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Sri Lanka Snubs U.S. & India; Welcomes Chinese Navy’s Three-Masted Tall “Training Vessel” Despite Ban

In a move that can cause fresh tensions in the region, Sri Lanka has allowed the Chinese Navy training ship, Po Lang, to dock...

Outcasts in the football world: Tajikistan and Pakistan refuse to play Russian team

The national football teams of Tajikistan and Pakistan have refused to play in friendly matches against Russia. A match against Tajikistan had been set to...

Struggling to Stem Extremism, Tajikistan Targets Beards and Head Scarves

After Tajiks were charged with a deadly attack in Moscow, the country has cracked down on signs of Islam. But experts say it’s not...

Tajikistan: Pamiri minority facing systemic discrimination in ‘overlooked human rights crisis’

The Tajikistani authorities are perpetuating systemic discrimination and severe human rights violations against the Pamiri minority, according to new research by Amnesty International. The...

Peru’s controversial ex-president Fujimori buried after national mourning

While Alberto Fujimori was hailed for crushing a leftist insurgency and boosting the economy, he was convicted of gross human rights abuses. Peru has bid an...

In Tajikistan Clerics And Government Officials Are Deciding What Women Should Wear

Women's clothes are high on the government's agenda once again in Tajikistan, where authorities and Islamic leaders are working on new guidelines on what...

Meet the founder who built and sold a $600M enterprise software startup from Sri Lanka

Sanjiva Weerawarana is a Sri Lankan success story. He founded enterprise software firm WSO2 in 2005, got it close to $100 million in ARR...

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