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Indo-Pacific Security Strategy: Washington’s Asian Outlook and Sri Lanka’s Geo political Maneuvers
By Leo Nirosha Darshan COLOMBIO: In international geopolitics, the Asia-Pacific region, and specifically its core – the Indian Ocean – has drawn unprecedented attention from global superpowers. Serving as the heartbeat of world trade and maritime supply chains, the Indian Ocean region has emerged as a vital security flashpoint in…
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Geopolitical Shifts and the Migration of Cyber Mafias: International Cybercrime Syndicates Penetrate Sri Lanka
By Leo Nirosha DarshanCOLUMBO: In today’s Indo-Pacific landscape, transnational organized crime has escalated from a law enforcement headache into a major geopolitical threat and strategic challenge, disrupting regional security, diplomatic equilibrium, and economic order. Facing intense law enforcement pressures and crackdowns in traditional strongholds like Cambodia and Myanmar, multi-billion-dollar international…
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Kyungbok University Empowers International Students at ‘2026 Global Talent Fair’ to Boost Global Career Opportunities
GKS international students from Kyungbok University take a commemorative photo at the ‘2026 Global Talent Fair for International Students’ exhibition hall. (Photo Courtesy of Kyungbok University) SEOUL: Kyungbok University actively participated in the “2026 Global Talent Fair for International Students,” the largest employment fair of its kind in South Korea,…
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Pakistan: The Myth of the Passive Youth
AI-generated Illustration By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: During the last couple of years, while observing the Gen-Z movements taking place in Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, I expected a similar uprising in Pakistan given the grave situation prevailing in the country. However, surprisingly, nothing happened here. This sparked a…
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The Dilemma in Colombo: Sri Lanka’s New Government Faces the Reality of Chinese Capital
Hambantota Port By Leo Nirosha Darshan COLOMBO: In 2017, crippled by a mounting debt crisis, Sri Lanka handed over operational control of the strategically vital Hambantota Port to a Chinese state-owned enterprise on a 99-year lease. Nearly a decade later, the politics surrounding Chinese investments in the island nation have…
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Parliament: Singapore Must Not Have Jobless Growth Amid AI Transition
By Ivan LimContributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: Robots and generative AI have presented Singapore with a so-called “jobless growth” curve ball: how to ensure that technology-driven productivity is not at the expense of staff numbers. A battle of ideas has surfaced between the ruling People ’s Action Party (PAP) and the…
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Supreme Eurasian Economic Council Meets in Kazakhstan
By Kuban Abdymen ASTANA: A meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council was held at the Palace of Independence in the center of Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana as part of the Eurasian Economic Union summit, focusing on the next stage of Eurasian integration amid global economic uncertainty. The Supreme Eurasian Economic…
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The Unbroken Voice
Handcuffed writer and publisher Inam Abassi at the court premises – The AsiaN By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: In the turbulent landscape of human rights advocacy in Sindh, the southern province of Pakistan, few names resonate with as much defiant resilience as Inam Abassi, famously known to the public…
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Banglar Joyjatra Still Unable to Cross Strait of Hormuz
Banglar Joyjatra By Bhanu Ranjan Chakraborty DHAKA: The Bangladesh-owned ship ‘MV Banglar Joyjatra’ has been stuck in the Strait of Hormuz for more than two months due to the war in the Middle East. Thirty-one Bangladeshi sailors are trapped on the ship. However, not only Bangladeshi sailors, but according to…
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Asia Journalists Association Elects Former Vice Minister of Education Lee Gi-woo as 7th Chairman … “Connecting Asia Through APC”
(From left) Vice President Kang Seok-jae, Chairman Koo Bon-hong, Director Bae Ki-seon, Director Oh Ji-cheol, Director Kim Geun-sang, New Chairman Lee Gi-woo, and Founding President Lee Sang-ki of the Asia Journalists Association <Photo by Director Ko Myeong-jin> By Lee Sang-kiFormer President of Asia Journalist AssociationPublisher of The AsiaN SEOUL: The…
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