Singapore’s former transport minister S. due to corruption. Iswaran was sentenced to 12 months in prison. A court of the country gave this sentence on Thursday local time. He is accused of illegally accepting gifts worth thousands of dollars and obstructing legal proceedings. This information was informed by a report of the news agency Reuters. […]
Read MoreDeputy Minister of Finance (Wamenkeu) II, Thomas Djiwandono, has said that Indonesia has managed to integrate the sharia economy and Islamic public finance principles with mainstream or conventional economic policies. “Indonesia has made substantial progress in incorporating Islamic public finance principles into mainstream economy policies,” Djiwandono highlighted at a video conference broadcast here on Thursday. […]
Read MoreThailand has seen a surge in illegal drugs trafficked from neighbouring Myanmar and a sharp increase in methamphetamines and heroin seizures, as a civil war adds fuel to the regional drug trade, a senior Thai counter-narcotics official said. Apikit Ch.Rojprasert, deputy secretary-general of Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), said the northern region remains […]
Read MoreThe deaths occurred in August and September at the private My Quynh safari park in Long An province and the Vuon Xoai zoo in Dong Nai. Forty-seven tigers, three lions and a panther have died in zoos in south Vietnam due to the H5N1 bird flu virus, state media said Wednesday. The deaths occurred in […]
Read MoreThe May 2025 election will be a litmus test of Marcos’ popularity and a chance to consolidate power and groom a successor, which the influential Duterte family has signalled it is determined to stop after an acrimonious falling out. Registration gets underway in the Philippines on Tuesday for one of the world’s biggest midterm elections, […]
Read MoreThe attack took place on Sunday, reported Thanh Nien newspaper, citing authorities in the central province of Quang Ngai. The report did not provide a description of the foreign vessel or how the fishing vessel was attacked. At least 10 Vietnamese fishermen have been injured after their boat was attacked by a foreign vessel while […]
Read MoreThe announcement comes amid a wave of investments by global tech firms in Malaysia over the past year, as they seek to build critical infrastructure to cater to growing demand for their cloud and AI services. Malaysia plans to create a national cloud policy and introduce regulations to encourage the ethical use of artificial intelligence […]
Read MoreAnwar vowed to change Malaysia when he became prime minister. Now, his critics see him perpetuating revenge politics. After finally becoming Malaysia’s prime minister in November 2022, Anwar Ibrahim faced a choice: Target political opponents who oppressed him for years, or usher in the new era of democratic reforms that he had long promised. Anwar […]
Read MoreMalaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is going to Bangladesh on October 4. Before this he will visit Pakistan and come to Bangladesh from there. According to diplomatic sources, he will visit Bangladesh in the first week of next month if everything goes well. Nobel laureate head of the interim government. According to a source of […]
Read MoreThe joint exercise comes after a series of air and sea encounters between the Philippines and China, which have sparred over disputed areas of the South China Sea, including the Scarborough Shoal, one of Asia’s most contested features, which has been occupied by China’s coast guard for more than a decade. Australia and the Philippines […]
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