Union Govt restricts funding for 10 NGOs working on enviro...
September 15, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Photo: Reuters
The Union government has imposed restrictions on funding for ten international non-governmental organisations working on environme...
Girls of Afghan football team to get Pakistan’s protection
September 15, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
32 girls of Afghan football team urged Pakistan PM Imran Khan for protection as they feel threatened from perceived Taliban wrath. The embassy reveale...
Taliban probing bank accounts linked to Afghan ex-official...
September 15, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The investigation may lead to the freezing of assets and accounts of former civil servants, ministers and lawmakers.PHOTO: EPA-EFE
The Taliba...
Myanmar's Suu Kyi back in court after health no-show
September 15, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Ms Suu Kyi's lawyer said she suffered from "car sickness" while being taken to the courtroom.PHOTO: AFP
Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi re...
SRILANKA: STATE FUNDS NOT MISUSED DURING PM’S OVERSEAS VIS...
September 14, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The Government today insisted that State funds were not misused during Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s overseas visit.
Cabinet co-spokesman...
MYANMAR’S SHADOW GOVERNMENT PREPARES EVIDENCE OF JUNTA WAR...
September 14, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Myanmar’s junta has committed massacres and war crimes in Sagaing Region by murdering about 112 people within three months, according to the Hum...
PM MODI TO ATTEND QUAD SUMMIT AT WHITE HOUSE ON SEPT. 24
September 14, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. | Photo Credit: PTI
The leaders from India, Australia and Japan would discuss COVID cooperation, climat...
DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI DENIES RUMORS OF TALKS WITH MYANMAR R...
September 14, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Myanmar’s detained State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has denied rumors that she has held talks with the junta leaders over the past two month...
FIRST PIA FLIGHT AFTER TROOP WITHDRAWAL REACHES KABUL: SPO...
September 14, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) commercial flight from Islamabad landed in Kabul on Monday, a spokesperson for the airline said.
The flight o...
TALIBAN CLOSE PAK-AFGHAN BORDER CROSSING FOR PEDESTRIANS
September 14, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The Taliban on Monday closed the Torkham border gate, the main crossing point between Pakistan and Afghanistan, for pedestrian movement, a local offic...
INDIA WILLING TO STAND BY AFGHAN PEOPLE AS IT DID IN THE P...
September 14, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
India is willing to stand by the Afghan people just as it supported them in the past, said External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. Addressing the UN...
MYANMAR’S DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI SICK; COURT HEARINGS POSTPO...
September 14, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Hearings in several of the court trials of Myanmar’s detained State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi were postponed on Monday, as she is sick.
Sh...
UN MEETING PARTICIPANTS PLEDGE SUPPORT TO AFGHANISTAN
September 14, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The United Nations on Monday held a meeting in Geneva under the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to show solidarity with the people of Afghanista...
Malaysian govt and Pakatan Harapan ink deal on historic bi...
September 14, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob (centre) inking the cooperation deal with Pakatan Harapan on Sept 13, 2021.PHOTO: PRIME MINISTER'S OFFI...
Is Turkey’s export-driven growth sustainable?
September 14, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
A big uptick in exports was a major driver of the Turkish economy’s 21.7% growth rate in the second quarter, but how much Turkey could sustain t...
North Korea says it has test-fired long-range cruise missi...
September 14, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
North Korea test-fires long-range cruise missile, in this picture supplied by state media outlet KCNA. Photograph: KCNA/Reuters
North Korea has c...
Donors pledge $1bn in aid for Afghanistan as UN warns of c...
September 14, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Children pose for a photo as they play in a camp for internally displaced people in Kabul [Felipe Dana/AP Photo]
Donors have pledged more than a...
Teach the US, Taiwan island a real lesson if they call for...
September 14, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Illustration: Liu Rui/GT
According to British newspaper the Financial Times on Saturday, Washington is seriously considering a request from the i...
Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi skips hearing after feeling unwe...
September 14, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Aung San Suu Kyi was deposed by the military in a February coup that sparked a mass uprising [File: Aung Shine Oo/ AP
Lawyers for Aung San Suu Ky...
FIRST FOREIGN COMMERCIAL FLIGHT SINCE TALIBAN TAKEOVER LAN...
September 13, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Evacuees wait to board a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 23, 20...
MALAYSIA PM TO SIGN COOPERATION PACT WITH OPPOSITION TO SH...
September 13, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
New Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob waves from a car, as he leaves after the inauguration ceremony, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August...
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