[ad_1] Muhyiddin Yassin, who was Malaysia’s prime minister as the country locked down over COVID-19, is expected to be charged on Friday with corruption over the alleged diversion of funds to his party. According to international media reports, Muhyiddin went voluntarily for questioning at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Thursday morning in relation to … Read more
[ad_1] Tens of thousands of people marched in Greece on Wednesday to protest over the country’s deadliest train disaster on record, as workers staged a nationwide, day-long walkout. The crash on Feb 28 killed 57 people and has stirred public outrage over the crumbling state of the rail network. Striking workers say years of neglect, … Read more
[ad_1] Business & FinanceEnergy 08 March 2023, 12:29 pm. 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that Canada will not force Chinese investors to sell their stakes in three of Canada’s biggest mining firms, Teck Resources, Ivanhoe Mines, and First Quantum Minerals. Canada’s Natural Resources Minister, Jonathan Wilkinson, told Reuters in an interview that any retrospective move … Read more
[ad_1] At least 19 people have been killed and 140 injured in an explosion inside an office building in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, police and fire service officials have said. According to international media reports, the explosion shook the fourth and fifth floors of a five-storey building in Gulistan, a major hub for wholesale goods … Read more
[ad_1] The United States government on Tuesday announced 500 new scholarships for Pakistani university students from flood-affected districts to “assist them in completing their degrees”. The calamitous Pakistan floods of 2022 were the tenth most expensive climate disaster to have buffeted a nation over the last decade. The floods inflicted an estimated loss of $3 … Read more
[ad_1] China’s foreign minister Qin Gang has blamed the United States for rising tensions between Washington and Beijing and said that if the United States does not change paths no number of preventive measures could avert a confrontation. The US had engaged in suppression and containment of China rather than fair competition, and such provocation … Read more
[ad_1] Afghan universities reopened on Monday after a winter break, but only men returned to class with a “heartbreaking” ban by the Taliban authorities on women in higher education still in force. The university ban is one of several restrictions imposed on women since the Taliban stormed back to power in August 2021 and has … Read more
[ad_1] South Korea announced plans on Monday to compensate victims of Japan’s forced wartime labour, aiming to end a “vicious cycle” in the Asian powers’ relations and boost ties to counter the nuclear-armed North. Japan and the United States immediately welcomed the announcement, but victims’ groups said it fell far short of their demand for … Read more
[ad_1] A massive fire raced through a crammed refugee camp for Rohingya in southern Bangladesh on Sunday, leaving thousands homeless, a fire official and the United Nations said. According to international media reports, no casualties were reported immediately at the Balukhali camp in Cox’s Bazar district, said Emdadul Haque, a fire service official. The UNHCR … Read more
[ad_1] Economy 05 March 2023, 7:23 pm. 1 minute Reuters was 39 minutes ahead in breaking the news that China had set an economic growth target of around 5% for 2023 – an eagerly awaited number that ranks as one of the most important data points in global economics. The target for the world’s second-largest … Read more