The Sri Lankan government is aware of the concerns raised over certain provisions of the Anti-terrorism Bill and is ready to alleviate them, says Justice Minister Dr Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe. The bill, which has generated a lot of controversy, will replace the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) passed in 1979 under President J.R. Jayewardene’s rule as […]Read More
More than 210 people were killed and 60 wounded in junta air strikes targeting civilians in six Myanmar regions and states that have become resistance strongholds from March 20 to April 18. The Irrawaddy recorded at least 28 junta air strikes in Sagaing and Bago regions and Chin, Kayah, Kachin and Karen states, mostly in civilian areas. […]Read More
NEW DELHI: To the rest of the world, relations between China and Taiwan are best described as frayed, with China seen as the aggressor waiting to invade Taiwan. But Fu-Kuo Liu, Director of Taiwan Center for Security Studies, offers a different perspective to the crisis faced by the tiny island nation that is heavily dependent on […]Read More
Former President and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Zardari has said his party is not averse to holding elections but had objection to its timing, stressing that elections to parliament and provincial assemblies should be held on the same dates. In an interview with a private news channel, he said: “I am not refusing elections; my […]Read More
As local governments in China scramble to hit growth and employment targets, authorities are introducing financial subsidies for foreign trade companies to go overseas to “grab new orders, expand the market.” That slogan was shouted by a 200-strong delegation from Jiangsu, a major manufacturing province, in December as it boarded a private jet to Europe. […]Read More
Pakistan’s National Assembly has passed a bill giving it the right to review judgments and orders passed by the Supreme Court. The bill, moved by lawmaker Shaza Fatima Khawaja, would enable formation of a larger bench than the original one for a review petition and grant the right to appoint a counsel of one’s choice among […]Read More
Pakistan’s Army Chief Gen. Syed Asim Munir has acknowledged that a strategy to engage with terrorists had allowed them to regroup in the tribal areas. At an in-camera briefing for members of the National Assembly, Gen. Munir indirectly hinted that this policy was followed by the military and political leadership under Imran Khan, following the […]Read More
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has promised to engage in a transparent manner with all creditors in the upcoming debt restructuring process. He also invited other creditors—both bilateral and commercial—to take part in the process kicked off by Japan, India and France. Wickremesinghe further said he would present Sri Lanka’s agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) […]Read More
Islamic State Extends Control Over Northeastern Mali Jihadists affiliated with the Islamic State have taken Tidermene in Mali, further isolating the regional capital Menaka. Tidermene’s fall follows months of fighting by Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) to seize the northeastern village of a few thousand inhabitants some 75 kilometres (47 miles) north of […]Read More
“Through our investigation and prima facie evidence, we found the primary instigators are pro-Chinese sources.” That was Penpa Tsering, Sikyong of the Tibetan Government in Exile, who was commenting on the recent controversy over remarks alluded to the Dalai Lama during a ceremony with a boy monk in Dharmsala. The controversy had died down after […]Read More
The National Security Committee (NSC), Pakistan’s apex body on national security, has decided to launch a comprehensive operation against terrorists, as the country’s civil and military leadership virtually issued a charge sheet against the previous government for allowing the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to regroup. The huddle chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was attended […]Read More
Pakistani President Arif Alvi has returned a bill aimed at clipping the powers of the Supreme Court chief justice and giving the right to appeal in all suo motu cases with retrospective effect, citing that the proposed legislation is beyond the jurisdiction of the legislative body and is susceptible to challenge as a specious enactment. […]Read More
China began three days of military exercises around Taiwan on Saturday to express anger at Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. The drills, announced the day after Tsai returned from the United States, had been widely expected after the Chinese communist regime condemned the meeting with Speaker […]Read More
The treasury is no longer able to safeguard public institutions that incur losses or that have not reached the desired goals, at a time when the country is in a severe economic crisis, says Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe. Speaking at an event held at the finance ministry, the minister emphasised that […]Read More
A series of explosions rocked Yangon’s International Airport on Thursday night after the Myanmar military outpost at the airport was targeted with improvised artillery rounds, according to resistance groups and locals. Residents of Mingaladon Township in the north of Yangon, where the airport is located, reported hearing several explosions. One passenger wrote on his Facebook […]Read More
NEW DELHI: After a series of street protests in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suspended what the government calls judicial reforms. The government says it will seek a broad-based consensus on the proposal but Netanyahu has said reforms will go ahead. Here’s a look at what the government intends to do and why people […]Read More
NEW DELHI: 8-year-old boy of Mongolian origin anointed by the Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of Khalka Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoche of the Jonang Monastery. Dalai Lama had set a larger game in motion … to ensure that the identification, certification, and installation of any future Dalai Lama would be in Tibetan hands, not China’s.Read More
Myanmar’s junta has sacked the Karen State commander after his forces suffered heavy casualties in clashes with the Karen National Union (KNU). Lieutenant General Khin Hlaing is the second general to be forced out after Lieutenant General Than Hlaing, the Sagaing Region commander, was dismissed last year. Major General Myat Thet Oo, the southeastern commander […]Read More
For many years, China’s top three industrial cities were Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Suzhou, in that order. However, as Shanghai implemented Beijing’s draconian zero-Covid policy last year, the city’s GDP by industry fell, and Shenzhen overtook Shanghai. According to China’s recently released 2022 GDP ranking of the top 10 industrial cities, Shenzhen took the lead with […]Read More
The Pakistani government, while projecting a further hike in inflation coupled with a slowdown of the economy, has said that delay in finalising a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was causing economic distress in the country. In its monthly outlook report, the finance ministry also said that political instability has started feeding strong […]Read More
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