New York : Tajikistan continues to consider the establishment of intra-Afghan dialogue and the creation of a truly inclusive government with the participation of representatives of all peoples, nationalities and political and social groups as an important ground for achieving lasting peace and genuine stability in Afghanistan. UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) — Tajik President Emomali […]
Read MoreJakarta: An Indonesian court has jailed a woman for two years after she was found guilty of breaching the country’s blasphemy laws in a TikTok food video she posted in March. The video showed Lina Lutfiawati reciting a Muslim prayer before eating some crispy pork skin and quickly amassing millions of views. Pork is considered ‘haram’, […]
Read MoreBY SOPHENG CHEANG PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A prominent leader of Cambodia’s political opposition was convicted and sentenced Thursday to 18 months in prison for issuing worthless checks four years ago, in a case that his party has called politically motivated. The Phnom Penh Municipal Court issued its verdict against Thach Setha, a vice […]
Read MoreBy Kelly Ng BBC News, Singapore South Korean police are investigating 17 US soldiers and five other people who allegedly smuggled or used synthetic marijuana via military mail. This follows raids in at least two US army bases in May, including Camp Humphreys, its largest overseas base. A Filipino and a South Korean have been […]
Read MoreTashkent: The TIR system now connects Uzbekistan to China’s coastal city of Qingdao, offering a new fast, cost-effective and secure trade route. Uzbek TIR trucks carrying blackcurrants departed from Samarkand and transited Kazakhstan before entering China through Khorgos and transversing across the country to Qingdao. It also marks the first time that an Uzbek truck […]
Read MoreBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/Asia News Network): The United Kingdom (UK) and Brunei share similarities in the digitisation of justice and law, said the Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice in England and Wales Sir Geoffrey Vos, who is on a working visit in Brunei Darussalam. He also gave the adoption of […]
Read MoreNew Taipei City: One thing Hou Yu-ih wants Taiwan’s voters to know about him as they prepare to elect a new president is that he used to be a great cop. The 66-year-old’s decades-long career, which saw him work his way up from a police officer to become Taiwan’s top law enforcement official, is a […]
Read MoreIslamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday announced that the 241-million South Asian nation will hold elections in the last week of January, 2024, a statement said, instead of in November this year. The elections had been due to be held in November, but were delayed by a couple of weeks due to fresh […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: New Delhi said Thursday is seeking the reduction of Canadian diplomatic staff in India, as a row over the killing of a Sikh separatist deepens. “We have informed the Canadian government there should be parity in diplomatic presence”, foreign ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi told reporters. “Their numbers here are very much higher than ours […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE, Sept 21 (Reuters) – The total value of assets seized in Singapore’s biggest money laundering case has swelled to S$2.4 billion ($1.76 billion), police said on Wednesday. The assets now include cash amounting to more than S$76 million, 68 gold bars, cryptocurrencies of more than S$38 million, more than 110 properties and 62 vehicles […]
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