Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake have agreed that Japan will provide about 10 surveillance drones to the South Asian nation's navy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/japan/sri-lanka-drones/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shigeruishiba #srilanka #drones #defense

A Singapore shipping company has said it will refuse to pay Sri Lankan court-ordered damages of $1 billion for causing that country's worst case of environmental pollution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/23/asia-pacific/crime-legal/singapore-sri-lanka-pollution-damages/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #singapore #srilanka #pollution

Young people across Asia are furious. But burned buildings and trashed department stores can't be the endgame. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/11/world/gen-z-protesters-challenge-asias-old-guard/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #genz #nepal #indonesia #srilanka #bangladesh #asia