The national budget has been formulated with a focus on maximising the country's regional economic potential and attracting investment, he says ...
Myanmar mourns as post-coup conflict death toll hits 100,000
Analysts regard the half-decade-long civil war as Asia’s deadliest active conflict.
How Iran’s new regime is very different to what came before
Meanwhile, Iran is in the midst of profound change. The country is saying farewell to its former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed more than four months ago in the devastating ...
Iran’s new supreme leader yet to be seen as funeral for his father enters second day
Mourners have gathered for the second day of a public funeral for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Follow for live updates.
Mass grief in Iran at Khamenei funeral after US-Israel war killing
TEHRAN, July 4 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Iranians thronged a vast outdoor prayer complex in Tehran on Saturday to view the coffins of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader killed at the ...
Pakistan deputy PM Ishaq Dar’s relative accused of seeking crypto passwords in gang rape case
The probe into the gang rape of two foreign women in Pakistan has taken a new turn after one of the victims claimed that the accused were primarily trying to gain access to cryptocurrency worth millio ...
India’s first bullet train is finally coming: What travellers can expect from the Mumbai-Ahmedabad journey
India's first bullet train is edging closer to reality. Here's everything travellers need to know about the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail, from travel time and features to its impact on tourism.
The real winner in Myanmar’s civil war is China
W HEN MIN AUNG HLAING, then chief of Myanmar’s army, led a coup in February 2021, China called it “a major cabinet reshuffle”. On June 16th Xi Jinping, China’s leader, nee ...
Held, tortured, forced into scams: 25 Maharashtra youths trapped at Myanmar border
Lured by fake overseas job offers, dozens of Maharashtra youths allegedly remain trapped in cyber scam compounds near the Thailand-Myanmar border, where families claim they face torture and forced ...
Myanmar set to restart contentious $3.6 billion dam project backed by China
(Corrects to fix month of Soe Win's visit, which took place in December, not April, paragraph 26) July 1 (Reuters) - Myanmar's new government aims to complete within roughly eight years a contentious ...