LONDON/COLOMBO/ISLAMABAD, April 10 - Sanoj Weeratunge thought this would finally be the year his tour firm put Sri Lanka's spate of crises behind it. Then the Iran war erupted 2,700 miles away, the government hiked fuel prices by 35% and business slumped almost a third.
All seized items have been handed over to the Customs Department for further action.
Critical minerals, cryptocurrency, and CIA co-operation - how Asim Munir, Trump’s “favourite field marshal”, may have pulled off the diplomatic coup of the century.
Customs authorities seized nearly 19,500 litres of illicit fuel in March.
Ms Quan revealed in an interview that she had considered retiring after scrutiny over her weight.
But imported inflation is unlikely to boost the economy and could dampen domestic consumption.
In his meeting with visiting Kuomintang (KMT) leader Cheng Li-wun on Friday (Apr 10), Chinese President Xi Jinping said he was willing to work with all political parties in Taiwan to advance cross-strait ties.
WASHINGTON, April 10 - U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Friday that the United States is trying to maintain a stable relationship with China, but if Beijing gets involved with Iran in a way that is counter to U.S. interests, that would complicate matters.
BEIJING, April 10 - China and North Korea should further enhance communication and coordination in major international and regional affairs, China's foreign minister said in a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday, a Chinese official statement showed.
NEW DELHI, April 10 - India is \"deeply concerned\" by reports of civilian casualties in Lebanon, the Indian foreign ministry said on Friday, two days after Israel's worst bombardment in its war with Lebanon killed more than 300 people.
LONDON, April 10 - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday that he discussed military capabilities and the logistics of moving vessels though the Strait of Hormuz when he spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump a day earlier.
He warned that anyone who refused to cooperate would be seen as going against the president.
Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni has been the monarch since the 2004 abdication of his late father.
The Seoul High Court ruled the Presidential Archives had no grounds to keep Sewol documents undisclosed.
LIMA, April 10 - As Peru heads into the first round of its presidential election on Sunday, Washington is mounting its most assertive push in years to shore up influence in the major copper producer that has become a key strategic partner for China, according to business
The Iran war is an unprecedented crisis but South-east Asia is better placed to handle it.
ALMATY, April 10 - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the president of Kazakhstan, said on Friday that a parliamentary election in the resource-rich Central Asian country would take place in August, but stopped short of naming an exact date.
More Indian professionals are returning home, drawn by strong growth in startups and tech, as tighter immigration policies and rising costs overseas reshape career choices.
The World Bank has lowered Indonesia’s economic growth forecast to 4.7 per cent, down from 4.8 per cent it projected in October last year, citing external pressures including higher global oil prices and increased investor caution.
The wolf Neukgu appeared to have slipped out of the zoo by burrowing under a fence.
On diesel, he confirmed that subsidies would continue to prevent further inflationary pressure.
Ms Takaichi has referred to Deep Purple as one of her favourite bands.
Commentators increasingly warn that the United States is losing its soft power – and the data backs them up. The Brand Finance Global Soft Power Index 2026 ranked the US as the steepest decliner among the 193 countries surveyed, with China now less than 1.5 points behind.
Taiwanese officials are tracking a rise in Chinese naval activity and military pressure against the island.
At least 143 people have died in the outbreak since March 15, the most of them children.
Words matter in cross-strait politics. Every phrase is weighed, every omission noticed. So when Kuomintang (KMT) chairwoman Cheng Li-wun described “imperialist forces” as the cause of Taiwan’s separation from the mainland during her visit to China this week, something cracked
Three Indonesian peacekeepers died in two separate blasts in southern Lebanon in late March.
Wednesday’s ceasefire announcement by President Donald Trump, linked to Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz, prompted immediate optimism shipping would quickly resume. It didn’t. The following morning, traffic remained minimal. A handful of vessels, largely linked to Iran, made
Singaporeans do not need a visa for short visits, so any demand for cash at the counter should raise concern.
Alleged systemic corruption raises doubts over lasting change.
These commercial volumes are separate from the country’s strategic petroleum reserve, which remains untouched.
Pakistan, with China’s help, brokered it. Turkey and Egypt shuttled the proposals. Qatar had been working the phones for weeks. When the ceasefire between the United States, Israel and Iran was announced on April 7, Pakistan had stepped forward as the lead mediator, pulling the
Min Aung Hlaing took his presidential oath in Naypidaw, where he promised to "strive for further flourishing the eternal principles of justice, liberty and equality".
There are now about 500 trail running events held annually in China, up from just 65 in 2014, according to a report by fitness platform Joyrun.
ASEAN had barred the junta leadership from attending its summits.
Cheng Li-wun is the Kuomintang's first sitting leader to visit China in a decade.
Cheng Li-wun, the Kuomintang's chairwoman, is the party's first leader to visit China in a decade.
The Japanese government seeks to cut inefficient spending and increase investments in strategic areas.
The suspects are accused of breaching Indonesia’s corruption laws, resulting in losses to the state.
Google's YouTube has not fulfilled Indonesia's new law and has not outlined steps to comply, Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid said on Thursday (Apr 9).
A two-week ceasefire has partially halted the Israel-US war on Iran. The war accomplished precisely nothing that a competent diplomat could not have achieved in an afternoon. The Strait of Hormuz was open before the war and it is open again now, but with more Iranian control.
The chairwoman of Taiwan’s largest opposition party Kuomintang is in China on what she has called a peace mission.
The low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines will launch new flights to Belitung and Pontianak in Indonesia and increase flight frequencies across Asia and Europe from April to June 2026.
Under the agreement, Cambodia will support the sale of rice on "mutually agreed terms" if Singapore requests it.
There are concerns that genetic editing could lead to attempts to create “designer babies”.
TOKYO — Global markets are struggling to discern if the US-Iran ceasefire is real or happy talk. Yet emerging-market governments in Asia don’t have that luxury as capital outflows accelerate. Already, outflows to date put developing economies at the center of the collateral
Thailand plans to quicken adoption of solar power and other renewables.
North Korea’s latest weapons tests suggest it is rapidly integrating battlefield lessons from Iran and Ukraine into a playbook designed to strain missile defenses and fight through a regional war in Asia. This month, the New York Times (NYT) reported that North Korea conducted
He was arrested upon arrival from Singapore, after officers identified him on Interpol’s wanted list.