An agreement on border defence cooperation was signed between the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence’s Border Guard High Command and the Army Command of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces in Hanoi ... ( read original story ...)
Miss World Philippines has started screening for candidates to vie for the crowns
Kapuso artist Thia Thomalla has quite the support from pageant community after she posted something of a feeler on her Instagram account. ( read original story ...)
Global vaccine trust rising, but France, Japan, others sceptical
People's willingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is rising around the world and more than half of those questioned said they would take the shot if it were offered next week, an updated survey ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh looking into legal action against Al Jazeera: FM
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said the government is looking into whether legal action can be taken against Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera for publishing a 'false and motivated' report. Bang ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh to get 12.8 million vaccines under Covax by June
Some 145 countries are set to receive 337.2 million doses to immunize 3.3% of their collective population by mid-2021 ... ( read original story ...)
Modi may visit Bangabandhu’s birthplace during Bangladesh tour
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his wish to visit Tungipara in Bangladesh -- the birthplace of the Father of the Nation Sheikh ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh secretly purchased mass surveillance equipment from Israel: Report
Bangladesh has reportedly purchased mass surveillance equipment from Israel to spy on its own people, even though the country claims to have no official relations with the Tel Aviv regime. The ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia minister says Freeport, Tsingshan finalising $2.8 billion copper smelter deal
Freeport-McMoRan Inc is close to reaching a $2.8 billion deal with China's Tsingshan Holding Group to build a copper smelter in Indonesia's Weda Bay, senior minister Luhut Pandjaitan said on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s palm oil-powered ‘green diesel’ fuels threat to forests
More tropical forest could be cleared to grow oil palm, environmentalists have warned.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Dubai trade with Indonesia reaches Dhs5.4bn in 2020
Dubai’s trade with Indonesia stood at Dhs5.4bn in 2020, according to statistics shared by Dubai Customs’ Director-General Ahmed Mahboob Musabih on Wednesday. A breakdown of the trade revealed ... ( read original story ...)