One hashtag about Beijing “pop-up windows” started on Oct 5 and generated over 12 million views by Tuesday. At least one similar hashtag was censored. “I’m a pregnant woman that has done nothing. This pop-up window has delayed my pregancy check in Beijing. How can people live like this?” userContinue Reading
Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s Parti Pejuang Tanah Air plans to contest in at least 120 seats during GE15.Continue Reading
“HOLDING POWER TO ACCOUNT” Ressa said the latest legal blow was “a reminder of the importance of independent journalism holding power to account”. “Despite these sustained attacks from all sides, we continue to focus on what we do best – journalism,” she said in a statement. In its decision, theContinue Reading
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will remain a middle-income country but request the World Bank to grant it some loans generally offered to poorer nations, the president’s office said on Tuesday (Oct 11), clarifying a cabinet spokesperson’s earlier comments on the matter. The island nation of 22 million is facing its worstContinue Reading
Caught between attacks by the Myanmar military and terrorised by a radical militant group, Rohingya refugees face a dangerous and unclear future
The post For Rohingya living in Bangladesh refugee camps ‘nowhere is safe’ appeared first on Southeast Asia Globe.
Market players had expected Japan might find it difficult to secure US understanding for currency intervention, given Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s firm belief in market-determined exchange rates and the US commitment to battle inflation via monetary tightening, which has fuelled the dollar’s rise. While Japan’s intervention briefly halted the dollar’sContinue Reading
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has attended the opening ceremony of a new massive greenhouse farm built on a former air base where the country had test-fired missiles until last year, state media said on Tuesday (Oct 11). The launch on Monday of the Ryonpho Greenhouse Farm, locatedContinue Reading
Russia is turning out to be a less attractive partner, and the US a less forgiving ally, than Indian leaders may have anticipated, says Bloomberg Opinion’s Mihir Sharma.Continue Reading
China’s growth in 2022 is well below target because of zero-COVID policies and shocks to the global economy. Under the banner of common prosperity, economic reforms have stalled, says Bert Hofman of East Asian Institute.Continue Reading