India is looking forward to strengthening its economic relationship with the United States by engaging with the incoming Trump administration, India’s trade minister Piyush Goyal told reporters in New Delhi on Friday. “We are looking forward to a very deep and substantive engagement with the new US administration,” the trade minister said, noting that under […]
Read MoreMalaysian police on Friday detained almost 200 migrants “believed to be Rohingya” from Myanmar after their boat ran aground on the northern resort island of Langkawi. The group comprises 68 men, 57 women, 32 boys and 39 girls, police said. “All detainees are believed to be from the Rohingya ethnic group, who are believed to […]
Read MoreIn the year that just ended, 2024, most of India’s neighboring countries went through political upheavals. There were also incidents in some countries, which led to tensions in the bilateral relations between those countries and India. From Bangladesh to Maldives, India has faced problems in several places. On the other hand, progress has also been […]
Read MoreIndia has nothing new to say at this time regarding Bangladesh’s request to return ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for the country’s Ministry of External Affairs. At the regular weekly briefing at the Ministry of External Affairs in Delhi on Friday afternoon, he also made it clear that the Indian government […]
Read MoreThe approval came from this year’s 1st meeting of Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase. The government today (2 January) approved separate proposals for procuring 1.10 crore litres of edible oil, 1,00,000 tonnes of fertiliser and 10,000 tonnes of lentil to meet the growing demand of the country. The approval came from this year’s 1st […]
Read MoreSingapore port set a new cargo-handling record of over 40 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2024, surpassing its 2023 record of 38.8 million TEUs. The new annual throughput record was achieved last December 24, underscoring the port’s consistent “growth and operational excellence,” operator PSA Singapore said in a statement. As the world’s largest transshipment hub, […]
Read MoreThailand’s prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, has declared £324m in assets including a collection of 217 designer handbags and 75 luxury watches in submissions on her wealth to a government body. Paetongtarn, daughter of the billionaire ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, took office in September, the fourth member of the powerful family to lead Thailand. Details of […]
Read MoreKassym-Jomart Tokayev shared insights on the nation’s economic trajectory, government performance and policy priorities in an interview with Ana Tili newspaper on Jan. 3. “The government’s task is to ensure economic growth and improve the well-being of citizens. Overall, the Cabinet of Ministers is fulfilling this task. Over the past year, there have been notable […]
Read MoreOperations of state-owned enterprises including Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi JSC, Erdenet Plant SOE, Mongolrostsvetmet SOE, MIAT SOJSC, and State Bank JSC which were profitable with the performance of 2024 and the financial statements for the year-end audit of 2023 were presented to Cabinet session on January 2, 2025. According to the audited financial statements for the […]
Read MoreNational Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) states seven islands have reported flooding caused by heavy rain and swell waves as Maldives experiences a bad weather spell. Islands that reported flooding following swell waves are R. Inguriadhoo and Sh. Narudhoo. Heavy rain caused flooding in the remaining five islands. They include F. Nilandhoo, where 80 percent of […]
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