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Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan. 15 : In a letter to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has conveyed that Naypyidaw wants to address the Rohingya issue and other concerns in a spirit of good neighbourliness, trus…

Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 15 : Chinese company NORINCO International has offered its services to the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to build a state of the art mass transit system in Islamabad alongwith recommending a modern ‘Light Rail Transit’ …

Dubai [UAE], Jan. 15 : Saudi Arabia’s highest-ranking cleric has called cinemas and singing concerts as harmful and corrupting.The comments by Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz al Sheikh, published on his website, said cinemas and round-the-clock entertainm…

London [UK], Jan. 15 : Dozens of Pakistani human rights activists gathered outside the Pakistan High Commission in London to protest the disappearances of political activists.The protestors gathered under the banner of the Awami Workers Party (AWP), th…

Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jan. 15 : Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has promised to reduce poverty by half in the next four years and make Sri Lanka a high income country by 2030.Speaking at an event held in Galle on Saturday, the Wickremesin…

Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jan. 15 : The London-based Tamil Diaspora organization, the Global Tamil Forum (GTF) welcoming the recommendations of the Consultation Task Force on Reconciliation Mechanisms (CTF) has called on the Sri Lankan government to fully i…

Beijing [China], Jan. 15 : China and Vietnam have agreed to manage maritime differences and safeguard the peace and stability of the disputed South China Sea.A joint communique issued on Saturday said that both countries pledged to seek basic and long-…

Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 15 : Expressing concern over disappearance of Pakistani bloggers, Netherlands Ambassador to Pakistan Jeannette Seppen has said it is the responsibility of the federal government to ptovide freedom of expression to every journ…

Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 15 : The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has asked Pakistan to investigate the killing of a journalist in the Balochistan province.In a statement, the media watchdog has demanded action against those re…

Ankara [Turkey], Jan. 15 : Turkish authorities have arrested two Chinese citizens over alleged links to the New Year’s nightclub terror attack in Istanbul.According to Turkish news agency Anadolu, Omar Asim and Abuliezi Abuduhamiti have been accused of…