One person was killed and two others missing following floods in Parigi Moutong regency, Central Sulawesi province in Indonesia, the national disaster management agency said on Sunday.
EV transition drives Indonesia’s ‘dirty’ nickel boom
In just four years, Indonesia’s nickel industry has undergone a transformation — becoming a pivotal supplier of the commodity critical to electric vehicle batteries. But, as its importance grows, so ...
India boosts defense ties with Bangladesh to become counterweight to China
India and Bangladesh on Saturday moved to bolster their defense relationship and signed agreements for expanding cooperation in maritime security, ocean economy, space, and telecommunication sectors, ...
Bangladesh’s ‘missing billionaires’: A wealth boom and stark inequality
A Ministry of Finance study suggested that a staggering 45-65 percent of Bangladesh’s income remains untaxed. This is largely due to the superrich’s ability to evade taxes by registering their ...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, JUI-F show strong dissent to federal budget 2024-25
Insaf Asad Qaiser and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) chief, Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman on Sunday showed strong opposition to the federal budget for the fiscal year 2024-25, reported ARY News.According to ...
Budget focus: Policies for finance, elder support
India is considering policy measures for senior care, including expanding healthcare access through Ayushman Bharat, revising pension under the Indira Gandhi scheme, and providing healthcare under ...
Tripura Finance Minister requests increase in special assistance funds and special package for district council
The Tripura Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy on Sunday said that during the meeting with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, he made 23 demands, including increasing the fund for Special ...
Indonesia prepares 2025-2045 National Zakat Road Map
Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs is currently preparing the 2025-2045 National Zakat Road Map to optimize national zakat (alms) management to ...
India Is Building a Mega-River
India is about to launch a massive engineering project—more than 100 years in the making—that will connect several of the subcontinent’s rivers, transforming the disparate flows of neighboring ...
Iran signals a major boost in nuclear program at key site
A still image from an April 2021 video released by the state-run Islamic Iran Broadcasting network shows centrifuges at an enrichment facility in Natanz, Iran. (IRIB/AP) A major expansion underway ... ( read original story ...)