Sri Lankan president's leftist coalition sweeps snap parliamentary elections
Pacific Asia • Nov 15, 2024, 12:15 AM
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Barely two months after Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the presidential election, his National People's Power coalition swept a snap parliamentary vote on Friday, empowering him to implement poverty reduction programmes in the financial crisis-hit island nation.
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Opposed to Putin's war in Ukraine, Russians find exile in Thailand
Pacific Asia • 10:37 AM
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Russians have been flocking to Thailand since the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as they can enter the Southeast Asian country without a tourist visa. Last year, more than half a million Russians visited Thailand, some 20 percent more
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Beijing says it monitored US military flight over politically sensitive Taiwan Strait
Pacific Asia • 7:53 AM
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Beijing had “organised naval and air forces to monitor and guard the trajectory of the US aircraft" that flew over the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, said a spokesman for China’s Eastern Theatre Air Force. The US Navy's 7th Fleet said in an earlier statement
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Deadly clashes erupt as Imran Khan supporters breach lockdown in Pakistani capital
Pacific Asia • 3:56 AM
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Four members of the security forces were killed as thousands marched on Islamabad Tuesday demanding the release of ex-prime minister Imran Khan, defying tear gas and roadblocks. Khan, barred from February elections amid rigging allegations, faces multipl
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