The country’s armed rebel group has claimed to occupy the regional military office in Myanmar this time. The armed rebel group National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) claimed this in a statement on Saturday. MNDAA attacked the office in Lashio town of Shan state in the northern part of the country overnight. After that, the armed […]
Read MoreVietnamese President Tu Lam has been announced as the new head of the ruling Communist Party. His name was officially announced for the post on Saturday (August 3). Lam’s name as Communist Party chief came two weeks after the death of previous general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Lam, 67, took over as interim party chief […]
Read MoreA magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the southern island of Mindanao in the Philippines. The earthquake hit Mindanao in the southern part of the country on Saturday. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake struck at a depth of 17 kilometers, about 20 kilometers from the village of Barcelona, east of Mindanao Island. […]
Read MoreFormer Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad Haniyeh mourned the killing in a statement, saying Israel killed the “great man” because they “fear and hate everything about him”. Mahathir, who served as Malaysia’s prime minister for 24 years from 1981 to 2020, described Hania as a “soft-spoken man, but with the heart of a lion”. Mahathir […]
Read MoreMalaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim posted on social media Facebook to express his condolences over the killing of Ismail Haniya, the head of the political wing of the Palestinian independence group Hamas. That post has been removed by Facebook authorities. Angered by this, Anwar Ibrahim severely criticized the Meta authorities. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim called […]
Read MoreAt least 11 people have died after a massive fire broke out in a five-storey residential and commercial building in the Philippines’ Chinatown province. A local community official said that the fire broke out on Friday (August 2) night. Firefighters said the fire was brought under control about three hours after it broke out. The […]
Read MoreBangladesh is facing new challenges amid the ongoing Rohingya crisis, with more refugees seeking refuge across Bangladesh’s border to escape the ongoing civil war in neighboring Myanmar. Rohingyas in camps in Bangladesh are eager to return home, and the International Court of Justice ruling on July 22, 2022, rejected Myanmar’s initial objections, paving the way […]
Read MoreNew Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): Highlighting the remarkable bilateral trade between India and Vietnam, Ministry of External Affairs, Secretary (East), Jaideep Mazumdar said that the bilateral trade is around USD 15 billion, adding that both nations’ leaders feel that this could be “significantly increased”. Vietnam is one of India’s closest partners in the ASEAN […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday accused Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab of cowardice after his Facebook post on the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was removed, in his government’s latest run-in with the firm over blocked content. Muslim-majority Malaysia is a supporter of the Palestinian cause and […]
Read MoreThe Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries signed the “Cambodia Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Project”, supported by the Pandemic Fund with a $19.5 million grant. “The [fund’s] grant will support Cambodia in building its capacity to prevent, prepare for and respond to future pandemic […]
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