GAZETTE ISSUED BANNING 11 ISLAMIC GROUPS INCLUDING ISIS
April 14 ,2021
A gazette notice has been issued banning 11 Islamic groups in Sri Lanka, including the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Preside...
CANADA WARNS COMPANIES TO TREAD CAREFULLY IN MYANMAR
April 14 ,2021
The government of Canada issued a warning Tuesday to Canadian companies that they are to respect sanctions, export controls and ensure...
1.84 LAKH INDIA COVID CASES IN NEW DAILY HIGH, 1,027 DEATH...
April 14 ,2021
India, gripped by the deadly second wave of the pandemic, reported 1,84,372 new coronavirus infections, hitting the highest daily tally...
WHITE HOUSE HOPES US AND RUSSIA CAN WORK ON ARMS, IRAN
April 14 ,2021
The United States expects its relationship with Russia to remain a challenge but hopes that they can work together on arms control issu...
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION PROCEEDING WITH $23 BILLION WEAPON SA...
April 14 ,2021
US President Joe Biden's administration has told Congress it is proceeding with more than $23 billion in weapons sales to the United Ar...
MORNING NEWS BRIEF: 14 APRIL
April 14 ,2021
PICTURE OF THE DAYYANGON, MYANMAR
This picture taken on April 3, 2021 shows protesters holding homemade weapons during a demon...
MORNING NEWS BRIEF: 14 APRIL
April 14 ,2021
PICTURE OF THE DAYYANGON, MYANMAR
This picture taken on April 3, 2021 shows protesters holding homemade weapons during a demonstration...
China’s Xi Jinping likely to take part in Joe Biden’s Eart...
April 14 ,2021
President Xi Jinping addresses a virtual climate summit of more than 70 world leaders in December. He is expected to attend the Ear...
Face-to-face diplomacy gives China the edge in Southeast A...
April 14 ,2021
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, bump elbows with Malaysian Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein during a meeting in Nanping...
Iran to boost uranium enrichment levels in wake of Israeli...
April 14 ,2021
Iran is to boost its levels of uranium enrichment to 60%, just short of weapons grade purity, in response to Israel’s attack on t...
Biden set to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept...
April 14 ,2021
President Joe Biden plans to withdraw the remaining 2,500 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, 20 years to the day after the...
Bangladesh COVID-19 shutdown triggers exodus from capital
April 14 ,2021
Tens of thousands of people scrambled to get the last trains, buses and ferries out of Dhaka on Tuesday (Apr 13) before a nationwide tr...
India, big vaccine exporter, now seeks imports as COVID-19...
April 14 ,2021
India on Tuesday said it will fast-track emergency approvals for COVID-19 vaccines authorised by Western countries and Japan, paving th...
'Govt in discussion regarding ex-pres' possible home trans...
April 14 ,2021
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has stated that the government is in discussion with relevant authorities regarding a request...
S&P to eject Adani Ports from index for Myanmar military t...
April 14 ,2021
S&P Dow Jones Indices says it is removing India’s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd from its sustainability index due...
Elite privilege consumes $17.4bn of Pakistan’s economy: UN...
April 14 ,2021
Economic privileges accorded to Pakistan’s elite groups, including the corporate sector, feudal landlords, the political class an...
Is China an alternative superpower for the Muslim world?
April 14 ,2021
The Arabic saying goes “seek knowledge, even if it takes to go to China.” It entails that China was long known to the Musli...
Rampant corruption in India’s defense purchases
April 14 ,2021
Prime minister Narendra Modi of India boasts his government of being corruption-free. But, his claim has become questionable in the lig...
Why Biden should be careful about courting India's Modi go...
April 14 ,2021
The United States is putting on a full-court press to deepen ties with India. President Joe Biden included India in the first-ever head...
Bloodshed won’t end if world recognizes Myanmar’s junta
April 14 ,2021
“In light of Myanmar’s tense domestic climate, it is critical to avoid any course of action that could further aggravate th...
Afghanistan’s key role in re-boosting Pak-Russian relation...
April 14 ,2021
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday wrapped up his two-day visit to Pakistan as the first Russian foreign minister who...
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