Western leaders face a dilemma in dealing with Cambodia’s new leader Hun Manet, eager to try to forge ties based on his education in the United States and Britain but hesitant to be seen as endorsing the undemocratic way in which he came to office weeks ago. “The fact that Hun Manet came to power […]
Read MoreAstana: Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Friday (September 1) that his government would hold a referendum to decide whether to construct the country’s first nuclear power plant. Addressing the parliament, President Tokayev said the development of nuclear energy had become a particularly important economic and political issue. Kazakhstan has long discussed the idea (of having […]
Read MoreBy KAWASHIMA Shin A Japan-U.S.-South Korea summit was held at Camp David in August. The focus was primarily on the Korean Peninsula and North Korea, but discussion also encompassed the Indo-Pacific. This prompted strong objections from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which decried attempts to encourage geopolitical competition in the Asia-Pacific or to trigger […]
Read More21 more people died due to dengue in the last 24 hours, the highest number of fatalities by the Aedes-borne mosquito disease this year. Besides, 2,352 people were diagnosed with the deadly disease and hospitalized during the period. With the new numbers, the death toll by dengue has climbed to 618 while the overall disease […]
Read MoreSingapore: Tharman Shanmugaratnam, an economist of Indian origin, emerged victorious in Singapore’s recent Presidential election, marking the country’s first competitive presidential race since 2011. In this election, Tharman Shanmugaratnam secured a significant mandate with 70.4% of the votes, defeating his two Chinese-origin opponents, Ng Kok Song and Tan Kin Lian, who garnered 15.7% and 13.88% […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Taking a significant step in his legal battle against “unlawful detention and human rights abuses”, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has hired the services of a British barrister, Geoffrey Robertson KC to represent him in the international courts. The announcement comes at a time when the deposed prime minister — who was ousted from […]
Read MoreLONDON: UK’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch condemned the attack on the Indian High Commission by pro-Khalistan extremists in March. She labelled the attack a ‘disgrace’, reported Khalsa Vox. The High Commission of India in London was attacked in March by a group of about 50 persons, who committed criminal trespass, […]
Read MoreLondon [UK], August 30 (ANI): United Kingdom Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will be in China on Wednesday for a bilateral visit during which he will raise Beijing’s human rights obligations, including in relation to communities in Xinjiang and Tibet. UK government said in a statement that Cleverly will hold bilateral meetings with China’s Foreign Minister […]
Read MoreJammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 30 (ANI): Condemning China for incorporating Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin in its new map, Member of Tibetan Parliament-in-exile, Dawa Tsering, said, “China can never be trusted.” China on Monday released the 2023 edition of its “standard map,” which shows the state of Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin […]
Read MoreDhaka: In a statement from Vishwa Hindu Parishad Bangladesh, it is said that some people have published on various social media, activities of Vishwa Hindu Parishad are stopped, the committee is canceled, it cannot work in Bangladesh, it is completely rumor and baseless. In this regard, General Secretary of the organization Mr. Kapil Krishna Mandal […]
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