Flexing muscle China carries out 'Taiwan invasion' drills
May 18, 2021, at 06:56 pm
Beijing: China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has released videos showing marines conducting island landing drills "targeting Taiwan", in what looks like an attempt to put pressure in the region.
China offers to host intra-Afghan talks
May 18, 2021, at 02:37 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, during phone talks with Afghan National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib, offered to hold intra-Afghan talks in China, the Chinese Foreign Ministry informs.
Singapore shuts all schools after warning new Covid strains 'affecting children more'
May 18, 2021, at 05:03 am
Singapore/IBNS: Singapore has decided to close all schools from Wednesday as authorities have warned that new coronavirus strains like the one first detected in India were affecting more children in the city-state.
May 17, 2021, at 11:49 pm
Dhaka:Dhaka North City Corporation or DNCC joined youth platform Young Bangla to launch the mass mask campaign to limit the spread of COVID-19 pandemic across the country.
May 17, 2021, at 11:09 pm
Manila: Countering Chinese aggression, the Philippines is set to convert its underdeveloped Thitu Island into a major military logistics hub in the South China Sea, media reports said.
Report alleges China is using Uyghur forced labour to make solar panels
May 17, 2021, at 11:01 pm
Beijing: An investigation has found that the global production of solar panels is using forced labour from China's Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang province.
Families of PIA plane crash victims in Pakistan demand unconditional payment of insurance claim
May 17, 2021, at 10:48 pm
Karachi: Family members of the victims of the PIA flight crash of last year are demanding unconditional payment of accidental insurance.
Life is hard for LGBTQ community in Pakistan amid COVID-19 pandemic
May 17, 2021, at 10:44 pm
The life of a person belonging to the LGBTQ community is becoming difficult in Pakistan amid COVID-19 pandemic spread in the Islamic country.
Nepal cabinet recommends ambassador for Sri Lanka, ten other nations
May 17, 2021, at 10:37 pm
The Nepalese government has recommended ambassadors for Sri Lanka and ten other countries including positions lying vacant for long in some cases, official sources said.
Next 25 years crucial for India-Bangladesh relations: Sarma
May 17, 2021, at 10:13 pm
Himanta Biswa Sarma, the new chief minister of India’s northeastern state that shares an 856 km border with Bangladesh, has said the next 25 years are crucial for both countries.
Woman stabs 5 at Shanghai Business Center: Police
May 17, 2021, at 09:56 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: A woman attacked people with a fruit knife at a business center in Shanghai on Monday, leaving five of them injured, the Changning district police said.
Irregular collection of personal information: China removes 90 apps
May 17, 2021, at 03:47 am
Beijing: China has directed domestic app stores to remove 90 apps last week over alleged “irregular collection of personal information” in a show of strength from regulators that have been increasingly cracking down on how tech companies manage data, media reports said.
May 17, 2021, at 03:42 am
Hong Kong: In the past 15 years, Hong Kong is witnessing a major change as nearly 2,000 civil servants quit working for the government, media reports said on Sunday.
China: Record 9 million fresh graduates to pass out this year, but job prospect looks bleak
May 17, 2021, at 03:30 am
Beijing: A record 9 million fresh graduates from Chinese universities this year might face job crunch as the COVID-19 pandemic is still disrupting normal situations in the country.
Sri Lankan embassy in Israel asks its citizens to be vigilant
May 17, 2021, at 02:35 am
As the fighting between Israel and Hamas intensifies, the Sri Lankan embassy in Tel Aviv asked its citizens residing in the country to be vigilant, reported Daily Mirror.
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.