Former president Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for stronger cooperation among Theravada Buddhist nations, declaring Anuradhapura a sacred centre for Buddhists across Asia. Highlighting centuries of religious exchange between Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia
China and North Korea will officially open the New Yalu River Bridge on Thursday, ending a 12-year delay that left the major cross-border infrastructure project unused despite its completion in 2014. The opening comes as relations between Beijing and Pyongyang
Asian technology stocks fell sharply on Tuesday as a sell-off in US semiconductor shares spread across regional markets, with concerns about artificial intelligence investment,
US President Donald Trump has said he may meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a planned visit to Asia in mid-November, as
One of international cricket’s most anticipated rivalries takes centre stage today as India faces Pakistan in the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the R. Premadasa International Stadium, with authorities rolling
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A wave of renewed allegations from analysts and former investigators is drawing attention to what they describe as a covert nexus between Western intelligence agencies, historic trade practices, and influential transnational institutions
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The march of the Ultra-Right in the Global South continues on, but unlike their Global North counterparts like Trump, Le Penn & Farage, as bleak as the future may seem, there are
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Thailand’s ruling Bhumjaithai Party declared victory on Sunday night in the country’s lower house election, as vote counting neared completion and projections showed a wide gap between the conservative-led government and its
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Asian stock markets fell on Thursday as concerns over escalating spending on artificial intelligence unsettled investors, with technology companies facing particular pressure. MSCI’s broadest Asia-Pacific index outside Japan slid 1%, while South
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As Thailand goes to the polls, three visions compete: one which experiments in strange new populist economics, one which critiques from the seminar room, and one paying to keep the countryside quiet.
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China’s Commercial Aircraft Corporation (Comac) is set to display its full product line, including its flagship narrowbody airliner, the C919, at the Singapore Airshow, which begins Tuesday and runs for six days.
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The latest release of Jeffrey Epstein-related files has heightened concerns in Iran that the United States may be preparing for military action, according to Iranian political analyst Mohammad Marandi. He told the
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Japan has retrieved sediment containing rare earth elements from a depth of 6,000 meters in the Pacific Ocean, the government said Monday, in what it described as a world-first attempt to tap
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Japan’s reliance on foreign labor reached a historic milestone in 2025, as the number of overseas workers climbed to a record 2.57 million, highlighting how deeply the world’s fourth-largest economy is being
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Asia and the Pacific remained a central pillar of global trade and investment in 2025, but momentum slowed as geopolitical tensions, policy uncertainty and structural adjustments weighed on growth. According to the
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Japan has discreetly asked some of its fishermen to stay away from the disputed Senkaku islands in the East China Sea, reflecting growing concern in Tokyo that even minor maritime incidents could
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Saudi Arabia has ordered a major review of its flagship Neom development, signalling a significant retreat from one of the most ambitious urban projects ever conceived. The futuristic megacity on the Red
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Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party on Friday formally elected To Lam as its general secretary, cementing his position as the country’s most powerful leader and setting the stage for a major leadership transition
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The world’s most dangerous conflict equations are increasingly being drawn not between nuclear equals, but between nuclear-armed states and those without the bomb. Already, two such wars are ongoing: Russia versus Ukraine
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