The Board of Control for Cricket in India ( BCCI ) treasurer Arun Dhumal revealed the board is open for India's upcoming Sri Lanka tour. Dhumal said lockdown relaxations and travel restrictions could ... ( read original story ...)
Post-War Sri Lanka: Fractured and Unjust for Tamils
More than a decade after the Mullivaikkal massacre, Tamils remain heavily discriminated against by a state that has yet to recon with its violent past. ( read original story ...)
North Korea promises to reveal a “new strategic weapon”
In another challenge to the U.S., North Korea's leader is promising to reveal a "new strategic weapon." Kim Jong Un's vow was announced after North Korea's capital celebrated the new year. According ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal’s Covid-19 tally reaches 278 with confirmation of two new cases
Two new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed by the Ministry of Health and Population, this afternoon, in addition to the nine cases detected earlier today. ( read original story ...)
British grocer Tesco’s slavery review reports abuses in Malaysia
U.K.-based multinational groceries chain Tesco PLC has found abuses against migrant workers at its stores and distribution centres in Malaysia and Thailand, it said in its annual modern slavery ... ( read original story ...)
Embassy unrest in Iraq highlights escalating U.S.-Iran tensions
The crisis at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq has calmed down as demonstrators left the area. Violence erupted earlier this week after supporters of Iranian-backed militias attacked the facility. The turmoil ... ( read original story ...)
Lankans returns from Myanmar
A group of Lankans stranded in the Myanmar were repatriated today in a chartered Myanmar Airways flight (8M611).The flight 8M611 had 74 passengers and flight had arrived this afternoon at the ... ( read original story ...)
‘Today there are two zeros’ as Thailand reports no news cases or deaths
As the number of deaths neared 90,000 in the U.S., the House passed a $3 trillion coronavirus relief package that would include another round of stimulus payments of up to $1,200 per person. President ... ( read original story ...)
Iran sentences French-Iranian academic to six years in prison – lawyer
Fariba Adelkhah to appeal against sentence over security breaches and propaganda ... ( read original story ...)
Fariba Adelkhah: French academic ‘jailed for six years’ in Iran
Ms Adelkhah has protested her innocence and on 24 December she began a hunger strike at Tehran's Evin prison along with the Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, according to Science Po. Ms ... ( read original story ...)