Across South Asia, an ominous great game is unfolding. China is battling for regional influence, with smaller buffer states caught in the middle as pawns. Far from peaceful rise, China’s tactics reveal a belligerent dragon pulling neighbors ever tighter into its orbit through debt-trap diplomacy, data colonialism and brazen political interference – a 21st century […]
Read MoreIndian Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Tuesday that the central government has decided to build a fence along the entire 1643-kilometre Indo-Myanmar border. Additionally, a patrol track will be constructed along the border to enhance surveillance. “The Modi government is committed to building impenetrable borders. It has decided to construct a fence along […]
Read MoreNine members of the United Nations Security Council condemned “indiscriminate” airstrikes by Myanmar’s military against civilians before an envoy briefed the council Monday as part of regional efforts to implement a peace plan that has so far been largely ineffective. The plan, adopted in April 2021 shortly after the military seized power in a takeover […]
Read MoreA momentous shift is under way in global markets as investors pull billions of dollars from China’s sputtering economy, two decades after betting on the country as the world’s biggest growth story. Much of that cash is now heading for India, with Wall Street giants like Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley endorsing the […]
Read MoreMyanmar people have suffered soaring prices for almost all commodities in the three-year period since the February 2021 coup, reports The Irrawaddy. Rice and edible oil are among their most basic needs and the most important commodities found in every kitchen in Myanmar. The price of premium quality rice was around $16.50 per sack in […]
Read MoreThe Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested a man, identified as Satyendra Siwal, working in the Indian embassy in Russia for his alleged involvement in anti-national activities with the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI. Satyendra Siwal was arrested from Meerut. According to officials, Satyendra Siwal was providing the ISI with important confidential information regarding the […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — Umno secretary-general Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki today said the absolute power granted to the Yang di Pertuan Agong should not be questioned by anyone. He also expressed his gratitude to Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah for consistently defending and upholding the institution of the Malay Rulers during his reign […]
Read MoreBANGKOK — Three Cambodian human right activists, including a former government party member, have been arrested in Thailand, according to human rights groups. Lem Sokha, Phan Phana and Kung Raiya were arrested Friday, along with their families, the Manushya Foundation and Human Rights Watch told VOA. The arrests come just days before Cambodian Prime Minister […]
Read MoreIndia will remove its troops in the Maldives by May, the Maldivian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, as the two countries seek agreement on a pullout that has strained ties. The roughly 80 soldiers stationed in the Indian Ocean archipelago will be replaced by civilians, officials from both countries said. As global powers jostle for […]
Read MoreASTANA – Young Kazakh comic book author Ilyas Yusupzhanov presented his first comic book about the founders of the Kazakh Khanate, Kerey and Zhanibek sultans, in Almaty on Jan. 27, reported Zakon.kz news outlet. Yusupzhanov’s interest in comic books sprang from his dedication to promoting Kazakh history by creating worthy heroes to look up to […]
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