Asia
Thousands attend slain fisherman’s funeral in Sri Lanka
By our reporters, February 21, 2012
Opposition to the Sri Lankan government has intensified after the killing of an innocent fisherman protesting against IMF austerity measures.
Sri Lankan SEP condemns government attack on the party’s rights
By our correspondents, February 20, 2012
The SEP and ISSE in Sri Lanka held a public meeting last Monday against the military’s banning of a meeting and the intimidation of SEP members in Jaffna.
Pakistan’s Supreme Court indicts prime minister
By Sampath Perera, February 18, 2012
The ruling has intensified the country’s political crisis by further weakening the unpopular Gilani government.
Pakistan “highly vulnerable” to economic shocks, warns IMF
By Ali Ismail and Sampath Perera, February 16, 2012
The International Monetary Fund has warned that Pakistan confronts anaemic growth, double-digit inflation, large budget and trade deficits and could soon face a balance of payments crisis.
Fisherman killed as Sri Lankan police fire on protest
By our correspondent, February 16, 2012
Tensions are running high after fishermen protested for the third day against fuel price increases announced by the government as part of an IMF-imposed austerity package.
China’s president-in-waiting Xi Jinping visits Washington
By Alex Lantier, February 16, 2012
Xi’s visit was billed as an opportunity for top US officials to meet the future leader of China ahead of the Chinese Communist Party’s 18th National Congress.
Protests erupt as Sri Lankan government enforces new IMF austerity measures
By Saman Gunadasa, February 15, 2012
Thousands of poor fishermen and fishing workers protested for the second day yesterday against fuel price increases.
Indonesian government shaken by corruption scandal
By John Roberts, February 15, 2012
The anti-corruption court has heard evidence that senior officials of the ruling Democrat Party have been involved in pay-offs and bribes.
US, Indian envoys intervene to back coup in the Maldives
By Wasantha Rupasinghe, February 15, 2012
The aim of visits by US and Indian envoys to the Maldives has been to back the Hassan government, installed in a coup, and discourage ousted President Nasheed to end his campaign against the government.
Philippine Supreme Court issues restraining order on impeachment trial
By Joseph Santolan, February 14, 2012
The order, an assertion of judicial control over the proceedings in the Senate, brought into sharper acuity the country’s emerging constitutional crisis.
Australia lines up with US for war with China
By Peter Symonds, February 11, 2012
The Australian defence posture report is the latest sign of the Obama administration’s aggressive push against China on all fronts.
Sri Lanka: SEP open letter to the defence minister
By Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka), February 11, 2012
The Socialist Equality Party demands that the Rajapakse government immediately ends the harassment and threats by the military against party members in Jaffna.
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