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South Asia, Sri Lanka

Demise of Sri Lanka’s independence

by Asoka Bandarage February 6, 2019February 6, 2019

Indian media representatives march holding a banner in Ahmedabad against attacks on journalists in 2008. Photo: AFP / Sam Panthaky

India, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Environmental reporters face big risks

by Kaamil Ahmed February 4, 2019February 18, 2020

Map of Sri Lanka: iStock

South Asia, Sri Lanka

Constitutional reform in Sri Lanka

by Asoka Bandarage January 18, 2019

South Asia, Sri Lanka

Beating of inmates caught on Sri Lankan jail cameras

by Kris Thomas January 17, 2019February 18, 2020

Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Artist portrays culture of silence faced by South Asian women

by Chandni Doulatramani January 16, 2019February 18, 2020

Salman Ahmad from the Pakistani band Junoon. Photo: Facebook

Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Pakistan’s volatility turns musicians political

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid January 11, 2019February 18, 2020

Waving flag of Pakistan and China. Image: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Laos, Maldives, Middle East, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World

All-weather friend? Pakistan falls into China’s debt trap

by Ali Salman Andani January 11, 2019

China's President Xi Jinping speaks during an event to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Message to Compatriots in Taiwan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 2, 2019. - Taiwan's unification with the mainland is "inevitable", President Xi Jinping said on January 2, warning against any effort to promote the island's independence and saying China would not renounce the option of military force to bring it into the fold. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein / POOL / AFP)

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Laos, Middle East, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

Xi Jinping’s bold statements often backfire

by Xuan Loc Doan January 10, 2019

A Chinese investor walks past a screen displaying stocks rising (red is up and green is down) across the board in Shanghai. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Middle East, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, Shanghai, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Asia market sputter spoils spirit

by Gary Kleiman January 9, 2019

A Philippine lawmaker wants returning Filipino domestic workers to retrain as welders. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Middle East, Myanmar, New Zealand, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand

Lawmaker wants returning domestic workers to work as welders

by Asia Times staff January 8, 2019February 18, 2020

A satellite in orbit above the Earth. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World, Wuhan

US, China in ‘space race’ for satnav supremacy

by Sabena Siddiqui January 7, 2019January 7, 2019

A file photo shows foreign domestic helpers gathering beneath the HSBC building in the Central district of Hong Kong. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Pekerja yang diperbudak di Hong Kong ‘penghinaan terhadap martabat manusia’

by Asia Times staff January 3, 2019January 3, 2019

Map of Bangladesh: iStock

Bangladesh, China, European Union, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Bangladesh market stokes South Asia’s snub

by Gary Kleiman January 1, 2019January 1, 2019

Police arrested five Asian people on Lamma Island during a recent operation. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Five Asians charged with drug possession on Lamma Island

by Asia Times staff December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

A file photo shows foreign domestic helpers gathering beneath the HSBC building in the Central district of Hong Kong. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Enslaved workers in Hong Kong ‘an affront to human dignity’

by Asia Times staff December 24, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with Colombian President Iv·n Duque after his speech at the United Nations in New York September 25, 2018. Photo: AFP / Nicholas Kamm

Afghanistan, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Turkey, World

Is Donald Trump signaling adieu to allies?

by Prakash Katoch December 24, 2018

Volunteers of the Hindu nationalist organization Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) shout religious slogans at a conclave near Pune. Photo: Danish Siddiqui, Reuters

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

The economics of India’s population growth

by Mohan Guruswamy December 20, 2018

Manamelkudi, Tamil Nadu. Photo: Google Maps.

India, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Two arrested in India for smuggling endangered marine animals

by Asia Times staff December 20, 2018February 18, 2020

China is locked in a conundrum with the United States over trade. Illustration: iStock.

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, World, Wuhan

Prospects for US-China relations in 2019

by Kevin Rudd December 18, 2018December 18, 2018

Indian soldiers on alert near the Line of Control in Jammu. Photo: PTI

China, India, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

India’s largest village and ‘home of soldiers’ needs PM’s help

by Kanchan Srivastava December 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been reappointed, ending political crisis in Sri Lanka. Photo: AFP

South Asia, Sri Lanka

Former PM reappointed in Sri Lanka, ending political turmoil

by Amal Jayasinghe December 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse is expected to step down on Saturday. Photo: AFP

France, India, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Sri Lankan strongman quitting

by Asia Times staff December 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Filipino students bagged 33 medals in an international mathematics competition in India. Photo: Mathematics Trainers Guild-Philippines

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Middle East, Nepal, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World

Filipino students win 33 awards at maths competition

by Asia Times staff December 14, 2018February 18, 2020

A customer counts 1,000 peso bills after converting her dollars at a money shop in the suburban financial district of Makati 24 August 2003 . The Philippine currency, languishing at levels last seen two and a half years ago, is expected to breach its historic low against the US dollar amid persistent political concerns, analysts say. The peso has been hitting records lows recently and is now hovering above the 55-to the dollar mark. AFP PHOTO Joel NITO / AFP PHOTO / JOEL NITO

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Myanmar, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

The political roots of falling wage growth

by Jayati Ghosh December 13, 2018

Sri Lankan workers bury the bodies of 41 suspected Tamil Tiger combatants recovered by government forces after heavy fighting in the island's north in January 2009, in Vavuniya. The country's political crisis has cast a cloud over efforts to reveal what happened to thousands of people who disappeared during the civil war. Photo: AFP / STR / aj

Northeast Asia, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s crisis clouds fate of 20,000 missing people

by Jonathan Gorvett December 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Photo: iStock.

AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand

Malaysia a key link for Asia’s wildlife trafficking networks

by Asia Times staff December 11, 2018February 18, 2020

UN Special Humanitarian Envoy to the Horn of Africa Kjell Bondevik speaks to the media at UN headquarters in Gigiri, Nairobi. Photo: AFP/Simon Maina

AT Finance, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Bondevik cannot resolve the Kashmir dispute

by Vivek Katju December 10, 2018

An aerial view of India's Andaman islands. Photo: Facebook

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Where India quietly watches China at sea

by Bertil Lintner December 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Map of Maldives: iStock

Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Shanghai, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Perspectives on India-China competition in Maldives

by Manoj Kumar Mishra December 8, 2018

Taiwanese and US flags during a rally in Taipei. Photo: Twitter

Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Nepal, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan

New US Senate bill reaffirms further arms sales to Taiwan

by Asia Times staff December 7, 2018February 18, 2020