Tue 24 September 2024: A married couple reportedly executed on Monday with five more people facing the death penalty on Tuesday. Myanmar’s military regime has executed two anti-coup activists and plans to execute five more on September 24, rights groups have said, urging action from the international community. Maung Kaung Htet and his wife Chan […]
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Mon 23 September 2024: The Netherlands has announced the return of 288 cultural artifacts and historical objects that were illegally taken from Indonesia during the colonial period. The repatriation, which comes at Indonesia’s request, will take place on September 20 at the Wereldmuseum in Amsterdam. Among those attending the event will be Hilmar Farid, Indonesia’s […]
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Sun 22 September 2024: The Muslim-majority Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Mindanao, southern Philippines, is preparing for the first democratic elections after the region got autonomy. The elections are expected to be held in 2025. Huseyin Oruc, a Turkish representative in the Bangsamoro Third-Party Monitoring Team (TPMT), told Anadolu that the regional elections in 2025 will test the […]
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Sun 22 September 2024: Malaysian police have arrested 355 individuals as part of a large-scale investigation into child abuse at care homes managed by the Islamic conglomerate Global Ikhwan Service and Business (GISB). The suspects were apprehended during an operation aimed at capturing the remaining members of GISB, which authorities suspect is tied to a […]
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Sat 21 September 2024: Some Afghan migrants in Iran have once again criticized the inappropriate behavior of the country’s authorities. They state that they are facing various challenges in Iran. Mohammad Akbar, a migrant, said: “The misery that Iran has brought upon Afghan migrants today is alarming. They have blocked our phone SIM cards, we […]
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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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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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Fri 20 September 2024: Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, has announced plans to open its first petrol station in Pakistan. This significant move marks Saudi Aramco’s entry into the Pakistani market, promising to enhance the country’s energy sector and provide a new option for fuel consumers. The new petrol station, expected to commence […]
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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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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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