By Poojathmi Rivithma The United Nations and humanitarian partners have launched a Humanitarian Priorities Plan (HPP), seeking USD 35.3 million (LKR 10.9 billion) to scale up life-saving assistance for communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka. UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, Marc-André Franche, said the plan aims to support 658,000 of the most […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan’s former spy chief has been sentenced to 14 years in prison by a military court, on charges including violation of state secrets and interfering in politics. Faiz Hameed led Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency from 2019 to 2021, during the tenure of now-jailed former prime minister Imran Khan. He was known to be a […]
Read MoreSeldom in recent years has a leading domestic airline of India been hitting the media headlines for more than a week for all the wrong reasons. Seldom have the airlines been under such intense scrutiny for their actions and inactions in running their operations India’s civil aviation watchdog has finally cracked down on the country’s […]
Read MoreThe High Court has ordered the government to fully digitise the registration of marriage and divorce to ensure that every citizen can access and benefit from a secure and functional digital system. The bench of Justice Fahmida Quader and Justice Mohammad Asif Hasan delivered the verdict today (11 December) while disposing of a rule issued […]
Read MoreBy Dmitry Pokidaev Kazakhstan is emerging as a leading travel destination in Central Asia for South Korean tourists, with interest surging by 295% from January to October 2025, according to data from the digital tourism platform Agoda. Kazakh Tourism, the national tourism company, said that the data reflects a sharp rise not only in actual […]
Read MoreBEIJING: Beijing denounced on Wednesday British sanctions on two Chinese companies which London alleged were involved in cyber activities against Britain, saying the measure amounted to “political manipulation” of security issues. The British Foreign Office sanctioned on Tuesday Chinese-based companies i-Soon and Integrity Technology Group “for their vast and indiscriminate cyberactivities against the UK and […]
Read MoreBy Maria Siow South Korea’s recent moves to lower tensions with Pyongyang – from removing its propaganda loudspeakers to downplaying the North’s human rights record – may ease frictions on the peninsula, but analysts say they are unlikely to help restart stalled denuclearisation talks between North Korea and the US. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un […]
Read MoreRenewed fighting along the Thailand-Cambodia border has forced hundreds of thousands of residents to flee their homes, with evacuees describing emotional and rushed escapes. Amnat Meephew, 73, had only moments to gather his clothes before leaving his home just a few kilometres from the border, marking the second mass displacement in four months. “Sometimes when […]
Read MoreBy Resty Woro Yuniar Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has revived debate over how the country chooses its regional leaders by using a major gathering of his governing coalition to urge political elites to “be brave” and consider scrapping direct elections. Prabowo and his supporters argue that shifting to indirect regional elections would cut wasteful spending […]
Read MoreSouth Korean President Lee Jae Myung has called for an investigation into the suspected illegal links between a religious group and politicians, Lee’s office said on Wednesday. Lee’s order should apply “no matter whether (a politician is from the) ruling or opposition party, a high or low position”, the presidential office said in a statement. […]
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