MALAYSIA’S ECONOMY BEATS FORECASTS WITH 5.6 PERCENT GROWTH

Fri 12 May 2023: Malaysia’s economy picked up in the first quarter buoyed by firm domestic demand, central bank and government data showed on Friday. Gross domestic product rose 5.6 percent, according to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Statistics Department, faster than the 4.8 percent annual expansion forecast by analysts in a Reuters news […]

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PAKISTAN TOP COURT ORDERS IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF EX-PM IMRAN KHAN

Thu 11  May 2023: Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan to be illegal and ordered for him to be immediately released. However, the country’s top court on Thursday also instructed that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief would remain under police protection at the Police Lines compound in Islamabad, […]

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8-DAY CUSTODY FOR IMRAN KHAN, HE CLAIMS TORTURE, NOT ALLOWED TO USE WASHROOM FOR 24 HOURS

Wed 10 May 2023: An anti-corruption court in Pakistan on Wednesday sent former prime minister Imran Khan on an eight-day physical remand to the National Accountability Bureau while a sessions court here indicted him in a separate graft case. The 70-year-old chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was taken into custody by the paramilitary Rangers […]

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BIDEN TO HOST INDIA’S MODI IN JUNE TO ‘REAFFIRM COUNTRY’S DEEP AND CLOSE PARTNERSHIP’

Wed 10 May 2023: US President Joe Bidenwill host India Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a state visit on June 22 that will affirm the two countries’ “deep and close partnership,” the White House announced Wednesday. “The visit will underscore the growing importance of the strategic partnership between India and the United States as the two nations collaborate […]

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MISINFORMATION ON INDIA’S MUSLIM POPULATION FUELS ISLAMOPHOBIA

Wed 10 May 2023: Indian social media is rife with false demographic data claiming that the country is being turned into a Muslim-majority state, misinformation that influencers have used to cultivate large audiences to spread Islamophobia in the country. Amit Upadhyay repeats the claim to why India’s population is growing: He says his Muslim neighbors […]

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PAKISTAN RESTRICTS INTERNET, BLOCKS TWITTER AFTER IMRAN KHAN’S ARREST

Tue 08 May 2023: Pakistani authorities have restricted access to Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms amid mounting violence in the country generated by the arrest of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan. “Additionally, total internet shutdowns have been observed in some regions,” NetBlocks, the global internet monitor, said on Tuesday. Amnesty International said officials at […]

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COUNTRYWIDE PROTESTS AFTER FORMER PAKISTANI PM KHAN ARRESTED DURING COURT APPEARANCE

Tue 09 May 2023: Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Kahn has been arrested during a court appearance in Islamabad. Fawad Chaudhry of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, confirmed the arrest of the former prime minister in a tweet, Another arrest video of Imran Khan. pic.twitter.com/uOg8FV2dGn — Ihtisham Ul Haq (@iihtishamm) May 9, 2023 #VIDEO: #Pakistan‘s former Prime Minister […]

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