US rights body now reiterates calls on Chinese govt for release of 11th Panchen Lama
May 17, 2021, at 02:11 am
New York: US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Friday asked the Chinese government to reveal the whereabouts of Tibetan Buddhism's 11th Panchen Lama.
Nepal needs emergency assistance: WHO
May 17, 2021, at 12:24 am
Nepal needs emergency assistance as the coronavirus cases continue to surge and deaths are mounting, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organisation's director-general, said during a press briefing.
Amid virus surge, people hoarding oxygen in Nepal
May 17, 2021, at 12:00 am
Amid surging Covid-19 cases in Nepal, people are resorting to hoarding oxygen cylinders at home, further exacerbating oxygen shortage in the country. The government has asked people not to hoard cylinders, reported The Himalayan Times.
Uyghur issue: Nordic, Baltic countries express 'grave concern'
May 16, 2021, at 06:49 pm
As many as eight Nordic and Baltic countries issued a joint statement which said they are "gravely concerned" about the situation of the Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim minorities in China's Xinjiang region, media reports said.
Hong Kong: Media tycoon Jimmy Lai's assets frozen
May 16, 2021, at 06:08 pm
Hong Kong: Hong Kong officials have frozen assets belonging to jailed media tycoon of the region Jimmy Lai.
Bangladesh PM invites Assam to benefit from Bangladesh's growth trajectory
May 16, 2021, at 04:12 am
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has invited the bordering northeast Indian state of Assam to derive benefits from Bangladesh's growth trajectory, given the warmth, depth and diversity of Bangladesh-India relationship.
China: Jailed Uyghur businessman dies in Xinjiang Prison Hospital under mysterious circumstances
May 16, 2021, at 04:07 am
A jailed Uyghur businessman has been confirmed to have died in a prison hospital in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), leaving many people to speculate that he passed away as a result of torture while in detention.
Calls grow at UN for unobstructed access to China’s Xinjiang region
May 16, 2021, at 04:01 am
Washington: There has been a growing call from Western nations and human rights groups to allow the U.N. human rights chief unobstructed access to the Xinjiang region to investigate the situation of ethnic Uyghur Muslims and other Turkic Muslim minorities.
Pakistan expresses ‘serious concern” over Palestine situation
May 16, 2021, at 03:54 am
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has expressed ‘serious concern’ on the "grave situation" in Palestine where Israeli forces stormed a mosque and committed ‘grave human rights violations’, Islamabad said in a statement.
Lack of funeral vehicles in Covid-hit Nepal’s Bajura Hospital
May 16, 2021, at 03:50 am
Lack of funeral vehicles have forced a hospital in Nepal’s Bajura district to carrying bodies of Covid victims in waste management units, The Himalayan Times reported.
EU remains Bangladesh’s most reliable partner: German Ambassador
May 15, 2021, at 11:01 pm
In the 1980s, groups of young men from Bangladesh fled to Afghanistan to join the jihad targeting the Soviet occupation forces.
Lack of clarity on policies: Pakistan Today slams PM Imran Khan
May 15, 2021, at 08:24 pm
Islamabad: A leading Pakistan newspaper has slammed Imran Khan in its opinion piece and said the PM’s telephonic interaction raises questions about his ability to lead the country.
May 15, 2021, at 08:21 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan government's sub-committee of the federal cabinet has recommended to include the name of Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif to the Exit Control List, media reports said.
Sri Lanka extends visa for foreign nationals
May 15, 2021, at 01:05 pm
The Sri Lankan government has decided to extend all types of visas for foreign nationals living in the country until 9 July, reported Colombopage. The extension was granted in the wake of Covid-19 restrictions in the country.
Nepal allows special flights for stranded foreigners
May 15, 2021, at 12:48 pm
Authorities in Nepal have allowed a number of special flights at the request of foreign embassies to evacuate stranded foreigners from the country. Around 7000 foreigners are estimated to be stuck in Nepal.
