Asia Pacific Focus

Sri Lanka might have to resort to buy Russian oil

“Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia as the island nation hunts desperately for fuel amid… Read More

June 13, 2022

AUKUS: Australia pays $830m penalty to France over botched submarine deal

The Australian government will pay €550m (A$830m) towards a settlement with France’s Naval Group over the former Morrison government’s highly… Read More

June 11, 2022

North Korea has its first female Foreign Minister

North Korea has named country’s top nuclear negotiator as first female foreign minister, according to the state media on Saturday.… Read More

June 11, 2022

Human rights win: Malaysia to abolish death penalty

Government of Malaysia made an announcement on Friday that it is moving to abolish the mandatory death penalty. The rare… Read More

June 10, 2022

Thailand makes cannabis legal, but smoking it is still banned

On Thursday, Thailand became the first Asian country to decriminalize cannabis. But all is not allowed – tough penalties would… Read More

June 9, 2022

Russia, China defend their vetoes in UN’s resolution against North Korea

China and Russia have, on Wednesday, defended their vetoes of a UN resolution strongly backed by the United States which… Read More

June 9, 2022

China announces cash or “spiritual” reward for national security tip off

China has announced that all its citizens will be rewarded with cash of up to and above 100,000 yuan ($15,000)… Read More

June 8, 2022

Vietnam’s health minister under arrest over gouged Covid-19 tests

Health minister of Southeast Asian country Vietnam and the mayor of the capital city of Hanoi have been arrested as… Read More

June 8, 2022

Sri Lanka: PM Wickremesinghe urges for calm as UN calls for global aid

On Tuesday, the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka said that the United Nations has arranged for a global public appeal… Read More

June 7, 2022

Jack Ma Company Enters Into Digital Banking In Singapore

One of the world’s most successful billionaire, Jack Ma of Alibaba has unveiled a digital bank in Singapore, branching out… Read More

June 7, 2022

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