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
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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
Oct 12 marks the 20th anniversary of the 2002 Bali bombings. In the first part of a series looking at what happened, CNA focuses on how the security agencies pinpointed those responsible and strengthened their mechanisms to deal with the terror threat.Continue Reading
Oct 12 marks the 20th anniversary of the 2002 Bali bombings. In the second part of a series, CNA looks at how Jemaah Islamiyah has transformed itself and continues to remain a security threat.Continue Reading
Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened nuclear strikes on Ukraine. It is easy to see North Korea trying the same thing against South Korea in future, says international relations expert Robert Kelly.Continue Reading