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Sri Lanka ballot box and flag. Image: iStock

South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

An evaluation of Sri Lanka’s democratic credentials

by Ana Pararajasingham December 5, 2018

Domestic workers in Mong Kok, Kowloon. Photo: Asia Times

China, Hong Kong, Middle East, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Domestic worker fails to reclaim unpaid wages

by Asia Times staff December 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

China’s Belt and Road Initiative: a Marshall Plan in reverse

by Marshall Auerback December 5, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at the venue of G20 summit conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on November 30, 2018. Photo: AFP Forum via The Yomiuri Shimbun

Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, India, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Xi unusually omitted China’s BRI from his G20 remarks

by Xuan Loc Doan December 5, 2018

Top military officer Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne arrives at the Magistrate's Court in Colombo on Wednesday. Wijegunaratne was remanded in custody after weeks evading arrest for allegedly protecting the chief suspect in the murder of 11 people during the civil war. Photo: AFP/ Ishara S Kodikara

South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Sri Lanka’s top military officer shifted to safer prison

by Kris Thomas November 30, 2018February 18, 2020

The Singapore Cricket Club, in Connaught Drive, Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Singapore Cricket Club, inakusahan ng pagdidiskrimina ng kasambahay

by Asia Times staff November 30, 2018February 18, 2020

The Singapore Cricket Club, in Connaught Drive, Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Iran, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Klub kriket Singapura dihantam tuduhan diskriminasi terhadap PRT

by Asia Times staff November 30, 2018November 30, 2018

The Singapore Cricket Club, in Connaught Drive, Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Singapore Cricket Club hit for discriminating against maid

by Asia Times staff November 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

AT Finance, Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Winds of change in South Asian politics

by Gaurab Shumsher Thapa November 29, 2018

Map of Sri Lanka: iStock

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Shanghai, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand

New Delhi and Beijing vie for influence in Sri Lanka

by Manoj Kumar Mishra November 29, 2018

Djibouti hosts a growing number of foreign military bases. Map: Wikimedia

Australia, Beijing, China, France, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Risks bubbling beneath Djibouti’s foreign bases

by Bertil Lintner November 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Nepal's Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli (R) reviews a military honor guard with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 21, 2018. Photo: AFP/Greg Baker

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tianjin, World

China reaching deeper and deeper into Nepal

by Bertil Lintner November 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Mangrove forests are thriving because of climate change. Photo: iStock

Australia, Oceania, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Mangrove forests are sprouting up because of climate change

by Christian Dunn November 24, 2018February 18, 2020

China’s rising influence in the region has alarmed many defence experts. But the question remains: would Australia ever need to fight China on its own? Photo: AAP/ Joel Carrett

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, World

Australia might need new defense strategy as tensions rise

by Greg Raymond November 24, 2018February 18, 2020

The lawn near Kallang MRT station, Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Domestic workers use volleyball to raise funds for the needy

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

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe. Both are key players in the Quad grouping. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, China, India, Japan, Maldives, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka

The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue meets in Singapore

by Bertil Lintner November 18, 2018February 18, 2020

One of US President Donald Trump's favorite meals. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, India, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Will history remember the coming Trump-Xi dinner party?

by George Koo November 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Then presidential candidate Mohamed Solih addresses the media at his campaign headquarters in Male, the capital of the Maldives, in September. Photo: AFP

China, European Union, India, Maldives, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Modi heads to Maldives to firm up ties

by Bertil Lintner November 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Cambodian naval officers during a sea drill. Photo: Wikipedia

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, France, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tianjin, Vietnam, World

Cambodia at the center of a new Cold War

by David Hutt and Shawn W. Crispin November 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Sri Lankan MPs attend a meeting with parliamentary Speaker Karu Jayasuriya at the Parliament Building in Colombo. Photo: AFP/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi

South Asia, Sri Lanka

Rajapakse loses no confidence motion in Sri Lanka

by Kris Thomas November 14, 2018February 18, 2020

This handout photograph released by India's Ministry of External Affairs on July 5, 2018, shows Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj meeting with Bhutan's then-prime minister Tshering Tobgay in New Delhi. Photo: AFP / Handout

AT Finance, Beijing, Bhutan, China, European Union, India, Japan, Maldives, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Bhutan in search of ‘new friends’; China may be interested

by Gunjan Singh November 14, 2018

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and UAE's deputy commander-in-chief of the armed forces, talks to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: Reuters/Adnan Abidi

Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Kuwait, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, World

GCC states should cultivate strong ties with South Asia

by Hasan Alhasan November 13, 2018

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe walk through a garden before lunch in Yamanakako village, Yamanashi prefecture, on October 28, 2018. Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, World

Japan, India at center of concert of Indo-Pacific democracies

by Brahma Chellaney November 13, 2018

Sri Lankan MPs attend a meeting with parliamentary Speaker Karu Jayasuriya at the Parliament Building in Colombo. Photo: AFP/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi

South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Supreme Court move challenges dissolution of Sri Lankan parliament

by Kris Thomas November 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, left, speaks with President Maithripala Sirisena at a rally in Colombo on November 5, 2018. Photo: AFP

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Colombo crisis amid Chinese checkers

by Prakash Katoch November 12, 2018

Generic image of ships passing through a canal. Photo: Facebook

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Thailand the missing link in China’s Maritime Silk Road

by Benjamin Zawacki November 9, 2018February 18, 2020

總理維克勒馬辛哈被免去斯里蘭卡總理一職數日後於11月2日現身。相片：AFP / Lakruwan Wanniarachchi

South Asia, Sri Lanka

維克勒馬辛哈發力斯里蘭卡危機遠未結束

by Kris Thomas November 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Map of South Asia: iStock

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

Why India must rely on more than just hard power

by Manoj Kumar Mishra November 8, 2018November 8, 2018

Ranil Wickremesinghe is seen on November 2, days after he was ousted as prime minister in Sri Lanka. Photo: AFP / Lakruwan Wanniarachchi

India, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan crisis far from over as Wickremesinghe digs in

by Kris Thomas November 7, 2018February 18, 2020

The port facility at Hambantota on February 10, 2015. Sri Lanka's government is mulling the future of a string of white elephants. Photo: AFP/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Concern grows in India over Sri Lankan constitutional crisis

by Bertil Lintner November 7, 2018February 18, 2020

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