Asia
Pariah politics
Myanmar’s junta chief finally goes to China
It is the first visit since he staged a coup four years ago
Indonesia’s foreign policy
Will Prabowo Subianto cosy up to Donald Trump or to China?
The first foreign trips for Indonesia’s new president raise awkward questions
Crime and punishment
Why suspects in Japan are almost never acquitted
And it is facing renewed criticism
A burning issue
South-East Asian Muslims are incensed by the war in Gaza
A few may become radicalised off the back of it
Cut down to size
Pakistan’s politicians seize control of the judiciary
Powerful judges were seen as a threat to the government
Banyan
Yes sir: a bizarre initiation ritual for Indonesia’s cabinet
The newly-inaugurated president sends his ministers to boot camp
Hard ball
Australia is trying to ruck China in Papua New Guinea
Funding for a rugby team might be one way to do so
Prayer and profit
India’s startups pray for a Hindu super-app
The business of God could yet create an Indian unicorn
Neighbourhood strife
North Korea’s fanatical regime just got scarier
A new missile test, troops to Russia and death sentences for K-pop
Japan shakes
Voters deliver a historic rebuke to Japan’s ruling coalition
But the Liberal Democratic Party may still hang on to power
Prabowo’s plans for nickel
Making nickel is a nightmare. Unless you are Indonesian
Gluts and shortages notwithstanding, Indonesia wants to double down on resource nationalism