Property owners face hefty electricity bills due to tenants’ illegal bitcoin mining in Perak

More than 60 home and shoplot owners in Perak are facing electricity payment claims from Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) after their properties were used by tenants for illegal bitcoin mining involving unauthorised wiring. Gopeng Member of Parliament Tan Kar Hing said his service centre received over 30 complaints regarding such cases in his parliamentary constituency […]

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Uzbekistan’s gas imports surge by 2.4 times, exports to China grow by 25%

According to data from the Statistics Agency, Uzbekistan became a net importer of gas in 2024 for the second year in a row. From January to December, natural gas imports from Turkmenistan and Russia increased by 2.41 times, reaching $1.67 billion. Monthly imports slowed to $127.9 million. In 2023, for the first time in its […]

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Precious Stones Sold for 40.4M Afs at Kunar Auction

40.4 million afghani were paid for, precious stones in Kunar province in an open bidding process. These stones were sold in the presence of local officials and traders. According to officials, the auction has added over four million afghani to the government treasury. “Today, with the sale of stones, 40.4 million afghani were collected, and […]

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India’s ambition to become the backbone of the global economy is fading

At the moment, one dollar is equal to 86.54 Indian rupees. A couple of days ago, the figure had reached 87 rupees. The rupee is gradually weakening against the dollar. The price is falling sharply. The question is, why? What are the reasons behind this decline? In 2014, the price of one dollar was 61 […]

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Malaysia first country to enable zakat payments with crypto

The Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council’s Zakat Collection Centre (PPZ-MAIWP) spearheaded the initiative, with its Chief Executive Officer, Datuk Abdul Hakim Amir Osman, highlighting its goal of educating Muslims on fulfilling their zakat obligations in the modern era of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency. Malaysia has achieved a global milestone by becoming the first country to […]

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Indonesia’s President Prabowo to spend $3 bln on new capital city through 2029

Indonesia’s new President Prabowo Subianto plans to spend 48.8 trillion rupiah ($2.99 billion) through 2029 to build the new capital city “Nusantara”, with a target of relocating the government there by 2028, the project’s chief said on Tuesday. Construction of the $32-billion Nusantara in the jungle of Borneo island, a legacy project first started by […]

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Pakistan says it has agreed $1 billion loan with two Middle East banks

Pakistan has agreed terms for a $1 billion loan with two Middle Eastern banks at a 6%-7% interest rate, its Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb told Reuters on Tuesday, as the South Asian country looks for more financing. “With two institutions we have now gone forward in signing up the term sheet – one bilateral and […]

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Sri Lanka’s inflation drops to minus 2% in December

Sri Lanka’s consumer price inflation dropped to minus 2% year-on-year in December after easing to minus 1.7% in November, official data showed on Tuesday, as the country posted a strong rebound from its worst financial crisis in decades. The National Consumer Price Index captures broad retail price inflation and is released with a lag of […]

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Nepal’s Mechi Customs Office reports 55 percent increase in tea exports

The Mechi Customs Office reported a 55.70 percent rise in tea exports over the past six months of the current fiscal year 2081/82, with the export value reaching nearly Rs 3 billion during the period from Nepali months of Shrawan to Poush. According to Information Officer Ganapati Kandel, a total of 11,232 metric tons of […]

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India’s budget session to be held from January 31 to April 4

The first part of the Budget Session will have nine sittings from January 31 to February 13 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will respond to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address and Sitharaman will reply to the discussion on the budget. Parliament’s Budget Session will held from January 31 to April 4, with […]

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