Agreement Reached with China Energy Group to Accelerate the Gashuunsukhait-Gantsmod Border Connection

During his return from attending the expanded meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member and observer states, Prime Minister of Mongolia Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai made a working visit to the People’s Republic of China. Prime Minister of Mongolia Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai participated in the event commemorating the 75th anniversary […]

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More than 50 US lawmakers write letter demanding Imran Khan’s release

More than 50 US lawmakers have written a letter to President Joe Biden demanding the release of former Pakistani Prime Minister and founding chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). In the letter, they urged Biden to use Washington’s influence over Pakistan to secure the release of the imprisoned former prime minister. This information was reported […]

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We Have Opened Chapter of Engagement With World: Sirajuddin Haqqani

Acting Minister of Interior Sirajuddin Haqqani in an interview said that twenty years of fighting has led to victory, and a new chapter has opened, which is positive engagement with the world. Speaking in a special interview with the New York Times, Sirajuddin Haqqani said that they have closed the chapter of violence and war. In the […]

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Maldives Govt. submits a supplementary budget of MVR 5.1 billion

Maldives Finance Minister Moosa Zameer has submitted a supplementary budget of MVR 5.1 billion to the Parliament for approval. The new budget seeks to supplement the MVR 49.8 billion state budget for 2024 that was passed by the Parliament last year. The Finance Ministry said that it decided to submit the supplementary budget not because […]

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Modi meets Xi as India, China ties recover from 2020 military clash

The two leaders met on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan, two days after New Delhi announced that it had reached a deal with Beijing to resolve the four-year military stand-off on their disputed Himalayan frontier. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their first […]

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Israel issues travel warning to parts of Sri Lanka over terrorism threat

The security council did not specify the exact nature of the threat and called on Israelis in the rest of Sri Lanka to be cautious and refrain from holding large gatherings in public areas. Israel’s national security council on Wednesday called on Israelis to immediately leave some tourist areas in southern Sri Lanka over the […]

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Pakistan requests $1 bln in IMF climate cash and sees reserves rising

“We have formally requested to be considered for this facility,” Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said in an interview on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank autumn meetings in Washington. Pakistan is targeting around $1 billion in a formal request for funding from the IMF facility that helps low- and middle-income countries mitigate climate risk, its […]

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Tropical Storm Trami wreaks havoc in the Philippines, at least 26 dead

Trami, locally known as severe tropical storm Kristine, dumped heavy to torrential rain on the main island of Luzon triggering widespread flooding and landslides. Tropical Storm Trami has killed at least 26 people and forced more than 150,000 to flee their homes in the Philippines, officials said on Thursday, as it made landfall on the […]

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Thai PM apologises for crackdown that killed 85 Muslims as hopes for justice fade

The security crackdown in the southern town of Tak Bai in 2004 caused the deaths of 85 people and was one of the most high-profile events of a separatist insurgency that re-ignited that same year and has since killed more than 7,600 people. Thailand’s prime minister on Thursday apologised for the deaths two decades ago […]

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From food to fashion, Bangladesh sees consumption crunch

Retailers have pointed to a particularly steep decline since July, saying inflation is eroding household budgets, leaving many families prioritising essentials over discretionary spending. From groceries to clothing to personal care items, demand is plummeting across the board in Bangladesh, and retail industry experts warn that even brief signs of recovery are waning due to […]

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