Some see silver as a promising investment, others say it is the poor man’s gold. As gold prices stay elevated, many people in India are turning to silver as a more affordable alternative.Continue Reading
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida agreed on Saturday (Oct 22) to strengthen security ties between the two US allies amid China’s push for greater influence in the Asia-Pacific region. At the annual Australia-Japan Leaders’ Meeting, held in the Western Australia capital Perth, theContinue Reading
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on Saturday (Oct 22) for talks expected to cover defence and energy deals amid China’s push for greater influence in the Asia-Pacific region. At the annual Australia-Japan Leaders’ Meeting, held in the Western Australia capital Perth, the twoContinue Reading
Thailand’s controversial lèse-majesté law and culture of impunity, regional fight against “fake news,” child marriage grows as Lao economy suffers.
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Observers are expecting an intense contest for the Malay votes in rural and urban seats, as this is likely to be decisive in determining who forms the next government.
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Malaysia will go to the polls in less than a month. Asian Studies professor James Chin looks at how things might play out over the next fortnight before nomination day.Continue Reading
BEIJING: China’s five-yearly Communist Party Congress will end on Saturday (Oct 22), with President Xi Jinping likely to seal a norm-breaking third term in power. The closing ceremony at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People tops off a week of largely rubber-stamp meetings among 2,300 party delegates, who will approveContinue Reading
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s parliament voted Friday (Oct 21) in order to curtail the capabilities of the president, a partial concession towards the protest movement that will forced the island nation’s former mind of state into exile. An unprecedented economic downturn this year fuelled intensive public anger, with all the governmentContinue Reading
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s health minister said on Friday (Oct 21) that the number of children who had died from acute kidney injury (AKI) rose to 133 from the previously reported 99. The deaths were among a total of 241 cases in 22 provinces, Budi Gunadi Sadikin said, adding that most patientsContinue Reading
The Biden administration had identified China as its most consequential geopolitical competitor, when it outlined its national security strategy last week.Continue Reading