Asia

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election as voters rejected the old political guard that has been widely accused of pushing the nation toward economic ruin.

An emerging market and considered by the World Bank a newly industrialized country in the Asia-Pacific region, the Philippines is committed to sustaining a growth momentum—which has turned them into one of the fastest-growing economies in the world.

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday, ending 15 years in power as thousands of protesters defied a military curfew and stormed her official residence.