Protests erupt as India pushes for religion-based citizenship bill seen as anti-Muslim Asia Pacific – The Japan Times 12-10-2019 04:47 Protestors in northeast India set fire to tires and cut down trees to block roads on Tuesday in a shutdown across the region hours after ... |
At least six people were killed in the eruption on White Island and dozens more injured. |
Obstruction, abuse of power charges unveiled in Trump impeachment Bangkokpost.com : Most recent 12-10-2019 08:45 WASHINGTON: Democrats unveiled two impeachment charges against US President Donald Trump Tuesday, accusing him of abuse of power and obstruction in pressuring Ukraine to help him attack his 2020 election... |
WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo told a meeting of the full WTO membership on Monday that he would launch more intensive, high-level consultations on how to resolve the longstanding impasse over... |
By stripping the Rohingyas of citizenship in 1982 and sparking waves of violence since the 70s, Myanmar has created a crisis for which Bangladesh is having to deal with socio-economic... |
An Ekushey Padak winner and retired Dhaka University physics teacher, Prof Ajoy Roy breathed his last at the intensive care unit of the capital’s Birdem Hospital at 12:35pm yesterday. |
European Central Bank policymaker Robert Holzmann hopes to see the end of negative interest rates by the time his six-year term ends, he told an Austrian tabloid, praising new ECB... |
Climate change biggest global worry for young people: Amnesty Bangkokpost.com : Most recent 12-10-2019 07:56 MADRID: Four out of 10 young people view climate change as one of the most important issues facing the world, an Amnesty International survey on the state of human rights... |
STOCKHOLM: The lead singer of Swedish pop duo Roxette, Marie Fredriksson, who shot to global fame in the 1990s with hits like "It must have been love", has died aged... |
Dinesh is the New Leader of the House Daily News - Breaking News, Latest News, Sports News and Live Updates 11-05-2018 01:43 Local Tags: Online Edition Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has assumed duties as the New Leader of the House at his office in the Parliament. Monday, November 5, 2018 - 13:15 |
Rescuers search for Chilean plane missing near Antarctica Bangkokpost.com : Most recent 12-10-2019 08:45 PUNTA ARENAS, Chile: Rescue planes and ships on Tuesday searched the open sea between the southern tip of South America and Antarctica for a Chilean Air Force plane that went... |
‘Mountain of mistrust’ blocking US-China interim trade war deal South China Morning Post 12-10-2019 10:05 A lack of trust between Beijing and Washington is hampering the conclusion of an interim trade deal, with China doubting whether it can rely on any agreement made with President... |
Renault Samsung union votes to strike against carmaker's wage freeze proposal YonhapNews 12-10-2019 17:33 SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- Unionized workers at Renault Samsung Motors Corp. on Tuesday voted to strike in protest against the company's wage freeze proposal for the year. In a... |
RBI cuts GDP growth forecast for current fiscal to 5%, repo rate remains unchanged... Hindustan Times - business 12-05-2019 05:27 The monetary policy committee (MPC) of RBI has maintained an “accomodative” stance, eradicating any chances of a rate hike in future. |
China’s car sales sank 5.4 per cent in November marking 17th consecutive monthly decline South China Morning Post 12-10-2019 04:03 China’s car sales sank 5.4 per cent in November from a year earlier, putting the industry’s biggest global market on track to shrink for a second year after a 17th... |
As Aung San Suu Kyi looks on, Gambia details mass rapes, killings in Myanmar Asia Pacific – The Japan Times 12-10-2019 06:29 Gambia’s legal team described mass rapes, the burning of families in their homes and killings of dozens of Muslim Rohingya children with knives as it ... |
SEJONG, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance ministry said Tuesday it will frontload the 2020 budget spending earlier next year in order to pump-prime the economy as it struggles... |
Fuel prices to be reduced from tonight Daily News - Breaking News, Latest News, Sports News and Live Updates 12-20-2018 23:55 Local Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe stated that a decision has been taken to cut down the fuel prices with effect from midnight today. He announced this addressing today’s parliament session.Accordingly,... |
Transport Ministry has sought RBI nod for 30 year financing of infra projects: Nitin Gadkari Economy-News-Economic Times 12-10-2019 11:10 The Reserve Bank Governor gave a clear direction that we don't have any problem if banks are ready to finance for 30 years for infrastructure projects. Earlier, the banks used... |
Việt Nam needs solutions for sustainable development of rivers Environment - Viet Nam News 12-06-2019 03:04 A rapid increase in population and rapid socio-economic development were resulting in uncontrolled and unsustainable tapping of rivers' potential. |
France Vows Retaliation Over $2.4 Billion US Tariff Threat Financial Tribune | international 12-03-2019 18:00 France and the European Union are ready to retaliate if US President Donald Trump acts on a threat to impose duties of up to 100% on $2.4 billion in imports... |
NCLAT stays NCLT directive to make MCA party to all insolvency cases Economy-News-Economic Times 12-10-2019 10:34 The appellate tribunal's direction came over a petition filed by the government through the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) challenging the NCLT order. In its petition, the government said the... |
China new bank lending rebounds sharply in November after October’s holiday lull in activity South China Morning Post 12-10-2019 04:59 Chinese new bank lending rose sharply in November, rebounding from a near two-year low in October that was due in part to the effects of a week-long holiday on bank... |
A watershed legal battle will take place at the UN’s highest court today to hold Myanmar accountable over the alleged genocide against its Rohingya minorities. |