ARSA announces to continue fighting until the end

The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) has announced to continue fighting until the end in Myanmar’s Arakan State. ARSA, which has been fighting the Myanmar army for a long time demanding the independence of the Arakan region and the rights of the Rohingya, made this announcement. The rebel group Arakan Army has been fighting against […]

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Video of Indian temple ritual falsely linked to Hindu attacks in Bangladesh

Following reports of attacks against Hindus in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, a video spread in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed a Muslim mob vandalising an idol of a Hindu goddess in the South Asian country. The footage, however, was filmed in neighbouring India’s West Bengal state. It shows villagers dismantling a statue of Hindu […]

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Will India’s Seven Sisters face problems if Bangladesh does not provide ‘Internet transit’?

Bangladesh’s Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has decided to backtrack on the second plan to provide internet through cable from Bangladesh to improve the quality of internet connectivity in India’s northeastern region. After this news was published in a section of the media in India and Bangladesh, it is being discussed in the Indian information technology […]

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China plans record budget deficit of 4% of GDP in 2025

The new deficit plan compares with an initial target of 3% of GDP for 2024, and is in line with a “more proactive” fiscal policy outlined by leading officials after December’s Politburo meeting and last week’s Central Economic Work Conference (CEWC), where the targets were agreed but not officially announced. Chinese leaders agreed last week […]

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GlobalTix Secures $5 Million Series B Funding, Welcomes Thai Investor to Bolster Local Tourism Ecosystem

GlobalTix, Asia’s leading ticketing software provider and marketplace distribution platform for the tourism industry, has successfully closed a $5 million Series B funding round. The round was led by Tin Men Capital, a Singapore-based venture capital firm, alongside key investors Seeds Capital and a new addition, a Thai VC firm, ORZON Ventures. GlobalTix Secures $5 Million Series B Funding, Welcomes Thai Investor to Bolster […]

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Burdened by expectations: Silent struggles of migrant workers

The weight of fulfilling the desires and aspirations of family members back home often falls on the shoulders of young individuals who travel abroad for education. Not only are they expected to sustain themselves, but many also feel obligated to send money home, diverting their focus from their primary goal — education. Sociologist Bahodir Iskandarov, […]

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Mongolia Lowers 2024 Economic Growth Forecast

Economic growth in the third quarter of this year was lower than expected, bringing growth rate for the first three quarters to 5 percent, said Byadran Lkhagvasuren, governor of the bank, at a press conference. “This slowdown in growth was primarily driven by weaker-than-expected copper and gold production.” Lkhagvasuren said that the revised forecast reflected […]

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Russia Passes Law to Normalize Ties with Islamic Emirate

Reuters has reported that the Russian parliament passed a law yesterday paving the way for normalizing relations with Afghanistan’s interim government. According to the report, the approved law allows Russia’s Supreme Court to suspend the ban on groups that have been blacklisted by Moscow. Reuters stated in part of its report: “Russia’s parliament passed a […]

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IMF agrees to raise income tax threshold: Sri Lankan President

The government was able to reach an agreement with the IMF at the third review to raise the income tax threshold from Rs. 100,000 to Rs. 150,000 per month, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today. Making a special statement in Parliament, the President said that professionals such as doctors, engineers and bank managers raised concerns […]

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Over 100k arrivals in 17 days, total arrivals over 1.9 mil

The Maldives has welcomed a little over 100,000 tourists in 17 days, from December 1st to 17th according to statistics from the Ministry of Tourism. As per statistics, total tourist arrivals from December 1st to 17th is at 103,560 which is a marginal 2.9 percent increment from the same period in 2023, during which arrivals […]

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