The Kazakh government’s delegation headed by Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin signed a $6.1 billion agreement on investment cooperation with the Emirati government during their Oct. 12 working trip ... ( read original story ...)
Cricket Biopic ‘800’ Scores Vijay Sethupathi as Sri Lanka Icon Muttiah Muralitharan
Popular Tamil cinema actor Vijay Sethupathi (“96”) is set to star as iconic Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan in upcoming biopic “800.” With 800 wickets in test ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-national security advisor John Bolton says North Korea is ‘more dangerous now’
North Korea is more dangerous now because of the progress it has made on its nuclear capabilities under the Trump administration, former national security advisor John Bolton told CNBC. At a military ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal re-elected to UN Human Rights Council
Nepal has been re-elected as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in the elections held at UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan and Nepal re-elected to UN Human Rights Council, as China barely manages to hang on
Pakistan and Nepal have been re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council, while China won a seat by the smallest margin showing a drastic drop in standing. In Tues'ay's voting at the General Assembly ... ( read original story ...)
Our Gourmet: A taste of Nepal in south Nashua
DOING SOME RUBBERNECKING one afternoon while stuck in traffic near Nashua’s Pheasant Lane Mall, I spied a small sign for a new restaurant in one of the little strip plazas ... ( read original story ...)
Anti-Migrant Sentiment Fanned on Facebook in Malaysia
As coronavirus infections surged in Malaysia this year, a wave of hate speech and misinformation aimed at Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar began appearing on Facebook. Alarmed rights groups ... ( read original story ...)
Key Malaysia Party Threatens to Leave Ruling Bloc, Pressuring PM
The largest party in Malaysia’s ruling coalition threatened to pull out unless it gets better terms, adding pressure on Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to shore up his unstable government or call a ... ( read original story ...)
Palace postpones meetings with allies of Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim
Malaysia's national palace has postponed audiences with the king for allies of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, senior opposition leaders said on Wednesday, amid a fresh tussle for the country's ... ( read original story ...)
US-based Hach acquires Arachem’s water quality business, expands training centre in Malaysia
Hach Company, a subsidiary of Danaher Corporation based in the US, announced today its acquisition of the environment, process and service divisions of Arachem (M) Sdn Bhd, a specialised supplier of ... ( read original story ...)