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Sri Lanka protesters vow will not let up until president, PM quit

Leaders of Sri Lanka's protest movement said on Sunday they would occupy the residences of the president and prime minister until they finally quit office, the day after the two men agreed to resign leaving the country in political limbo.

Reuters

BOI attends the grand opening of Alibaba's first data centre in Thailand

Mr. Narucha Ruchuphan, Senior Executive Investment Advisor, Thailand Board of Investment (BOI), attended an event to mark the grand opening of Alibaba's first data centre in Thailand held at Shangri-La Hotel Bangkok on 30 June 2022. Alibaba was represented by Mr. Selina Yuan, Vice President, Alibaba Group, and President, Alibaba…

Bangkok Post

Intensifying heat waves threaten South Asia’s struggling farmers – many of them women

Sitting in a semi-circle in the yard outside of a village school in Nepal, a group of farmers share their concerns about the future. They discuss how the rain is unreliable – droughts and floods are both becoming more common. The heat is overwhelming before the rains come.

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Typhoid: S. Typhi is more drug-resistant

The antibiotic-resistant bacteria has spread globally nearly 200 times

The Hindu

India, Pakistan send help to Afghanistan after deadly earthquake

The two South Asian nations provide humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan where a powerful quake killed over 1,000.

Al Jazeera

South Asia's record-breaking weather set to worsen as climate change brings more dangerous monsoon seasons

South Asia is home to millions of the most vulnerable people in the world and this year has become the embodiment of climate extremes and weather records. Scientists fear it will only get worse due to climate change.

ABC News

Here's How Alibaba Is Reaping Benefits Of Overseas Infra Investments As Domestic Crackdowns Continue To Pinch

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA), through its Pakistan e-commerce subsidiary Daraz, expanded its reach across Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Myanmar, becoming South Asia's largest e-commerce company outside India,

Benzinga

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UK work visa for elite graduates is exclusive and based on flawed assumptions

The UK government’s announcement of a new work visa option aimed at attracting top graduates has elicited some backlash because the list of eligible institutions features no universities from Africa, Latin America or South Asia. The Conversation Africa’s Nontobeko Mtshali asked Orla Quinlan, Director of Internationalisation at Rhodes University in…

The Conversation

Cooling down the hottest cities needs momentum

Extreme heat is having its moment in the sun. This year's headlines have been as relentless as the temperatures: "Spain endures record heatwave," "Devastating heatwave in South Asia," "Texas shatters heat record," "Can you even call deadly heat 'extreme' anymore?"

Bangkok Post

India a global security power: U.S. top diplomat

‘I spoke to the Congress yesterday [June 8], and they want to talk about the India relationship because they see this is the anchor in the Indo Pacific. This is the way that we guarantee security, not only for Asia, but for the United States and for the rest of…

The Hindu

South Asia protests over prophet remarks by India’s BJP officials

Thousands of Muslims in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan rally over derogatory remarks on Prophet Muhammad by BJP members.

Al Jazeera

A ‘silver’ moment to propel a Bay of Bengal dream

After 25 years, BIMSTEC can do much better as a grouping, addressing shortcomings in trade and connectivity

The Hindu

Asian founders work to steer the narrative as beauty trends pull from their cultures

The latest obsessions in America's wellness craze are rooted in South Asian practices. Industry leaders who grew up with those rituals are caught between joy and a battle against cultural erasure.

WEKU

Northeast’s neighbours India’s most trusted global partners: Jaishankar

Association with Japan, ASEAN underlined at the NADI3 Asian Confluence River Conclave in Guwahati

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India’s GDP to take a big hit due to pandemic-linked learning losses for students: ADB study

The decline would be the highest among those of South Asian countries, say analysts

Chicago Sun-Times

Climate change means South Asia’s devastating heat wave a ‘sign of things to come,’ scientists warn

It made the intense heat sweeping through India and Pakistan 30 times more likely to occur — and future warming would make heat waves more common and hotter.

The Independent UK

South Asia's intense heat wave a 'sign of things to come'

The intense heat wave sweeping through South Asia was made more likely due to climate change and is a sign of things to come

360info

The new world order and India’s quandary

With a new cold war afoot, states are being asked to choose sides. For India, self-identity and domestic politics will all come to bear.

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Pockets of hope, linking nature and humanity

It is important to increase the number of biosphere reserves in South Asia to ward off a doomsday ecological scenario

The Hindu

Can India re-imagine South Asia?

If New Delhi does not take the lead, the region cannot respond to various crises collectively

AFP

Pakistan and IMF to meet over release of funds as economy falters

Islamabad (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund will begin talks with Pakistani officials on Wednesday over the release of crucial funds, a process slowed by concerns about the pace of economic reforms in the South Asian country.

Input

Passage to India: The menswear brands reinventing South Asian craftsmanship

Both Pakistan and India have a lot to offer for the post-streetwear world.

Los Angeles Times

In their search for love, South Asians swipe right on dating apps catered for them

LOS ANGELES — Most swiping for love on a dating app know the drill.

AFP

South Asia pummelled by heatwave that hits 50C in Pakistan

Jacobabad (Pakistan) (AFP) - South Asia was in the grip of an extreme heatwave on Friday, with parts of Pakistan reaching a temperature of 50 degrees Celsius as officials warned of acute water shortages and a health threat.

The Hindu

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