Wed 07 June 2023: Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan express displeasure over ‘Undivided India’ mural in the recently inaugurated building. The installation of a map in India’s newly inaugurated parliament building has riled its South Asian neighbours, including Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. Bangladesh’s foreign ministry on Monday sought an explanation from New Delhi over the Akhand Bharat, or […]
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Wed 07 June 2023: The BBC reported on Tuesday that an investigation by the media outlet has found a marked decrease in poppy cultivation across Afghanistan this year. The BBC reported that it traveled in Afghanistan – and used satellite analysis – to examine the effects of a decree issued in April 2022 by the […]
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U.S. president Biden, Australian PM Anthony Albanese, and UK PM Rishi Sunak met in San Diego, California On March 13, 2023 Tue 06 June 2023: China asked the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia on Tuesday to abandon planned nuclear submarine cooperation, calling the plan a “act of nuclear proliferation,” Anadolu Agency reported. At […]
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Tue 06 June 2023: Underage marriages have reduced in Afghanistan, according to a poll released by country’s National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA) on Tuesday. The survey shows that 9.6 percent of girls get married under the age of 15 and another 28.7 percent are married from the age of 18. Based on the survey, […]
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The original photo (left) of Ben Roberts-Smith displaying a Crusader’s cross on his uniform while on duty in Afghanistan. The evidence was later edited out (right) in the official photo released by Defence.CREDIT:ADF Tue 06 June 2023: Judge releases full judgement in defamation case lost by country’s most decorated soldier who had sued newspapers […]
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Mon 05 June 2023: On Monday, the German government approved extra funding for the persecuted Rohingya Muslims residing in refugee camps in Bangladesh and in Myanmar worth around €12 million ($13 million). According to a news release from the German embassy in Dhaka, Susanne Fries-Gaier, director for humanitarian assistance in the German Foreign Ministry, made […]
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Mon 05 June 2023: Lower living costs in cities such as Kuala Lumpur and Ho Chi Minh are attracting some expats away from Singapore. Singapore – For marketing professional Benedikt Becker, living and working in Singapore had always been “the dream”. Becker, who landed a job with a marketing agency in Singapore in 2020, thrived on […]
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Sun 04 June 2023: Pakistan’s embattled former Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused the powerful military and its intelligence agency of openly trying to destroy his political party, saying he has “no doubt” he will be tried in a military court and thrown in jail. Khan has hinted previously at the military’s hand in a crackdown on […]
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Sun 04 June 2023: An under construction bridge collapsed in Bihar’s Bhagalpur on Sunday, June 4. The visuals were caught on camera and showed two parts of the bridge collapsing one after another. So far, no casualties have been reported. The Aguwani Sultanganj Ganga bridge was being constructed in Bihar’s Khagaria with a cost of […]
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Members of the Taliban Badri 313 military unit. Sun 04 June 2023: Iran expects Taliban to fulfill its promises in practice, while also wondering about stance of international community, regional actors In three questions, Mehmet Koc discusses the dispute between Iran and the Taliban with possible scenarios for the region. What is the dispute […]
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