Dhaka, August 27 — Air pollution has emerged as the single biggest threat to life expectancy in Bangladesh, reducing the average lifespan of citizens by 5.5 years, according to the latest findings of the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) from the University of Chicago’s Energy Policy Institute (EPIC). The report, set to be released globally […]
Read MoreJAKARTA: Indonesia and the United States launched joint military drills on Monday that will last more than a week, joining allies from 11 countries in exercises aimed at ensuring stability in the Asia-Pacific region. The annual “Super Garuda Shield” drills will take place in the capital Jakarta and several locations on the western island of […]
Read MoreBy Julian Ryall More than 90 per cent of low-income households in Japan are struggling to afford food for their children due to surging prices and stagnant wages, according to a new survey. The report published last week by international NGO Save The Children also shows that around 60 per cent of these households have […]
Read MoreDHAKA: Bangladesh is unable to allocate additional resources for the growing number of Rohingya refugees, the country’s leader said on Monday, as he called on the international community to deliver on UN commitments to address the crisis. The chief of Bangladesh’s interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, was addressing a two-day conference in Cox’s Bazar, […]
Read MoreBy Enoch Wong Beijing has vowed to defend its maritime rights after a US report that Vietnam has sped up its island-building efforts in the contested Spratly Islands this year. In a report on Friday, the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI), part of the Washington-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), said Vietnam had […]
Read MoreReuters Police fired tear gas and used a water cannon to push back hundreds of demonstrators trying to break into Indonesia’s parliament building on Monday to protest against what they called excessive pay and perks for legislators, witnesses said. Some protesters, clad in dark clothing, threw rocks and set off fireworks at riot police in […]
Read MoreDhaka : Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar described his 36-hour visit to Bangladesh as “highly productive.” Dar expressed his firm belief that this trip would inject new momentum into Bangladesh-Pakistan relations. There would be more exchange of visits as well as enhanced cooperation in various fields. He conveyed this optimism in […]
Read MoreBy Vagit Ismailov In the city of Turkmenabad, mounting evidence points to growing pressure on government employees from ethnic minority backgrounds to alter their names to Turkmen equivalents. According to reports by turkmen.news, ethnic Uzbek names such as Sardon and Shukhrat are being replaced with Turkmenized versions like Serdar and Shokhrat. Forced “Turkmenization” Sources indicate […]
Read MoreBy Dmitry Pokidaev Kazakhstan is set to double its civil aircraft fleet over the next five years, increasing the number of aircraft from 103 to 216 by 2030. According to the Ministry of Transport, in 2025 the country’s fleet will add six new Airbus A320s and one Boeing 737 MAX 8. In January 2025, FlyArystan […]
Read MoreBy Sergey Kwan Kazakhstan’s L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (ENU) has opened a new branch at Osh State University in Kyrgyzstan’s second-largest city, Osh. The new branch will offer training in ecology, information and communications technology (ICT), and the service sector. Students will also study Russian language and literature, translation, foreign languages, journalism, and physics, […]
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