Fri 18 November 2022: After recent allegations of misuse and use by children, prominent members of Thailand’s civil society and political class seek more controls on access to and use of marijuana. Southeast Asia’s first nation to decriminalize the selling and use of marijuana was Thailand. Anutin Charnvirakul, the health minister who oversaw the law, […]
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Thu 17 November 2022: In 2020, Sana Khan, who was a well-known face in entertainment industry, left everyone shocked with her announcement of quitting showbiz. She left the glamorous world to follow the religious path. Days after announcing her decision, she surprised everyone again by getting married to a Gujarat-based businessman Mufti Anas. Though Sana Khan […]
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Tue 15 November 2022: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here on Tuesday demanded justice for Shradhha Walkar, the 27-year-old woman from Palghar who was killed and chopped into pieces by her live-in partner in New Delhi. Alleging it to be an instance of ‘love-jihad’, BJP leader Ram Kadam led a protest demonstration here seeking justice […]
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Mon 14 November 2022: After a democracy protest song was played before the territory’s team played a match at a rugby tournament in South Korea instead of the Chinese national anthem, the Hong Kong authorities criticized the event’s organizers. In a video posted to social media, the players can be seen expressing confusion as Glory […]
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Sun 13 November 2022: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the West is “militarising” southeast Asia in a bid to contain Russian and Chinese interests. Speaking at a news conference at the conclusion of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Phnom Penh, Lavrov scolded the United States over its actions in the […]
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Sat 12 November 2022: A new champion in T20 cricket is set to be crowned on Sunday, as the ICC T20 World Cup final sees England and Pakistan lock horns at one of cricket’s biggest venues. Here is what you need to know about the final: When and where is the final? The Melbourne Cricket […]
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Fri 11 November 2022: British forces have paid compensation for the deaths of 64 children in Afghanistan, a toll four times higher than the 16 child deaths publicly acknowledged by the Ministry of Defence, according to a new report. Action on Armed Violence (AOAV), a United Kingdom-based charity, found that the British government paid, on […]
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Tue 08 November 2022: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah says the killing of Arshad Sharif in Kenya last month appears to be a targeted attack. Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif appears to have been the victim of a targeted killing in Kenya, and not an accidental shooting. Sharif, a well-known TV […]
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Tue 08 November 2022: The Mumbai Police have registered an FIR against stand-up comedian Vir Das, two other persons and online streaming platform Netflix on charges of copyright rules violation following a complaint by a producer, an official said on Tuesday. Noted theatre producer Ashvin Gidwani in his police complaint said that in October 2010, […]
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Tue 08 November 2022: According to KCNA, North Korea stated on Wednesday that it has never engaged in any arms trade with Russia and does not currently have any plans to do so. “Rumors of arms dealing with Russia is a hostile attempt by the US to tarnish the image of N.Korea,” it continued. John […]
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