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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Rajavarothiyam Sampanthan, a senior ethnic Tamil leader and lawmaker, who became the face of the minority community’s campaign for autonomy in Sri Lanka since the end of a brutal quarter-century civil war, has died. He was 91.
Sporting their signature Vans trainers and hijabs, Voice of Baceprot’s three members rocked the famed festival, which draws around 200,000 fans annually, with their electrifying metal anthems.
Malaysia’s push to join Brics has largely been driven by Anwar’s broader rhetoric around championing the Global South and challenging perceived Western double standards, according to regional foreign policy experts.
Speaking in parliament, Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said his ministry has advised the prime minister to “not simply go” despite receiving many invitations from Moscow for an official visit.
The decision to name Rahul Gandhi the official leader of the opposition in India’s parliament signifies a potential revitalisation of the country’s “robust democracy”, with analysts suggesting this move could balance the political landscape after a decade without a strong opposing voice in the government.
The speaker had to be elected through a rare voice vote due to a lack of consensus amid opposition gains.
DiCaprio, a known environmental advocate, last week voiced concerns over the dam construction on the Chhujung, Chhunjam and Bakhang rivers in the Lungba Samba valley of eastern Nepal. The region is home to several endangered plant and animal species, including red pandas and clouded leopards.
Is it time to give up the pretence of a globalised world and of multilateral cooperation？ Should we resign ourselves to the prospect of living in an autarkic world of nations that are fated to become increasingly competitive, defensive and protectionist – possibly to the point of a world war?