The Myanmar crisis continues, two years after the military seized power in a coup and toppled the elected civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi, alleging fraud during the 2020 elections won by her party.Continue Reading
POLITICAL MAYHEM Pakistan is locked in an endless cycle of servicing external debt. State Bank governor Jamil Ahmed last month said that the country owed US$33 billion in loans and other foreign payments before the end of the fiscal year in June. A diplomatic offensive has seen US$4 billion rolledContinue Reading
PESHAWAR: Bodies were still being pulled Tuesday (Jan 31) from the wreckage of a mosque blast at a police headquarters in northwestern Pakistan that killed more than 80 people and wounded 150 more. The attack happened during afternoon prayers on Monday in the provincial capital Peshawar, close to areas alongContinue Reading
MANILA: The World Bank said on Tuesday (Jan 31) it has approved a $600 million loan to support the Philippines’ economic recovery and efforts to make its financial sector more resilient. The funds will be channelled toward strengthening its financial sector stability, expanding financial inclusion and improving disaster risk finance,Continue Reading
ELECTIONS The junta-imposed state of emergency is due to expire at the end of January, after which the constitution says the authorities must move to hold fresh elections. The government of junta supremo Min Aung Hlaing has not set a date, but last week gave all existing and aspiring politicalContinue Reading
Why have onion prices soared in the Philippines? At its peak, it was more expensive than chicken or pork.Continue Reading
In the aftermath of the repeal of Section 377A, a law prohibiting consensual sex between homosexual men, activists lead the fight to address transgender issues in Singapore.
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Mr Khairy was among a number of UMNO members who have been expelled for breaching party disciplinary rules during November’s general election.Continue Reading
The two conflicts are not completely analogous but it’s striking how much Ukraine has galvanised the international community, in contrast to Myanmar, say academics.Continue Reading
PRAGUE: Czech president-elect Petr Pavel on Monday (Jan 30) vowed to boost his country’s ties with Taiwan after holding a phone call with the island’s president and foreign minister. President Tsai Ing-wen congratulated Pavel on his win in Saturday’s presidential run-off over populist billionaire Andrej Babis. “I thanked her forContinue Reading