ASTANA, Kazakhstan, November 17. The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Alikhan Smailov has instructed the Ministry of Transport to take measures to ensure the construction of ferries in the Caspian Sea by …
Kazakh Economy Ministry proposes 15% tax on annual incomes above 40 mln tenge
The proposed changes include a two-tier scale for individual income tax rates on salaries. “For incomes up to 40 million tenge per year, the tax rate will remain at 10%. Any income exceeding this …
Two elderly men die of cold in earthquake hit Jajarkot district of Nepal
Two elderly men living in makeshift tents died from cold in Nepal’s Jajarkot district, which was an epicentre of the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that caused a huge loss of life and property.
Uzbekistan to urge public to save water as crisis looms
Experts have said streamflows at its two main rivers, the Amu Darya and Syr Darya, are set to drop by up to 15% by 2050 …
As fighting surges in Myanmar, an airstrike in the west reportedly kills 11 civilians
Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on a village in a western region have killed at least 11 civilians, including eight children, a leading …
Myanmar junta retakes town captured by AA near Rakhine capital
Thousands remain stranded in the coastal town of Pauktaw after nearly two days of heavy bombardment by the regime’s air force and navy …
Philippines earthquake: Huge tremor tears through region at 7.2 magnitude
The quake struck the Mindanao in the Philippines on Friday around 4:14pm local time (8:14am GMT) some 18 miles southwest of Sarangani in the province …
Golden trails turn deadly: gold smugglers sentenced to death in Bangladesh
For smuggling 624 bars of gold across the Jashore border in Sharsha a court sentenced three people to death two to life in prison and four to 20 years in prison …
Pakistan Court Allows NAB To Interrogate Imran Khan In Al-Qadir Trust Scam Case
The Ali-Qadir Trust case is a settlement of 190 million pounds (about Rs 50 billion) handed to Pakistan by the UK’s National Crime Agency after the sum was recovered from a Pakistani property mogul.
More than a million Afghans will go back after Pakistan begins expelling foreigners without papers
About 1.3 million Afghans are expected to return to their country of origin from Pakistan, the U.N. health agency warned, weeks after authorities began expelling foreigners living in the country illeg …