The UK’s seemingly endless supply of fresh fruit and vegetables may be heading for a difficult test. A powerful El Niño climate pattern developing in the tropical Pacific is threatening to disrupt
South Africa’s Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) has launched an investigation following the deaths of 43 young men during
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Internet Media Action (IMA) has condemned the decision to summon two BBC Sinhala journalists before Parliament’s Committee on Ethics and Privileges, describing the move as an attempt to intimidate the media and
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Editorial The reported decision to dispatch officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption and the Criminal Investigation Department to Australia in connection with the SriLankan Airlines aircraft procurement
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Sri Lanka has deployed military drones and expanded armed forces support in an intensified campaign to combat the country’s worst dengue outbreak in almost a decade after infections surpassed 77,000 and the
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Japan has unveiled an ambitious long-term economic strategy that aims to reshape the country’s growth trajectory over the next decade and beyond, placing public investment at the centre of a plan designed
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The Indian government’s response to the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) protests and activist Sonam Wangchuk’s indefinite hunger strike has become the focus of a detailed political analysis published by Frontline India, which
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South Korean author Bora Chung has built an international reputation by blending speculative fiction, horror and satire into stories that challenge conventional ideas about history, power and humanity. Since her short story
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Revolut is set to invest A$400 million (US$280 million) in Australia after securing a full banking licence, marking a major expansion as the UK-based fintech seeks to challenge the country’s dominant banking
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China has stepped up its scrutiny of offshore corporate structures, with two state media outlets warning against cross-border tax avoidance in a move that signals intensified enforcement of tax rules governing mainland
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JPMorgan and several other US banks are close to agreeing to provide financing for projects under Japan’s US$550 billion investment commitment in the United States, according to two people familiar with discussions
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Ongoing protests in India have prompted comparisons with the political upheavals that reshaped governments in neighbouring countries, including Sri Lanka, but market analysts say the demonstrations are unlikely to undermine investor confidence
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Taiwan has suspended the acceptance of tourist visa applications from Sri Lankan nationals with immediate effect, introducing revised visa measures that limit applications to a number of specified travel categories. In a
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New York photographer Spencer Tunick, whose large-scale photographs of nude crowds have become some of the most recognisable works of contemporary public art, is preparing to stage a new collective installation in
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China is weighing sweeping new restrictions on the overseas transfer of advanced artificial intelligence technologies and semiconductor designs while simultaneously recalibrating its refined fuel export policy, according to separate reports by the
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The United States is approaching a historic turning point in global agriculture as weakening export demand, prolonged trade tensions and rising international competition threaten its century-long position as the world’s leading agricultural
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