Thailand's economy in jeopardy over oil, tourism risks: Report

Mar 24, 2022, at 06:58 am

Bangkok: Thailand is staring at a rare back-to-back current-account deficit as the outlook for tourist arrivals becomes less promising with growth in Covid cases globally and energy import bills increasing amid growing oil prices, media report said.

Taliban govt removes Nawruz holiday from Afghanistan's calendar

Mar 24, 2022, at 04:14 am

Kabul: Taliban government in Afghanistan has removed Navroz or Nowruz holiday from the Afghan calendar, media reports said.

Taliban threaten revenge killings in Afghanistan: HRW

Mar 24, 2022, at 04:12 am

Kabul: Taliban authorities in Afghanistan’s Helmand province have threatened to retaliate against activists and former government officials in response to recent killings of Taliban commanders, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said today.

Sri Lanka: Amid deepening economic crisis, Lankans escape to India for survival

Mar 24, 2022, at 03:52 am

As Sri Lanka grapples with acute shortages of energy and essential goods amid its worst economic crisis, the country's people are fleeing to neighboring India for survival.

Baloch activist raises concern about rights violation in Pakistan at UN

Mar 24, 2022, at 03:32 am

Geneva: Munir Mengal, a Baloch political and human rights activist, has voiced his concerns over  the ongoing rights against minority communities in Pakistan.

TTP members circulating leaflets seeking donation to support 'Jihad' across Durand Line

Mar 24, 2022, at 03:13 am

Kabul: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has circulated leaflets in Afghanistan seeking donations to support their “Jihad” across the Durand Line, media reports said on Wednesday.

China: Black box of crashed plane recovered

Mar 24, 2022, at 12:03 am

Beijing: The black box of the China Eastern Airlines passenger plane that crashed Monday in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region was recovered on Wednesday afternoon.

Afghanistan: Taliban reverses decision to open school for girls, causes confusion

Mar 23, 2022, at 10:58 pm

Kabul: The Taliban government in Afghanistan decided to shut down the school for girls in the country, on a day the institutes were scheduled to reopen, creating confusion, media reports said.

China has fully militarised islands in South China Sea, claims key US military official

Mar 23, 2022, at 05:43 pm

Washington: A top US military commander has warned that China has fully militarised at least three of several islands it built in the disputed South China Sea.

China's population will likely peak this year: Expert

Mar 23, 2022, at 05:25 pm

Beijing: A key Chinese expert has said the country's population will likely peak this year.

Research reveals poorest nations to pay China USD 14 billion to service debts in 2022

Mar 23, 2022, at 04:58 pm

Beijing: A new research has found that the world’s poorest nations will pay China and its lenders almost $14 billion this year in debt servicing costs.

Democratic Pakistan critical to America’s interests, says US official

Mar 23, 2022, at 05:01 am

Washington: The United States government has said a democratic Pakistan is critical to US interests.

Tax evasion cases by Chinese companies unearthed in Bangladesh

Mar 23, 2022, at 04:57 am

Dhaka: Several reports have indicated that Chinese companies are malpracticing and violating local laws of countries in which they operate.

OIC meet: Afghanistan situation on the agenda

Mar 23, 2022, at 03:47 am

Islamabad: The Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is set to hold the 48th session of its Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Islamabad on March 22-23 and one of the key issues to be discussed in the meeting is the Afghanistan situation, media reports said.

Pakistan poll panel fines PM Imran Khan

Mar 22, 2022, at 11:02 pm

Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan has imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 each on Prime Minister Imran Khan and five others for addressing a public meeting in violation of the election code of conduct, the Dawn reported on Tuesday.

China Eastern plane crash: No survivor found

Mar 22, 2022, at 02:26 pm

Beijing: Rescuers have informed that they have found no survivors from the scattered wreckage of a China Eastern plane which was carrying 132 people and that crashed a day earlier in a forested mountainous area in what has been described as China's worst air disaster in a decade, Khaleej Times reported on Tuesday.

China flight lost 26,000 feet in under 3 minutes before crash, no sign of survivors: Report

Mar 22, 2022, at 03:21 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The China Eastern Airline Boeing 737-800 aircraft carrying 132 people on board that crashed in the mountains in southern China on Monday reported a sudden loss of cruising altitude-nearly 26,000 feet under 3 minutes, online tracker FlightRadar24 said.

Chinese envoy to US says Beijing is not sending arms to Russia

Mar 22, 2022, at 01:16 am

Washington: China's key envoy to the United States has rejected claims that Beijing is sending military equipment to Russia to support Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Hong Kong witnessing sharp drop in water collection amid COVID-19

Mar 22, 2022, at 01:05 am

Hong Kong: An environment expert has said Hong Kong is witnessing a sharp drop in the amount of water collected in the city's reservoirs despite a spike in consumption.

Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen won't visit Pakistan for OIC FM meet

Mar 22, 2022, at 12:08 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen has said he will not be visiting Pakistan to attend the 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) scheduled to be held on Mar 22-23.

Pakistan: Bilwal Bhutto calls PM Imran Khan a 'foreign-funded' agent

Mar 22, 2022, at 12:06 am

Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday targeted and accused Prime Minister Imran Khan of being a ‘foreign-funded’ agent.

Sri Lanka: Education Ministry says it will go ahead with exams amid paper shortage

Mar 21, 2022, at 10:15 pm

Colombo: The Sri Lanka Education Ministry has announced it will conduct  examinations for senior school students as planned despite an earlier decision to cancel it due to a paper shortage in the country.

Afghan's former FM Khalid Payenda is now working as a Uber driver

Mar 21, 2022, at 09:12 pm

Washington: Afghanistan's former Finance Minister Khalid Payenda, who once oversaw a $6 billion budget, has become a Uber driver in Washington to support his family. 

Chinese jet with 133 passengers crashes in Guangxi

Mar 21, 2022, at 07:59 pm

Beijing: A Chinese plane, which was carrying 133  passengers,  crashed in southwest China and caused a mountain fire with casualties unknown, media reports said on Monday.

China COVID-19 spike: Shanghai Disney Resort shuts down temporarily

Mar 21, 2022, at 04:01 pm

Shanghai: The Shanghai Disney Resort will be temporarily shut until further notice from Monday amid rising COVID-19 cases in China, media reports said.

Opposition would lose this match badly: Imran Khan warns on no-trust motion

Mar 21, 2022, at 01:09 am

Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan warned Pakistan's opposition parties, which have filed a no-trust motion against him in the National Assembly, that they are going to 'lose this match badly'.

Bangladesh: Launch struck by freight ship sinks in Shitalakshya, 3 die

Mar 20, 2022, at 11:33 pm

Dhaka: Divers have pulled three bodies out of the Shitalakshya river after a launch sank upon being struck by a freight vessel Bangladesh's Narayanganj region on Sunday, media reports said.

North Korea fires 4 suspected shots from multiple rocket launchers into Yellow Sea: South Korea

Mar 20, 2022, at 10:01 pm

Seoul: North Korea on Sunday fired four suspected shots from its multiple rocket launchers into the Yellow Sea, South Korean military officials said.

Afghanistan emerges as world's most unhappiest nation

Mar 20, 2022, at 08:01 pm

Kabul: Afghanistan has emerged as the most 'unhappiest' nation in the world for the second consecutive year.

Pakistan: Massive explosion sparks fire at Sialkot ammunition storage area

Mar 20, 2022, at 06:19 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: A massive explosion occurred in the northern Pakistani city of Sialkot, media reports said on Sunday.