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Tajik election may be president's last before handover

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TAJIKISTAN

The decision to hold the election on October 11, a month earlier than scheduled, may be intended to pre-empt employment and energy problems, both likely to worsen before year-end.

Solih’s government could fragment in the Maldives

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MALDIVES

The new Maldivian government.

Malaysia's tourist industry faces terrorism threat

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MALAYSIA

This follows the Australian government's February 21 travel advisory warning of the risk of terrorist attacks on Western-linked sites and tourist destinations in Malaysia and an…

Nepal’s Maoist threat is small but could be troubling

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NEPAL

Left-wing extremism and governing instability in Nepal.

Petrobras undermines Brazil's investment efforts

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BRAZIL

A lagging economy, declining global commodity prices and the crippling corruption crisis affecting state-owned oil giant Petrobras (estimated at 17 billion dollars in losses) have…

Philippines support for Duterte could be fair-weather

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PHILIPPINES

Duterte has the most ambitious and radical plans for government of any of the post-Marcos presidents, but he also faces the most significant national political challenges to…

Prospects for South-east Asia to end-2018

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PROSPECTS H2 2018

Prospects for South-east Asia to end-2018.

Mauritanian president to keep firm control for now

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MAURITANIA

The government initiated the talks with a view to defusing tensions in domestic politics. Opposition parties boycotted the one-sided presidential election in 2014 that brought…

Sierra Leone’s political divisions will widen further

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SIERRA LEONE

A White Paper on a Commission of Inquiry (COI)'s findings has outlined charges of misappropriation by former state officials and leading elites. President Julius Maada Bio’s…

Myanmar currency instability could hit NLD's agenda

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MYANMAR

Currency and economic stability.