With the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approving the $ 206 million Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI), Sri Lanka has formally assured the IMF that it will preserve fiscal discipline and maintain an ...
Bahrain’s economy expands fivefold in two decades as citizen incomes double
GDP has surged from $9bn to over $47bn since 2000, with average monthly wages for Bahrainis nearly doubling between 2005 and 2024 ...
Bangladesh’s student-led party allies with Islamists ahead of election
The student-led Bangladeshi party born out of the protest movement that toppled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has forged an electoral alliance with Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami ahead of February's ...
Bangladesh: Student-led NCP ties up with radical Islamist Jamaat amid internal backlash
Bangladesh’s newly formed National Citizen Party (NCP), which emerged from last year’s student-led agitation, has announced an electoral alliance with Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami ahead of the ...
Bangladesh ramps up rhetoric, Indian agencies push back
Tensions escalated over comments on minority violence and the murder of student leader Hadi, with both nations lodging formal protests amid upcoming elections.
Bangladesh student protest group forms election alliance with Islamists
The Jamaat said on Sunday that it had reached an agreement with the student-led National Citizen Party. Some NCP members cautioned against the move. The majority-Muslim country has been in turmoil ...
China expands nuclear warhead manufacturing capacity, research finds
China is rapidly overhauling a network of secret facilities used to manufacture warhead components as it expands its nuclear stockpile faster than any other country, according to an analysis of ...
China sanctions 20 US defense companies and 10 executives over massive arms sales to Taiwan
Beijing imposed sanctions on Friday against 20 U.S. defense-related companies and 10 executives, a week after Washington annoucned large-scale arms sales to Taiwan. The sanctions entail freezing the ...
Armenia’s $500 million AI center raises security and sovereignty concerns
In the modern era of rapidly developing digital technologies, improving cybersecurity systems has become a top priority for national governments. Along with its pivotal role in driving the ...
Singapore’s stock market: A fruitful 2025, plenty of room for optimism in 2026
With initiatives like a tie-up with Nasdaq to come, investor confidence in SGX is poised to continue. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.