Sri Lanka has more women voters than men but no female presidential candidates
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Women make up more than half of the voters in Sri Lanka, but not a single one will be on the ballot in Saturday’s presidential election.
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US visit by Vietnam’s To Lam to be showcase of great power balancing – if he meets Biden
Lam, who assumed the presidency in May and control of the Communist Party of Vietnam in August, would be making a working visit to the US and taking part in the 79th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, the government said on Thursday.
Sri Lanka election 2024: Who could be the next president, what’s at stake?
Economic issues top the agenda as the South Asian island country of 22 million heads to the polls to elect its 10th president.
Protests ousted Sri Lanka’s last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country. As the country prepares for its first election since then, many say they’re still waiting for change.
From Marxist upbringing to ‘soft Hindutva’: The rise of new Delhi CM Atishi
A rare woman chief minister in India, Atishi has her task cut out in rebuilding a party devastated by the arrests of top leaders.
Modi visits Indian-administered Kashmir on local election campaign amid massive security
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the main city in Himalayan Kashmir on Thursday to campaign for his party in the local election, the first such vote since New Delhi stripped the disputed region’s semi-autonomy in 2019.
Australia’s housing crisis festers as reforms stuck in political gridlock
A key piece of the centre-left Labor government’s housing programme is in limbo after opposition parties on Wednesday voted to defer for two months legislation that aims to help first homeowners break into the market. The bill is for a shared equity scheme which would allow citizens to buy houses with a smaller deposit.
Vietnam’s bid to boost Indonesia ties reflects ‘enemy to none’ security strategy: analysts
Vietnam’s attempts to elevate ties with Indonesia last week reflect a security strategy of being “an enemy to none”, according to analysts who also say that Hanoi would have more room to manoeuvre with such partnerships and could eye Southeast Asian neighbour Singapore next.