Category: Asia

CANADIAN INTELLIGENCE REPORT ACCUSES INDIA, CHINA OF ‘HEAVY INTERFERENCE’ IN DOMESTIC POLITICS

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Sat 21 September 2024: New Delhi: A Canadian intelligence agency report has flagged Indian and Chinese attempts to interfere in Canada’s domestic politics by influencing diaspora communities and trying to get favourable individuals elected through illicit funding and disinformation campaigns. The report submitted by Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) at a public inquiry into foreign interference […]

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WATCH | HOW A BANGLADESH FORMER LAND MINISTER SAIFUZZAMAN SPENT MORE THAN $500M ON LUXURY PROPERTY

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Sat 21 September 2024: Bangladesh’s former Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury spent more than $500m on luxury real estate in London, Dubai, and New York but did not declare his overseas assets on his Bangladesh tax returns, Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit (I-Unit) has revealed. The I-Unit went undercover in the UK to investigate how the 55-year-old […]

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WATCH | THAI WOMAN RESCUED FROM PYTHON’S DEADLY CLUTCHES

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A 64-year-old woman has been rescued from the tightening clutches of a massive python. Photo / Phra Samut Chedi Police, Poh Teck Tung Foundation. .Fri 20 September 2024: A 64-year-old woman named Arom was rescued from a terrifying encounter with a massive four-meter-long python while washing dishes outside her home on the outskirts of Bangkok. […]

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U.S. ANNOUNCES SANCTIONS FOR FINANCIAL COOPERATION BETWEEN RUSSIA, NORTH KOREA

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Thu 19 September 2024: The U.S. announced sanctions Thursday on five organizations and one individual for their alleged involvement in facilitating payments between Russia and North Korea in support of Moscow’s war in Ukraine and North Korea’s weapons programs. “Today’s action holds accountable parties that have assisted DPRK and Russian sanctions evasion and demonstrates Treasury’s […]

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6M INDONESIAN TAXPAYERS’ DATA LEAKED AND SOLD, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT: REPORT

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Thu 19 September 2024: Data of some 6 million taxpayers in the world’s fourth-most populous nation, Indonesia, including of outgoing President Joko Widodo, has been allegedly leaked and sold, said a media report on Thursday. Millions of taxpayer identification numbers have been “sold for $10,000 on the Breach Forum website” by an account claiming to […]

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AFGHANISTAN EMBASSY REOPENS IN OMAN AS TALIBAN STRENGTHENS REGIONAL TIES

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Wed 18 September 2024: Afghanistan’s embassy in Muscat, Oman, has reopened under Taliban control, according to an official in Kabul. The move marks another step in the Taliban’s growing diplomatic presence in the Gulf region, following the UAE’s acceptance of a Taliban ambassador last month. Zia Ahmad Takal, deputy spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, confirmed the […]

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INDIA A ‘VERY BIG ABUSER’ OF US-INDIA TRADE TIES: TRUMP

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Wed 18 September 2024: Former US president and presidential candidate of the Republican Party, Donald Trump, criticized New Delhi over trade relations and said India is a “very big abuser.” Speaking at a rally in Flint, Michigan, Trump talked about trade relations with different countries, including India, and said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is […]

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AFRICAN ASYLUM SEEKERS, INDIAN WORKERS: ISRAEL ‘INCENTIVISES’ WAR ON GAZA

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Mon 16 September 2024: Israel is offering African asylum seekers who risk their lives in the Gaza war to get permanent residency in Israel, Israeli newspaper Haaretz has reported. Speaking off the record, Israeli defence officials have confirmed that the project is organised, with the guidance of defence establishment legal advisers. However, no asylum seekers who contributed […]

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JAPAN’S ELDERLY POPULATION RISES TO RECORD 36.25 MILLION

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Mon 16 September 2024: Japan’s elderly population has hit a record high of 36.25 million people, with those aged 65 or older now accounting for almost one-third of Japanese, according to government data. Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Sunday that the elderly make up an estimated 29.3 percent of the population, […]

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