Hong Kong lawmaker stabbed while campaigning
Pro-Beijing Hong Kong lawmaker Junius Ho Kwan-yiu was stabbed by a knife-wielding man while canvassing votes on Wednesday morning. Pro-establishment Hong Kong lawmaker Junius Ho…
Assembly introduces resolution to declare end to Korean War
The sides have technically been at war since the 1950s. Seventy-one members of the National Assembly on Tuesday rolled out a resolution calling for a formal end to the Korean War.…
The Challenge of Securing Tamil Support
The Tamil question has plagued national politics in Sri Lanka for years. The election campaign of Sajith Premadasa received a boost with the endorsement he received from the Tamil…
Six wounded as knife attack caps day of Hong Kong political chaos
Another weekend, another protest in Hong Kong with violence perpetrated by alleged triads against demonstrators. A man went on a knife rampage in Hong Kong late Sunday (Nov 3)…
Bangladesh War Crimes trial: 29 cases still pending with the top court
Many of the defendants are part of militant groups. Some 29 appeals filed by the convicted war criminals against their death sentences are still pending with the Appellate…
Hong Kongers find new and novel ways to protest
Musicals, shopping days and paper cranes are just some of the ways Hong Kongers are fighting back. On a Monday evening at a waterfront park under a flyover in Hong Kong’s…
UN body demands full restoration of human rights in India-occupied Kashmir
India has been making international overtures regarding its Kashmir decisions but will see this as a sharp rebuke. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR)…
Anti-corruption body now key political battleground
Rally calling for creation of anti-graft body held in Korea. A large group of liberal protesters gathered near the National Assembly in Yeouido on Saturday chanting, “We the…
Ruling BJP headed for mixed results in state elections in India
The voting took place on Thursday and will be officially declared Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) returned to power in the western state…
EU won’t intervene in Sri Lanka elections
EU officials sidesteps query on foreign interference. Dimitra Ioannou, Deputy Chief Observer, EU Election Observation Mission, yesterday, said that the EU mission couldn’t…