Malaysia’s Prisons Dept rejects Najib request to attend Parliament sessions
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4, 2022, ST. Malaysia’s Prisons Department has rejected a request by former…
Pakistan court drops contempt of court case against ex-PM Khan
ISLAMABAD, Oct 4, 2022, Reuters. A Pakistani court on Monday (Jct 3) accepted an apology…
Indonesian leader orders probe into deadly stampede
JAKARTA, Oct 3, 2022, Xinhua. Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Sunday ordered a police investigation…
NZ foreign minister says superpowers must listen to needs of Pacific
WELLINGTON, Sep 29, 2022, Reuters. New Zealand’s foreign minister said on Thursday that the United…
UK wants closer ties with Indo-Pacific region: Official
LONDON, Sep 28, 2022, Reuters. Britain is committed to forming ever closer links with the…
North Korea, China resume cross-border freight train operation
SEOUL, Sep 26, 2022, Reuters. Cross-border freight train operations between North Korea and China appears…
India’s top palm oil buyer expects 23 per cent jump in imports
AGRA, Sep 23, 2022, Reuters. India’s palm oil imports could jump 23% in 2022/23 to…
[Analytics] How the Middle East is developing a taste for K-pop
K-pop seems to be unstoppable. For a long time, only the Middle East seemed to…
Sri Lanka inflation rate surges to 70.2 per cent in August
COLOMBO, Sep 22, 2022, Reuters. Consumer inflation in Sri Lanka accelerated to 70.2% in August,the…
Soyuz MS-22 crew goes over to ISS
BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Sep 22, 2022, TASS. Russia’s cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin, who will…
Chinese president urges military to accomplish goals of reform
BEIJING, Sep 22, 2022, China Daily. President Xi Jinping urged the Chinese military on Wednesday…
[Analytics] In search of a new identity for SCO
Uzbekistan chaired the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai…