Harsh winter adds to hardship in Afghanistan against backdrop of humanitarian crisis
2023-01-27
At least 150 people have died in two weeks from the freezing weather and other winter-related causes.Continue Reading
Commentary: Indonesia wants more than a nickel for natural resources
2023-01-27
Indonesia is looking into forming an OPEC-style cartel for nickel, a key component of EV batteries, to drive inbound investment – but there are reasons to approach this idea with caution, says an academic.Continue Reading
US House panel to vote next month on possible TikTok ban
2023-01-27
WASHINGTON: The House Foreign Affairs Committee plans to hold a vote next month on a Bill aimed at blocking the use of China’s popular social media app TikTok in the United States, the committee confirmed on Friday (Jan 27). The measure, planned by the panel’s chair Representative Michael McCaul, aContinue Reading
Indian police detain students for screening BBC Modi documentary
2023-01-27
The violence began after 59 Hindu pilgrims were killed within a fire on a train. Thirty-one Muslims had been convicted of legal conspiracy and murder over that event. A minimum of 1, 000 individuals, mostly Muslims, died in the unrest that followed. The particular documentary quoted a previously classified BritishContinue Reading
UMNO expels former Malaysian health minister Khairy, suspends ex-defence minister Hishammuddin
2023-01-27
The particular moves, announced after a party supreme council meeting, are a part of a “mass cleansing” threatened by UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to get rid of “saboteurs”.Continue Reading
Nepal deputy PM loses job after top court rules his ID invalid
2023-01-27
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Supreme Court ruled on Friday (Jan 27) that deputy prime minister Rabi Lamichhane had stood for election with invalid citizenship papers, annulling his status as a lawmaker and effectively removing him from office. Lamichhane became deputy prime minister for home affairs – heading the ministry that oversees identityContinue Reading
Japan to decide on abortion pill after panel’s agreement
2023-01-27
TOKYO: Japan’s health ministry will soon decide whether to make abortion pills available for the first time after the proposal cleared a major hurdle with endorsement by a government panel on Friday (Jan 27). Abortion is legal in Japan up to 22 weeks, but a surgical procedure is currently theContinue Reading
Myanmar army set to cement rule with tough new election rules
2023-01-27
Myanmar’s ruling junta on Friday (Jan 27) announced tough requirements for parties to contest an election this year, including a huge increase in their membership, a move that could sideline the military’s opponents and cement its grip on politics. Myanmar’s top generals led a coup in February 2021 after fiveContinue Reading
Japan to drop mask guidance, relax COVID-19 strategy
2023-01-27
TOKYO: Japan’s government will drop its recommendation to wear masks indoors and downgrade its medical classification for COVID-19, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday (Jan 27). The changes, effective from early May, will classify the disease on the same level as the flu, down from its current status onContinue Reading
India police charge 10 with homicide over bridge collapse that killed 135
2023-01-27
AHMEDABAD, India: Police in India on Friday (Jan 27) charged 10 people with homicide in connection with the collapse of a colonial-era footbridge last year that killed at least 135 people, a top official told Reuters. The 145-year-old suspension bridge in the town of Morbi was packed with sightseers whenContinue Reading