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Bangabandhu’s autobiography translated to Korean
The autobiography of the Father of the Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman “The Unfinished Memoirs" has been translated into Korean language as part of celebrating his birth centenary.
Japan minister says necessary to 'wake up' to protect Taiwan
Speaking to the Hudson Institute think tank, State Minister of Defence Yasuhide Nakayama questioned whether the decision of many countries, including Japan and United States, to follow a "one-China" policy that has recognized Beijing rather than Taipei since the 1970s would stand the test of time.
Myanmar violence escalates with rise of ‘self-defence’ groups: report
Violence in post-coup Myanmar has escalated as anti-junta “self-defence” forces step up to take on the military, a report said yesterday, warning of an “enormous” human cost if the regime uses its full power in subsequent crackdowns.
Hong Kong police arrest former Apple Daily journalist at airport: media
Hong Kong police arrested a former senior journalist with the now-closed Apple Daily newspaper on a suspected national security offence as he was trying to catch a flight out of the city, media reported.
China turns on world’s second-biggest hydropower dam
The first two generating units of the world’s second-biggest hydroelectric dam were officially turned on Monday in southwestern China, the government announced.
Hong Kong police arrest former Apple Daily journalist at airport -local media
Hong Kong police arrested a former senior journalist with the Apple Daily newspaper at the international airport on Sunday night on a suspected national security charge as he tried to leave the city, according to local media reports.
Thailand announces new restrictions in Bangkok, other provinces
Thailand on Sunday announced new restrictions centred around its capital in a bid to tackle the country's worst coronavirus outbreak.
Hong Kong's Apple Daily apologises to readers in farewell note for final edition
Apple Daily has apologised to its readers, hundreds of whom queued past midnight for one of a million copies of the final publication, for not meeting their expectations.
Free transport for 8.5 lakh women in Delhi
Almost a million women will enjoy free public transport as part of an attempt to make the Indian capital safer, New Delhi’s government
Purged no more
A senior North Korean official appeared at an arts performance with the country’s top brass, official media reported yesterday, just three
Prosecute top EU officials
Top European Union and member states’ officials should be prosecuted for crimes against humanity over the drownings of thousands
India’s NSA Ajit Doval gets extension, given cabinet rank
Ajit Doval has been granted cabinet status and five more years as the National Security Adviser (NSA). “He has been given cabinet rank in
Sri Lanka Muslim ministers resign en masse after protests
Sri Lanka’s Muslim ministers resigned en masse yesterday over widespread hate attacks against their community in the wake of the
‘Repent’ for Tiananmen
China must “sincerely repent” for the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square three
OIC for filing case against Rakhine’s human rights violation
The OIC Islamic Summit Conference has called for launching the case of Myanmar’s human rights violations against Rohingya at the International Court of Justice on behalf of the organisation.
China won’t be bullied by US
China’s defense minister yesterday issued a stern rebuke to the United States amid the ongoing trade war and tension over the South
4 rescued, 8 still missing on avalanche-hit Indian peak
Four British climbers have been rescued from an avalanche-hit Himalayan mountain range, Indian authorities said yesterday, as a frantic
India heatwave heat pass 50 degree Celsius
Temperatures passed 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in northern India as an unrelenting heatwave triggered warnings of water