In Taining, Fujian There are journeys that take us from one destination to another, and there are journeys that quietly return us to ourselves. My experience on the bamboo raft along Shangqing
Sri Lanka is holding 1,454 prisoners who cannot afford to pay their fines, the country’s Minister of Justice and National Integration, Harshana Nanayakkara, told parliament on 21 October, adding that the government
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More than 700 women die every day from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth, while approximately 2.3 million babies die before reaching one month of age each year — around 6,200 a
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The October 21 attack in Bamyan highlights the risks facing UN personnel and the challenges of monitoring human rights under Taliban rule. While the attackers’ identities and motives remain unclear, an independent
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Countries across Asia and the Pacific have made remarkable strides over the past three decades in tackling poverty through a combination of economic growth, government-led programmes and community-based initiatives. At the same
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The French Revolution promised liberty and equality but descended into purges, repression and ultimately Napoleon Bonaparte’s seizure of power. Its history offers a warning for modern mass movements: mobilising people against an
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Microsoft has introduced new security features designed to monitor and control artificial intelligence agents inside enterprises, reflecting growing concern that the systems companies deploy to perform complex tasks could become security risks
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Ecuadorian Catholic priest Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari was killed when a heavy crucifix and a statue of Jesus Christ fell from the wall behind the altar during a livestreamed Mass at the
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From ancient kings who disciplined errant monks to modern political battles over Gnanasara Thera, Sri Lanka’s history raises an uncomfortable question: should the saffron robe shield its wearer from accountability? The controversy
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What began as a dispute over a monk’s court appearance has escalated into a demand for a presidential pardon, placing Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s government in a political dilemma. As protests intensify near
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Nato’s senior military commanders say the alliance possesses overwhelming conventional military superiority over Russia and is developing detailed plans to defeat any attack on its territory, as Russian sabotage, drone incursions and
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Yemen’s Houthi movement has demonstrated its growing ability to strike targets deep inside Saudi Arabia, attacking Riyadh’s international airport and hitting the headquarters of Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, in
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Ukraine will resume attacks on Russian oil refineries, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, escalating tensions with US President Donald Trump over Kyiv’s military strategy and Washington’s efforts to pursue commercial agreements with
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A dispute over alleged forced labour in China’s salmon industry in Xinjiang has exposed competing accounts of the region’s expanding economic activity, with the state-backed Global Times accusing The New York Times
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The diagnosis of a malignant lung tumour in Pope Leo XIV has abruptly altered expectations for his papacy, just 17 months after his election in May 2025. At 71, and previously regarded
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We use the vernacular term “porak” in Sri Lankan politics to describe anyone but a Leftist, Marxist-Leninist politician. How naïve we were. Our collective perception seemed to dictate that they (the JVP
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