With the war in Myanmar escalating as both Junta and rebels make gains and losses. The Rohingya people have once again been caught in the crossfire. Despite the Arakan Army(AA) attempting to improve relations with the Rohingya before November 2023, however, recent events have put that peace at risk. The Myanmar military has most actively […]
Read MoreRussia will build a small nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan, the first such project in post-Soviet Central Asia, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on Monday at a meeting with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin. The nuclear deal, if implemented, will showcase Russia’s ability to export not only energy, but also high-tech products to new Asian […]
Read MoreChinese Premier Li Qiang praised what he called a restart in relations with Japan and South Korea as he met their leaders for the first three-way talks in four years on Monday, agreeing to revive trade and security dialogues hampered by global tensions. The Chinese premier met with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and […]
Read MoreThe international community should insist to Israel and its allies that the country negotiate a peaceful solution to the conflict in Gaza, Colombia’s foreign minister Luis Gilberto Murillo said. Murillo said actions in Gaza, where Israel’s military campaign has killed some 36,000 people according to local authorities, constitute genocide. Israel has energetically rejected South Africa’s […]
Read MoreAmong a series of fully loaded freight trains in the Xi’an International Inland Port, in Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, one particularly prominent train stands out — a huge red double-decker train specialized for vehicle transportation. It is about to start a journey to Kazakhstan, carrying 261 domestic new-energy vehicles (NEVs). The scene at the Xi’an […]
Read MoreGaza’s civil defence agency said on Monday that the death toll from Israeli air strikes on a camp housing displaced Palestinians near Rafah had risen to 40. “The massacre committed by the Israeli occupation army in the refugee tents northwest of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip has left 40 martyrs and 65 wounded,” […]
Read MoreDhaka: In a concerning turn of events, the Annual Development Programme (ADP) implementation has plummeted to 49.26% during the initial ten months of Fiscal Year 2024, according to recently released data. This decline marks the lowest implementation rate witnessed in the past three financial years, indicating potential challenges in meeting development targets. Figures from the Implementation […]
Read MoreBy Abdullah Al Masum At least 15 people were killed in India and Bangladesh as Cyclone Remal left a trail of destruction in coastal areas. The cyclone, named after the Arabic word for sand, made landfall on Sunday at about 8.30pm between India’s Sagar Island, about 100km from Kolkata in the eastern state of West […]
Read MoreBy Cannix Yau Hong Kong is gearing up for a hospitality campaign to woo tourists by mobilising support from across all segments of society, from frontline civil servants to transport operators, to make courtesy and warm behaviour a priority. Tourism minister Kevin Yeung Yun-hung said on Saturday authorities would coordinate all service industries ranging from […]
Read MoreThe last train rolled across a steel bridge spanning the banks of the Golok River between Malaysia and Thailand 18 years ago. Now, the approaches at either end are sealed – rust and floodwaters have gnawed away at the rails alongside the decaying wooden sleepers. In Kelantan on the Malaysian side, speaking near the derelict, […]
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