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Marxist leads presidential vote as Sri Lanka rejects the old order
Published on 22/09/2024
» COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Marxist candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake led the early counting in Sri Lanka’s presidential elections Sunday, riding a wave of popular anger at the established political order that has run the South Asian nation’s economy into the ground.
Malaysia’s Islamists vow to shut casino if party wins key state
Published on 15/09/2024
» An Islamic party said it was prepared to shut down Malaysia’s only casino if it wins control of the state where it is located, as the group looks to build its influence in the Southeast Asian nation.
Myanmar junta fails to sell Suu Kyi’s family mansion again
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/08/2024
» YANGON - The Myanmar military regime failed to sell a family mansion belonging to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the country’s commercial capital.
Asian airlines detour Iran on conflict risk
Reuters, Published on 02/08/2024
» SINGAPORE - Asian carriers Singapore Airlines Ltd, Eva Air Corp and China Airlines Ltd have temporarily stopped flying over Iranian airspace as tensions escalate in the Middle East.
Time running out for many Maldives islands
Published on 06/04/2024
» MALÉ, Maldives — To live in the Maldives is to live in one of two worlds. Either you belong to the capital — Malé, a micro-Manhattan in the Indian Ocean — or you are out in “the islands,” among the quietest and most remote villages this side of the Arctic tundra.
US and Vietnam set to expand ties as China worries grow
AFP, Published on 10/09/2023
» HANOI: US President Joe Biden arrives in Vietnam on Sunday to deepen cooperation between the two nations, in the face of China's growing ambitions in the region.
US banking crisis dogs markets
AFP, Published on 14/03/2023
» LONDON - Stock markets sank further in Asia and faltered in Europe on Tuesday, with banks sliding again on contagion fear after the collapse of two regional US lenders.
Sunak appointed crisis-hit UK's first PM of colour
AFP, Published on 25/10/2022
» LONDON: Rishi Sunak on Tuesday became Britain's third prime minister this year and the first person of colour to lead the former imperial power, vowing to mend the "mistakes" of Liz Truss's calamitous 49-day tenure.
Skipping a generation under one roof
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 23/10/2022
» A year ago, Robert Elson began noticing a curious new array of beverages in the refrigerator of the condo he shares with his wife, Roni, on the Upper West Side: energy drinks and "different coffees that were totally alien", recalled Mr Elson. "And there were these different milks.
US warns of major incident amid China provocations in S. China Sea
Published on 27/07/2022
» Increasingly provocative behaviour by China in the disputed South China Sea means it is "only a matter of time" before a major incident or accident occurs in the region, a US Defense Department official warned Tuesday.