Singapore returns to lockdown-like-conditions amid Covid cases' spike
May 15, 2021, at 04:43 am
Singapore/IBNS: Amid a rise in Coronavirus cases, Singapore is all set to return to lockdown-like conditions for four weeks starting May 16 with a complete ban in dining-in.
Chinese coercion: Uyghur imams targeted in Xinjiang
May 15, 2021, at 03:26 am
Beijing: The world might be celebrating Eid on Friday but a report released by a Uyghur rights group does not seem to be positive for the Muslim community as it claimed that China has imprisoned or detained at least 630 imams and other Muslim religious figures since 2014 in its crackdown in the Xinjiang region.
May 15, 2021, at 02:59 am
Beijing: China is following a coercive campaign in the Xinjiang region of the country which is believed to have led to a sharp decline in the number of Uyghur Muslims, claims an Australia think tank group.
Pakistan: LDA employees demand 17 months' outstanding salaries, protest
May 15, 2021, at 02:35 am
Islamabad: Employees of the Larkana Development Authority (LDA) are demonstrating and even pitched a tent at the main gate of Jinnah Garden to protest against non-payment of salaries for the past 17 months.
Saudi Kingdom's new vaccine conditions leaves Pakistani travellers in trouble
May 14, 2021, at 07:06 pm
Riyadh: The Saudi kingdom has not added any of the Chinese manufactured vaccines in its list which has left Pakistanis' aspiration to travel to the kingdom in trouble, media reports said.
Pakistan: Explosion on railway track leaves train operations suspended
May 14, 2021, at 06:10 pm
Islamabad: An explosion on the railway track in Pakistan's Noshehro Feroze district on Tuesday night left the service suspended for several hours, media reports said.
KP Oli reappointed PM as opposition fails to form government
May 14, 2021, at 05:37 pm
KP Sharma Oli has been reappointed prime minister of Nepal as opposition parties have failed to form a government in the Himalayan nation.
Pakistan records 48 new COVID-19 deaths as nation observes Eid amid virus spread fear
May 14, 2021, at 05:07 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan has reported 48 more COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Friday, even as the country celebrated Eid for another year amid fear of the deadly virus.
Popular stress relief toy sold in China contains high levels of toxic chemical boron
May 14, 2021, at 05:29 am
An investigative report has found that a stress relief toy popular with Chinese children and teenagers contains large amounts of the toxic chemical boron and poses a serious health hazard, media reports said.
China criminalises religious expression : Antony Blinken
May 14, 2021, at 05:23 am
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has slammed China and said Beijing broadly criminalizes religious expression and continues to commit crimes against humanity and genocide against Muslim Uyghurs.
Bombshell dossier indicates China has been ‘preparing’ for bio-warfare: Reports
May 14, 2021, at 05:13 am
A leading international news channel has claimed that a recently uncovered bombshell dossier suggests Chinese scientists have been “preparing” for a Third World War fought with “biological and genetic weapons which include COVID-19".
Countering China: Japan launches first joint military drill with US, France
May 14, 2021, at 05:06 am
Keeping in mind the Chinese aggressive stance, Japanese, US and French troops kicked off their first-ever joint military drill Tuesday in southwestern Japan, media reports said.
Chinese workers continue to arrive in Indonesia despite ban on Eid homecomings
May 14, 2021, at 04:53 am
The nationwide interstate travel ban has forced several Indonesian authorities to turn back thousands of people trying to return to their hometowns for the Eid ul-Fitr festival but some have now questioned the inflow of foreign workers- read from China- into the country.
Taiwan’s Gigabyte Technology faces ire of China for "low quality manufacturing" remark
May 14, 2021, at 04:46 am
Beijing: A Taiwanese computer hardware maker has become the target of a boycott in mainland China after it called Chinese manufacturing as “low-quality” and even described its products as Taiwan-made.
May 14, 2021, at 04:35 am
Almaty: Police in Kazakhstan's largest city Almaty recently detained at least nine demonstrators who were picketing the Chinese consulate for 93 days to demand the release of relatives they say are being "illegally" held in China, media reports said on Thursday.