Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka: Minister
Media Minister Bandula Gunawardena refuted claims that the former leader was hiding in Singapore and said that he would return.
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Executed Myanmar prisoners deserved ‘many death sentences’: Junta
Military spokesman Zaw Min Tun insisted the men "were given the right to defend themselves according to court procedure".
No harm in appointing next army chief ahead of time: Pakistan president
The next army chief's appointment is at times highlighted as one of the subplots in the ongoing political crisis engulfing Pakistan.
Pelosi’s Taiwan visit could raise tensions
The Taiwanese government, neither confirming nor denying the visit, stated that it would continue to invite high-profile US lawmakers.
Sri Lanka presidential committee critical of response to ‘protest movement’
Senior officials said the speed that the protest movement grew had made it quite impossible to de-escalate the threat by security measures alone.
Poor in India can dream, says its first tribal president
Droupadi Murmu, a former teacher and state minister from Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is the second woman to hold the largely ceremonial role of president.
Bongbong Marcos’ 1st national address: Inheriting Duterte problems, plotting solutions
The Philippines’ inflation rate hit 6.1 per cent in June, the highest since the rice crisis in 2018, when the inflation rate was 6.9 per cent.
Myanmar military executions prompt global outcry
Among those executed were democracy campaigner Kyaw Min Yu, 53, and 41-year-old former lawmaker and hip-hop artist Phyo Zeya Thaw.
Philippines won’t give up even a square inch of territory: Bongbong Marcos
He also said strong bonds and collaboration were needed among nations, especially in times of crisis.
Pakistan coalition expresses ‘lack of confidence’ in Supreme Court bench, announces boycott
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari asserted that the country's democratic parties had only one demand: the formation of a full court bench.