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Who is to blame for Sri Lanka’s crises?
When Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country in 2022 amid mass protests and an economic crisis, parliament elected veteran politician and six-time Prime...
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Malaysian court rules ‘wounding religious feelings’ is a crime
Ruling on controversial film ‘Mentega Terbang’ widens the potential for legal liability in a country beset by issues of race, religion and royalty. ......
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Myanmar police destroy over 100 acres of poppy in eastern state
YANGON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's police have destroyed 113 acres of opium poppy...
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China says it will ‘fight to the end’ with US ‘in tariff war, trade war or any other war’
China’s ministry of foreign affairs has promised that China will “fight to the end” with the US in a “tariff war, trade war or any other war”, marking China’s strongest rhetoric on US president Donald Trump since he entered the White...
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Govt warns investors not to fall for fake crypto ‘National Hong Kong Coin’
Previous Next The Hong Kong SAR government on Thursday warned investors about a fraudulent cryptocurrency bearing the name “National Hong Kong Coin”. The news came after a fake account impersonating Chief Executive...
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S Korea’s lefty opposition shifting to the center-right
Former factory worker and labor activist Yoon Jong-oh says being a left-winger in South Korea has always been tough. The dictators in charge for most of the first four decades after the Republic of Korea gained independence in 1948 saw communists under every bed and, specifically, did not like labor...
photo: AP / Photo/Lee Jin-man
Indonesia debates bigger role for military under Prabowo
JAKARTA – Indonesia is debating expanding the role of the country’s vast military under President Prabowo Subianto, including by allowing active armed forces personnel to take up civilian posts in ways not seen since the dismantling of strongman...
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China Set to Boost Coal Dependence
China is going to boost coal production and power generation despite plans to...
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Türkiye-Azerbaijan natural gas cooperation pact goes into effect
A cooperation agreement between Türkiye and Azerbaijan in the natural gas sector was published Wednesday in the Turkish...
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Philippines shark attack: 2 tourists killed at popular diving spot
Two tourists were reportedly killed by sharks in the Philippines after getting swept away by an undercurrent at a popular diving...
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