Asia

No longer a planned economy, but not yet a fully capitalist economy

China developments crucial importance to socialists everywhere

Five women shot, wounded and buried alive

Urgent need of a mass working class party

Textile workers win big concessions through persistent campaign

Anti-establishment mood leave government and business leaders in state of shock

America’s bloody imperialist war in Afghanistan spills into Pakistan

Weeks of bloody protests and political deadlock within ruling elite

Struggle over pay and conditions in Balochistan province

Major capitalist powers jockey for influence at expense of peoples of the region

Opposition trounced but United Socialist Party still biggest left force

Will this end the country’s political crisis?

Independent working class policies vital

8,000 contract workers’ ‘regularisation’ confirmed

Thousands still sitting inside Telecom headquarters

16 workers injured in clashes with paramilitary forces

16 workers injured in clashes with paramilitary forces

Four day strike forced the government and owners to accept workers demands

United Socialist Party challenges government over war and prices

For a wage increase of just 5,000 rupees a month (£25)

President Rajapakse greeted with angry protests in London

19th anniversary demonstration in the shadow of Sichuan earthquake

The Provincial Council election in the East will enter history as one of the most rigged elections in Sri Lanka.

Campaigning for a new mass workers’ party

Wealth and privilege put before aid

The only political party to have a demonstration and rally in Colombo

Food prices and workers’ rights are key issues

Rich tributes paid to the Chicago Martyrs

Booming growth or looming crisis?

TURCP led-rallies often larger than the ‘official’ rallies

Socialists fight in Eastern elections

Need for socialist programme to break with landlordism and capitalism

Protests urgently needed!

Urgent solidarity needed!

‘Political tsunami’ creates new political landscape

Export of ‘dirty industries’ by giants like Unilever must be stopped

Class struggle more urgent than ever

Religious parties routed, grand coalition in the making

“One of the 20th century’s biggest killers and greatest thieves”

State and society in crisis

Sixty arrested and held in police cells

Hindu Rights Action Force campaign underlines need for socialist solution

Society polarised

Full-scale war to follow assassination and bombings

Pakistan People’s Party leadership ’bequeathed’ and no change in policy indicated

Pakistan People’s Party leader killed in suicide attack; political crisis and chaos deepen further

Government, rocked by mass demonstrations, takes revenge

Nearly 300 trade unionists and workers participated in the first TURC-K national convention held in Kotli (Pakistani Occupied Kashmir, POK) on December 8.