Sri Lanka has every right to speak forcefully on Palestine and international justice. But moral authority abroad cannot substitute for diplomatic precision at home. With the current account weakening, thousands of workers
Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong has warned that global trade can no longer be assumed to deliver mutual “win-win” outcomes, arguing that rising geopolitical tensions, security concerns and economic rivalry have fundamentally
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Indonesia has announced a sweeping overhaul of its commodity export system, moving to centralise shipments of key natural resources through a government-appointed state-owned entity, in a policy shift that has triggered sharp
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The latest edition of the Sunday Times Rich List offers an unusually stark snapshot of Britain’s shifting relationship with global wealth. What has long been described in whispers by wealth advisers and
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Even before the United States and Israel launched their war with Iran, life on the industrial outskirts of New Delhi was already a daily struggle for workers such as Kunta Devi and
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Sri Lanka’s power sector is facing growing instability after revelations that payments owed to renewable energy producers have been delayed for several months, raising fears of a broader energy supply crisis. Industry
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Argentina’s political landscape has been jolted by a widening constellation of corruption allegations encircling senior figures in President Javier Milei’s administration. At the epicentre now stands Manuel Adorni, Chief of Ministers, who
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Russia is witnessing signs of growing political strain as President Vladimir Putin’s approval ratings show a noticeable decline amid an escalating economic crisis that has been deepening since 2025. While public support
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Asia is increasingly confronting a severe economic strain as the ongoing conflict involving Iran continues to disrupt global energy and trade flows. Countries across the region, heavily dependent on imported fuel from
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India is facing mounting inflation risks as an intense heat wave and forecasts of below-normal monsoon rains add fresh economic pressure to an already strained environment marked by high energy costs. With
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Brazil is confronting a mounting household debt crisis that has left millions of families struggling to stay afloat in an economy marked by inequality, high borrowing costs, and aggressive financial expansion. According
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The head of luxury conglomerate LVMH has issued a stark warning that the escalating conflict in the Middle East could spiral into a “global catastrophe,” threatening both economic stability and the recovery
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The air campaign that once defined the escalation between the United States, Israel, and Iran has faded into a tense and unstable cease-fire. Yet what has followed is not peace, but a
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Two-thirds of Singapore businesses surveyed by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) say they have been “moderately to severely” affected by the ongoing Iran war, as global geopolitical tensions continue to drive up
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The concentration of wealth in the 21st century has reached levels so extreme that even comparisons to America’s Gilded Age fall short, according to economist Joseph Stiglitz. Speaking in an interview reported
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The economic aftershocks of the recent US-Israel war with Iran are rapidly coming into focus, with a new analysis projecting a staggering regional repair bill of up to $58 billion. According to
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