Myanmar coup anniversary: ‘Silent strike’ marks two years of military rule
2023-02-01
Protesters urge the public to remain at home as the military is hit by new Western sanctions.Continue Reading
How US Marines are being reshaped for China threat
2023-02-01
Critics say a plan to dump all the Marines’ battle tanks to prepare for a Pacific war makes little sense.Continue Reading
Pakistan’s economy in ‘collapse’ as IMF visits
2023-01-31
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
Death toll from Pakistan mosque blast rises to more than 80
2023-01-31
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
World Bank approves US$600 million loan to support Philippines’ recovery, financial sector
2023-01-31
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
Stress tests ahead for Vietnam’s post-Covid boom
2023-01-31
In 2022, the geopolitical tensions caused by the war in Ukraine, slowing growth in the Chinese economy and sharp rises in energy and food prices led to a significantly higher inflationary outlook globally. These factors all added to the risks confronting Vietnam as its economy recovered from its lengthy Covid-19 lockdowns. Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu […]Continue Reading
Pakistan mosque blast: More confirmed dead in marathon search of rubble
2023-01-31
An inquiry is underway into how a suicide bomber got into the high-security police quarters in Peshawar.Continue Reading
Myanmar junta prepares for poll, raising fears of more bloodshed
2023-01-31
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
Tech War: Biden moves to halt US exports to Huawei, reports say
2023-01-31
Washington has been tightening its rules on exports of US technology to China for several years.Continue Reading
The renewed face of transgender activism in Singapore
2023-01-31
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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