American lawyer said Thursday she was being persecuted for her political opinion as she and dozens of other government critics charged with treason ... ( read original story ...)
Cambodia court convenes for mass trial of opposition
A court in Cambodia convened on Thursday for the treason trial of scores of opposition figures, one of a series of cases seen by activists as moves by the ruling party to sideline threats to its ... ( read original story ...)
Step-by-step democratisation serves Kazakhstan well
Step-by-step democratisation has suited Kazakhstan’s national circumstances and interests well, writes Alberto Turkstra who visited Kazakhstan on the occasion of the 10 January parliamentary elections ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan Completes Five-Year Privatisation Plan, Says Kazakh Finance Minister
Kazakhstan successfully completed its privatization plan for 2016-2020, said Kazakh Minister of Finance Yerulan Zhamaubayev at a Jan. 12 government meeting. In 2015, Kazakhstan developed a ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka v England: first Test, day one – live!
How will England fare in Sri Lanka after a bumpy buildup to the first Test? Join Rob Smyth for updates ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka revives port deal with India, Japan amid China concerns
The deep-sea jetty is located next to the Colombo International Container Terminal, which is 85 percent owned by China. ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka Win Toss, Bat In First England Test But Captain Out Injured
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat against England on Thursday after skipper Dimuth Karunaratne sat out with a fractured thumb. ( read original story ...)
Party Congress Reveals Pressures On North Korea: Analysts
North Korea's twice-a-decade party congress has revealed the extent of the pressures on its struggling economy in the face of the coronavirus epidemic, sanctions, and deadlocked nuclear talks with the ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea: Will Kim Jong Un resume ICBM and nuclear tests?
At party Congress, Kim pledges to expand weapons programmes with the aim of ‘making a preemptive nuclear strike’. ( read original story ...)
Nepal’s Prachanda accuses India of directing its constitutional crisis
Amid the constitutional crisis that surfaced with the dissolution of parliament in Nepal, the Chairman of the Nepal Communist Party’s opposing faction, Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)