Category: Asia Economy
Sri Lanka’s election – The Rajapaksas secure a firm grip on Sri Lanka | Asia
A landslide victory give the hard men a chance to change the constit [...]
India shrining – India’s ruling party replaces a mosque with a Hindu temple | Asia
THIRTY YEARS ago a thrusting activist called Narendra Modi helped to [...]
Borderline cases – Australia’s internal travel restrictions are tested in court | Asia
TOO MANY roads cross the southern border of the state of Queensland [...]
Cold cuts – Thai pupils fight for the right to be hirsute | Asia
Aug 8th 2020AT A BUSY intersection in Bangkok 15-year-old Benjamapor [...]
Weirs and wherefores – A dam failure raises concerns about corruption in Uzbekistan | Asia
WHEN A DAM burst in Uzbekistan in May, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the presi [...]
From fairway to highway – Demand for land in Singapore is bad news for golfers | Asia
CLOCKS ABOVE the reception at Singapore Island Country Club show the [...]
Pax Rajapaksa – An election in Sri Lanka will boost the Rajapaksa family | Asia
Jul 30th 2020COLOMBO AND DELHION THE EVE of an election, what might [...]
Banyan – Even in death, Lee Teng-hui is helping shape Taiwan’s identity | Asia
He oversaw Taiwan’s democratisation and in death is riling China aga [...]
Ramming it home – Narendra Modi cements a victory for Hindu nationalism at Ayodhya | Asia
IT TOOK RAM and his most loyal followers 14 years in exile—followed [...]
Conviction politician – Najib Razak is found guilty on seven charges in the 1MDB scandal | Asia
A PAINTING BY Monet and a superyacht. Diamond jewellery and a transp [...]