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Maldives gets tough on illegal migrant workers
Maldives gets tough on illegal migrant w...

Maldives gets tough on illegal migrant workers

Male – Maldivian authorities have started to fine firms that employ undocumented expatriate workers, media reports said here Friday. Immigration Controller Hassan Ali said the initiative was re commended during this week and so far four employers have been fined for the breach, Xinhua... read more »

Hasina says Khaleda Zia would be tried for 'terrorism' in Bangladesh one day
Hasina says Khaleda Zia would be tried f...

Hasina says Khaleda Zia would be tried for ‘terrorism’ in Bangl...

Islamabad – Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the country would hold the trial of main opposition leader Khaleda Zia one day for unleashing terrorism in the name of movement. Speaking at a public rally in Faridpur, Hasina said that Zia would be charged with issuing orders for... read more »

Pakistan says ready for dialogue with India
Pakistan says ready for dialogue with In...

Pakistan says ready for dialogue with India

Islamabad – Pakistan is ready to move forward if India gives green signal over the dialogue process, Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid has said. Talking to a private TV channel, he said that the meeting between the Director General of Military Operations of Pakistan and India was a first... read more »

Thai govt rejects call to delay elections after clashes
Thai govt rejects call to delay election...

Thai govt rejects call to delay elections after clashes

Johannesburg – The Thailand Government has rejected calls by the election commission to postpone February elections. The decision by the government came after violent clashes between police and opposition protesters trying to disrupt preparations for the vote. According to news24, in a... read more »

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China hails its lunar probe mission as complete success

China hails its lunar probe mission as complete success

Beijing – China hailed its Chang’e-3 lunar probe mission “a complete success” Sunday night, after its first moon rover Yutu, or Jade Rabbit, and lander took photos... read more »

Nepal to allow private investment in power transmission

Nepal to allow private investment in power transmission

Kathmandu – The government of Nepal is ready to invite private sector investment in power transmission line projects, an official said here Sunday. The Nepal Electricity Authority... read more »

South Korea leader warns of North's 'reckless provocations'

South Korea leader warns of North’s ‘reckless provocations’

Seoul – South Korean President Park Geun-Hye warned Monday of possible “reckless provocations” by North Korea after the shock execution of leader Kim Jong-Un’s... read more »

Air defence zone remarks: China refutes Japanese PM

Air defence zone remarks: China refutes Japanese PM

Beijing – Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hong Lei has strongly refuted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent remarks on China’s East China Sea Air Defence... read more »

Experts gather in Cyprus to remove Syria's chemical weapons

Experts gather in Cyprus to remove Syria’s chemical weapons

Nicosia – A joint Danish and Norwegian task force of chemical specialists is being set up in Cyprus in preparation for the removal of chemical weapons from Syria. The commander of the task... read more »