A new book from veteran Singaporean diplomat Bilahari Kausikan, The Myth of the Asian Century, published as a Lowy Institute Paper, argues that the familiar narrative of an inevitable China-led Asian era
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lankan security forces have reportedly convened a special meeting to assess the nation’s security in the wake of recent bomb blasts in neighboring India and Pakistan.
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor A few years ago, a delegation of senior U.S. defence officials arrived in Sri Lanka with a request that was as curious as it was disquieting. “We
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Public data from the People’s Bank of China shows only small monthly increases to its reserves this year, but analysts say the real numbers are far larger. Société Générale told the Financial
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In a statement released by China’s Foreign Ministry, officials said Takaichi’s remarks posed “major risks” to the safety of Chinese nationals in Japan. The rare travel warning comes after Takaichi suggested last
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In the weeks since a ceasefire took effect, Hamas has reasserted its power in areas vacated by Israeli forces, including by executing Palestinians it accused of collaborating or committing crimes. While Washington’s
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Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said large defense firms had “conned the American people and the Pentagon and the Army,” arguing that long-standing acquisition practices encouraged prime contractors to lock the military into
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China, which dominates global yttrium production, imposed controls in April that require exporters to obtain government licenses for overseas shipments. The measures, enacted in response to U.S. tariffs, also covered six other
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The personal care industry has mastered the art of marketing eco-consciousness— evolving beyond familiar labels like “green,” “clean,” and “natural”—into a new wave of sea-inspired branding that claims to champion ocean conservation.
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The scandal erupted when Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau charged seven individuals, including Timur Mindich, a former longtime business partner of President Vladimir Zelensky, with kickbacks and embezzlement in the Western-funded energy sector.
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Donald Trump is not, by instinct, a president who seeks war. But he is a president who believes deeply in projecting strength. And in the US, strength is almost always performed on
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A genetically modified pig kidney has survived more than two months inside a human recipient, marking a milestone that scientists say could reshape the future of organ transplantation. In findings published in
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