India
India: 150 million workers strike
Modi government faces growing opposition
Asia
Malaysia
Malaysia: Opposition mounting against Najib’s government
Over 200,000 people on protest for two days
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Identifying the challenges after defeat of Rajapaksa
Working class struggle top priority for socialists
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Election sees Rajapaksa fail to make a come-back
Neo-liberal policies of UNP-led government will not satisfy demands of workers and poor.
Thailand
Thailand: Bomb in Bangkok kills 20
Country plagued by military junta and economic downturn
Malaysia
Malaysia: Prime Minister implicated in financial scandals
Power struggle in UMNO party
Japan
Japan: 70th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bomb
Can a future nuclear conflict be avoided?
Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Fake democracy roundly rejected in legislative vote
Government proposals end in fiasco as Beijing loyalists misjudge voting rules
Pakistan
Pakistan: Protest song by Jawad Ahmed
Response to anti-worker measures in Pakistani budget
Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Endgame for Beijing’s fake democracy plan
Government’s electoral reform proposals meet with mass opposition