PM and president’s party wins ‘super majority’ that will allow them to carry out constitutional changes ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka election: Rajapaksa brothers win ‘super-majority’
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has declared victory in the country's parliamentary election. His brother Mahinda Rajapaksa is expected to be installed as prime minister, having held the role ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksas Win Super-majority, Cement Grip On Power
Sri Lanka's ruling Rajapaksa brothers have secured a two-thirds majority in parliamentary elections, giving them powers to change the constitution and unravel democratic safeguards, final results ... ( read original story ...)
Kim visits North Korea flood zone, orders shelter, food aid
Leader Kim Jong Un visited parts of southern North Korea where days of torrential rains have flooded hundreds of houses and vast areas of agricultural land, state ... ( read original story ...)
U.S.-South Korea Military Exercises Stay Digital, as North Korean Threat Grows
The U.S. and South Korea plan to start their third major combined military exercise using computer simulations as early as next week, two years after President Trump ordered field drills be scaled ... ( read original story ...)
Farmers fear hunger as floods worsen pandemic woes in western Nepal
Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, Nepali farmer Ganga Bahadur Sahi would go to India for six months a year to work as a labourer, earning money to feed his family of five. ( read original story ...)
India objects to omnidirectional CCTV cameras set up by Nepal at Uttarakhand border
Indian officials have asked their counterparts in Nepal to replace them with uni-directional CCTV cameras. The issue was raised by Indian officials during an informal border meeting between the two ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s ex-finance minister charged over tunnel project
Malaysia's former finance minister Lim Guan Eng was charged Friday with corruption over a $1.5 billion undersea tunnel project, with his party slamming the move ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia charges former finance minister with corruption
Malaysia's former finance minister and senior opposition leader Lim Guan Eng was charged with corruption on Friday relating to soliciting a bribe for a $1.5 billion infrastructure project, state news ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia Seeks To Tame Powerful Cyber Armies
Online armies of self-styled Saudi patriots riding a wave of state-led nationalism attack critics and what they call "traitors" of the kingdom -- but their growing clout has left the government uneasy ... ( read original story ...)