China takes steps against Canada institutions, individuals over Uyghurs, Tibet

China said on Sunday it was taking countermeasures against two Canadian institutions and 20 people involved in human rights issues concerning the Uyghurs and Tibet. The measures, which took effect on Saturday, include asset freezes and bans on entry and the targets include Canada’s Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project and the Canada-Tibet Committee, China’s foreign ministry […]

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WB to continue support for key reform initiatives, Seck tells CA

The World Bank approved nearly $1.2 billion in three financings to help Bangladesh build climate resilience and environmental sustainability while improving health, nutrition, and water and sanitation services. Outgoing World Bank Country Director to Bangladesh Abdoulaye Seck today pledged support of the World Bank for key reform initiatives that the Bangladesh interim government has undertaken. […]

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Maharashtra, Delhi crackdown on ‘illegal’ Bangladeshis

Schools instructed to identify children of illegal Bangladeshi migrants. Authorities in Maharashtra and Delhi have intensified actions targeting “illegal” Bangladeshi migrants, with measures including deportation, document verification, and school-level checks. In Delhi, police identified 175 individuals as suspected illegal Bangladeshi immigrants during a 12-hour verification drive in the outer Delhi area, officials said today (22 […]

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US statement on missile program baseless: Pakistan

Pakistan has rejected the claims of a senior White House official regarding the missile program. The official said that Pakistan is developing long-range ballistic missile capabilities. Which is becoming an ‘emerging threat’ to the United States. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry has called the US official’s statement baseless and contrary to bilateral relations. In a statement, Pakistan’s […]

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Minorities in Bangladesh: What India’s parliament is told, what is kept from them

Upper house of Indian parliament has been informed that the High Commission of India in Dhaka “continues to monitor the situation” related to minorities in Bangladesh “closely”. “The primary responsibility for the protection of life and liberty of all citizens, including minorities, rests with the government of the country concerned,” Kiriti Vardhan Singh, Indian minister […]

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Kazakhstan to invest KZT 27 trillion into industry sector of Mangistau region

Eight large projects worth 27 trillion tenge will be developed in Mangistau region, governor Nurdaulet Kilybai told a press conference at the central communications service, Kazinform News Agency reports. The key directions for the development of the region are the processing sector, tourism transportation and logistics, small and medium business, and agro-industrial complex. He said […]

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Brand Bhutan: Bhutan Herbal Tea

In 2015, they reconvened in Thimphu, their homeland, and hatched plans to venture into the herbal tea business. Their vision encompassed every step of the process, from planting and cultivating herbs to harvesting, processing, and crafting finished products for consumers. Before embarking on this herbal tea journey, Rinzin Wangchuk managed Café Ambrosia, a health-conscious organic […]

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US cancels $10 million bounty on Jolani’s head

The Assad family’s rule in Syria began in the early 1970s. Bashar al-Assad has been ruling Syria for the past 24 years after his father, Assad al-Hafiz. And behind the fall of this long-standing regime was Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani. Now known as Ahmed al-Shara. Bashar al-Assad’s incredible defeat in the […]

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Nepalis look to rear buffaloes after China offers mega meat deal

In Majhthana, a remote hill station in Kaski district, Chandra Kanta Ghimire, a returnee migrant, wakes up early to cook khole (a soup of maize flour and vegetables) to feed his buffaloes. He has minimal green fodder, so he supplements their diet with a mixture of dry straw. Ghimire owns 10 Murrah buffalos. These water […]

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