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Kashmir tensions fail to stymie trade as Kuala Lumpur looks to upgrade air force Beijing-friendly minister hired as Islamabad scrambles to revive momentum President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to steer between big global powers, experts say Rajapaksa clan's r... [1]

'No Dorai' yanked from cinemas over lead character's name Islamabad hopes China's state news agency will improve image of projects Slowing growth needs corporate kick-start, but Modi only offers distractions Muslims feel targeted while nationalists d... [2]

Some flights resume, bringing hope of earlier-than-expected recovery Public outcries imperil Himalayan nation's development strategy Upgrade of 1,900 km of railway has 'tremendous momentum' Islamabad sides with Beijing over CPEC but keeps response me... [3]

Refurbishment boom sustains local culture but sometimes threatens authenticity Business groups step up calls to improve economic ties Bangladeshi minister also cancels visit as tensions in northeast India escalate Making it harder for Muslims to beco... [4]

COLOMBO -- Gotabaya Rajapaksa has won Sri Lanka's eighth presidential election, with ultranationalist support powering him past the moderate Sajith Premadasa in Saturday's polls. [5]

NEW YORK -- Welcome to Nikkei Asia's podcast: Asia Stream. Every episode, Asia Stream tracks and analyzes the Indo-Pacific with a mix of expert interviews and original reporting by our correspondents from across the globe. [6]

COLOMBO -- Gotabaya Rajapaksa's siblings call him the "Terminator," and the 70-year-old cultivated that macho image to win Sri Lanka's presidential election on Saturday. [7]

BANGKOK -- President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is enjoying an extended political honeymoon in Sri Lanka with his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic -- his first major test five months into his inaugural term. [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-11-24 · 85% match

Pakistan

Kashmir tensions fail to stymie trade as Kuala Lumpur looks to upgrade air force Beijing-friendly minister hired as Islamabad scrambles to revive momentum President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to steer between big global powers, experts say Rajapaksa clan's r

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-01-04 · 85% match

Nepal

'No Dorai' yanked from cinemas over lead character's name Islamabad hopes China's state news agency will improve image of projects Slowing growth needs corporate kick-start, but Modi only offers distractions Muslims feel targeted while nationalists d

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-12-06 · 85% match

Bangladesh

Some flights resume, bringing hope of earlier-than-expected recovery Public outcries imperil Himalayan nation's development strategy Upgrade of 1,900 km of railway has 'tremendous momentum' Islamabad sides with Beijing over CPEC but keeps response me

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-12-15 · 85% match

Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan

Refurbishment boom sustains local culture but sometimes threatens authenticity Business groups step up calls to improve economic ties Bangladeshi minister also cancels visit as tensions in northeast India escalate Making it harder for Muslims to beco

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-11-17 · 75% match

Military hawk Gotabaya Rajapaksa wins Sri Lanka election

COLOMBO -- Gotabaya Rajapaksa has won Sri Lanka's eighth presidential election, with ultranationalist support powering him past the moderate Sajith Premadasa in Saturday's polls.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-05-20 · 75% match

Asia Stream: Asia's Inflation Dilemma

NEW YORK -- Welcome to Nikkei Asia's podcast: Asia Stream. Every episode, Asia Stream tracks and analyzes the Indo-Pacific with a mix of expert interviews and original reporting by our correspondents from across the globe.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-11-18 · 75% match

Sri Lanka's new 'Terminator' president polarizes nation

COLOMBO -- Gotabaya Rajapaksa's siblings call him the "Terminator," and the 70-year-old cultivated that macho image to win Sri Lanka's presidential election on Saturday.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-04-30 · 75% match

Pandemic helps Sri Lanka president bypass dissolved parliament

BANGKOK -- President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is enjoying an extended political honeymoon in Sri Lanka with his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic -- his first major test five months into his inaugural term.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-07-13 · 75% match

Sri Lanka rages at PM after President Rajapaksa flees to Maldives

COLOMBO -- Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives early on Wednesday, hours before he was due to submit his resignation and while many of the protesters who had pressured him for months were asleep.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-09-03 · 75% match

Sri Lanka's ex-president Rajapaksa returns from brief self-exile

COLOMBO -- Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled a country in crisis in July, returned late Friday night from Bangkok in an apparent end to his self-imposed exile.

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