Police in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province have withdrawn criminal charges against three Muslim men accused of abducting a 12-year-old Christian girl who was forced to marry one of the accused, ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia pins hopes of restoring peatlands, curbing fires on newly expanded agency
An Indonesian government agency tasked with restoring flammable peatlands and reducing fire risks has had its tenure extended for another four years after it missed key ... ( read original story ...)
Pentagon Official Approves Guantánamo Trial of 3 Men for Indonesia Bombings
The case was dormant throughout the Trump administration, and then a military official suddenly approved it as the first new case at Guantánamo since 2014. ( read original story ...)
India trip cancellation spares UK from diplomatic row over Delhi
Boris Johnson was due to be the guest of honour amid the pomp and pageantry of India’s annual Republic Day military parade on Tuesday until Covid-19 curtailed his travel plans. The British High ... ( read original story ...)
Biden agrees with Trump State Department on one issue: China committed genocide against Uyghurs
In a rare occasion of agreements, Joe Biden is on the same page with the Trump administration when it comes to the Chinese Communist Party’s treatment of Ethnic Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang region: It ... ( read original story ...)
Who’s who of mainland financiers in Hong Kong as Mandarin becomes the common tongue for Central’s investment bankers
The changing demographics in Asia’s second-largest capital market has spillover socioeconomic implications in a city grappling with record unemployment and its worst recession in decades。 ( read original story ...)
US blocking Iran’s payment of UN membership dues: Zarif
Iran's foreign minister says the government has allocated funds for the payment of its dues to the UN, but Washington is preventing Tehran from paying its contributions. Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey keeps main interest rate at 17pc
Turkey’s central bank on Thursday kept its main interest rate steady at 17 percent after two consecutive hikes aimed at slowing down inflation and supporting the slumping lira currency. But the bank ... ( read original story ...)
Budget 2021: Halwa Ceremony At Finance Ministry To Mark Paperless Budget
The ministry of finance today held it’s traditional annual “halwa ceremony” to mark the beginning of the lock-in period. ( read original story ...)
China, Kenya agree repayment holiday on US$245 million worth of debt
Deal was struck just hours before Nairobi was due to make its first repayment on a US$1.48 billion loan from the Export-Import Bank of China. ( read original story ...)