Sri Lanka to restrict fuel imports for next 12 months
COLOMBO, Jul 25, 2022, Reuters. Sri Lanka will restrict fuel imports for the next 12…
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Thai PM survives 4th no-confidence vote, last big test before polls
BANGKOK, Jul 23, 2022, Reuters. Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and 10 cabinet ministers survived…
Sri Lankan security forces raid protest camp as new leaders sworn in
COLOMBO, Jul 22, 2022, Reuters. Sri Lankan security forces raided and partially cleared a protest…
Sri Lanka’s Ranil Wickremesinghe voted in as next president
BANGALORE, Jul 20, 2022, ST. Sri Lanka’s Parliament voted for Mr Ranil Wickremesinghe as president…
Thai opposition grills PM in parliament as censure debate begins
BANGKOK, Jul 19, 2022, Reuters. Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha fended off accusations of corruption…
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after president flees: PM’s office
COLOMBO, Jul 13, 2022, Agencies. Crisis-hit Sri Lanka declared a nationwide state of emergency on…
Nepal’s finance minister resigns after parliament speaker orders investigation
NEW DELHI, Jul 6, 2022, Reuters. Nepal’s Finance Minister, Janardan Sharma, resigned on Wednesday while…
Sri Lanka aims to stop printing money as inflation nears 60%
COLOMBO, Jul 5, 2022, Bloomberg/Reuters. Sri Lanka, which has run out of dollars to purchase…
Thailand scrambles fighters after Myanmar jet airspace breach
BANGKOK, Jul 1, 2022, Reuters. Thailand scrambled fighter jets near its border with Myanmar on…
[Analytics] RCEP shows that open regionalism still calls the shots
Whether fully intended or not, Australian trade policy is embracing a theatrical element that serves…
Chinese President Xi arrives in Hong Kong for handover anniversary
HONG KONG, Jun 30, 2022, AFP/Bloomberg/Reuters. Hong Kong has overcome its challenges and “risen from…
Maria Ressa’s Rappler news site ordered to shut by Philippine regulators
MANILA, Jun 29, 2022, ST. Philippine regulators have moved once more to shut down Rappler,…