, hanged 44 years ago, didn't get a fair trial, top court rules
The courts ruling comes in response to a 2011 reference filed by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's son-in-law and ex-President Asif Ali Zardari.
Wed Mar 06 2024
Israel, S.Africa to face off at UN top court in Gaza genocide case
South Africa cites Israel's failure to provide food, water, medicine and other essential humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian enclave.
Thu Jan 11 2024
Pakistan’s top court upholds death sentence for late dictator Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf's death sentence was the first time a general was punished for a coup.
Wed Jan 10 2024
Pakistan's top court accepts Imran Khan's plea for bail
The court found the trial did not meet legal requirements, meaning the prosecution would have to restart the case.
Wed Nov 22 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 journalists seek top court's protection after police raids
Eighteen media organisations in a joint letter asked the judiciary to intervene to defend press freedom.
Thu Oct 05 2023
Rahul Gandhi set to return to parliament as top court suspends conviction
Rahul Gandhi was sentenced to two years' imprisonment but the jail term was put on hold and he was granted bail.
Fri Aug 04 2023
Malaysia's ex-PM Najib arrives at top court for final leg of 1MDB appeal
If Najib's lawyer refused to make any submissions, then the Court might deliver the decision on the spot or postpone it to another date.
Tue Aug 23 2022
Sri Lanka top court extends travel ban on Mahinda and Basil Rajapaksa until Aug 4 - Ada Derana
The brothers of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa are widely blamed for the current economic crisis in the island nation.
Tue Aug 02 2022
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024