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Sri Lanka’s acting President Wickremesinghe says will stick to constitutional process

Measures are being taken for the new President who will be elected next week to present the 19th Amendment to Parliament.

  • Published: July 18, 20225:59 am
  • Author May
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Japan to allow defense budget requests without specific amounts

The government also said it will drastically strengthen the country’s defense capabilities within five years.

  • Published: July 18, 20225:58 am
  • Author May
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Sri Lankan leader Rajapaksa arrives in S’pore, tenders his resignation as president

It is not clear how long he will stay in Singapore or if he has another destination in mind.

  • Published: July 15, 20229:31 am
  • Author Samuel Devaraj, Deepanraj Ganesan and Charissa Yong
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Sri Lanka’s PM and acting President Wickremesinghe forms panel to de-escalate tensions

A nationwide state of emergency was declared on July 13, hours after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country, as protests against the government continued.

  • Published: July 14, 20229:21 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Life will be better? Surveys show optimism growing in Philippines

According to the latest poll results released on July 10, 46 per cent of adult Filipinos expressed belief that the economy will improve in the next 12 months.

  • Published: July 14, 20229:19 am
  • Author Cristina Eloisa Baclig
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Anti-hopping Bill to become law: Malaysian minister

The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department also said that the Bill could become law by late August or early September.

  • Published: July 14, 20229:18 am
  • Author R. Sekaran
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From demigods to traitors: The rise and fall of the Rajapaksa clan

The carefully built invincible image of Rajapaksa now lays in tatters.

  • Published: July 14, 20229:09 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Abe attack exposes critical flaws in security procedures

Hardly any uniformed police officers were seen near former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in video footage circulating on social media.

  • Published: July 14, 20229:04 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Despite heavy rains, North Korea operating main nuclear reactor at Yongbyon

The International Atomic Energy Agency in June said the 5-megawatt nuclear reactor seems to have been operating since July 2021.

  • Published: July 14, 20229:01 am
  • Author Ji Da-gyum
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Hong Kong’s ‘Grandma Wong’ jailed for democracy protests

Prosecutors accused her of participating in two unlawful assemblies on Aug 11, 2019 and shouting "offensive words".

  • Published: July 14, 20229:00 am
  • Author May

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