ISTANBUL – Myanmar’s military junta on Tuesday granted state clemency to incarcerated leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to local media reports. Former President Win Myint will also be granted clemency, Anadolu Agency citing Myanmar Now’s report said. The former leaders of the National League for Democracy party have been incarcerated since the February 2021 …
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NARATHIWAT – A massive explosion that occurred at a warehouse for fireworks and pyrotechnics in southern Thailand’s Narathiwat province on Saturday killed nine people and injured 117 others. The explosion, believed to have been caused by welding sparks, took place at 3:30 pm (local time) in Mundok, Sungai Kolok and destroyed more than 200 homes and …
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JAKARTA – Indonesia is firmly committed to developing its chemical and energy industries, President Joko Widodo said during a meeting with Chinese business leaders in Chengdu, China, on Friday, reported ANTARA news agency. “Indonesia is committed to developing the chemical and energy industry in the country, particularly in North Kalimantan,” he said. Widodo stressed the …
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ISLAMABAD – Pakistan eyes a 3.5-per cent growth in its economy in the ongoing financial year starting from July 2023 to June 2024, the country’s finance ministry has said, reported Xinhua. The government has started initiatives like packages for farmers, industry, and export promotion, besides encouraging the Information Technology sector and resource mobilisation which will …
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KUALA LUMPUR – The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has reminded the people to not fly drones without authorisation in places of mass gatherings during the coming state elections in Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu, Penang, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan. CAAM, in a Facebook post, said the prohibition is to ensure the smooth conduct of the …
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PUTRAJAYA – The Foreign ministry Monday summoned Swedish Ambassador to Malaysia Dr Joachim Bergstrom to express strong condemnation over the recent desecration of the Holy Quran in Stockholm, Sweden on July 20. The Foreign ministry (Wisma Putra) in a statement said during the meeting, the ministry stressed to the ambassador that freedom of expression must …
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BAGHDAD – Iraq expelled the Swedish ambassador on Thursday in protest at a planned burning of the Quran in Stockholm that had prompted hundreds of protesters to storm and set alight the Swedish embassy in Baghdad. An Iraqi government statement said Baghdad had also recalled its charge d’affaires in Sweden, and Iraq’s state news agency …
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HANOI – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his wife, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, arrived here today for a two-day official visit to Vietnam on the invitation of his counterpart Pham Minh Chinh. The special aircraft carrying the couple landed at the Noi Bai International Airport at 1 pm (local time). …
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Singapore has topped a ranking of the world’s most powerful passports, toppling Japan from the top spot. Singaporeans enjoy visa-free entry to 192 destinations, more than travellers of any other country, according to the latest Henley Passport Index. The Southeast Asian city-state last held the top spot in 2021, before losing its position to Japan …
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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has ordered an all-out rescue and recovery effort after days of torrential rains unleashed devastating floods and landslides that killed at least 39 people. The death toll on Monday included 13 people found dead in a submerged underpass in the central city of Cheongju in North Chungcheong Province. Yoon, on …
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