5+ hour, 26+ min ago   (973+ words) Diplomatic sources point to ‘softer than expected’ sanctions, say Islamabad is taking the lead in conveying messages from Tehran to Washington, and vice versa View all posts by Baqir Sajjad Syed and Anwar Iqbal → ISLAMABAD – Progress made during two key…...

5+ hour, 41+ min ago   (504+ words) View all posts by Jason Sigales → MANILA – Internet security watchdog Scam Watch Pilipinas on Wednesday urged the government, as the current Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) chair, to push for a partnership with other members of the regional bloc…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1049+ words) View all posts by Ng Wei Kai → SINGAPORE – Singapore and Vietnam will deepen exchanges and training between their government officials, and also expand technology cooperation. This was formalised on the sidelines of the first Singapore-Vietnam Strategic Dialogue on Aug 25, when…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (363+ words) U Kyaw Min Htet, while submitting the proposal, said that the prices of the apartments were collected in advance from the time the foundation was dug before construction began, and the construction of the buildings was carried out with the…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (982+ words) View all posts by Harith Mustaffa → MELAKA – While leaders of Malaysia’s ruling Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) took stock of its uncertain political future at the Melaka International Trade Centre on Aug 15, its former deputy president, Rafizi Ramli, was in a…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (28+ words) Shotaro Demizu and Keiichi Nakane Asia News Network - Articles posted by: Shotaro Demizu and Keiichi Nakane Competition between the United States and China over navigation systems is intensifying....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (71+ words) "Bangladesh should not import the Middle East’s architecture of conflict into its foreign policy," says the writer. View all posts by Kollol Kibria → Bangladesh should not import the Middle East’s architecture of conflict into its foreign policy. No treaty should…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (328+ words) NEW DELHI – Four India-based companies have been sanctioned by the United States for importing petroleum and petrochemical products from Iran, the US State Department said. On Monday, August 24, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the ‘Operation Economic Outcast’ that essentially…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (442+ words) View all posts by Vientiane Times → VIENTIANE – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will continue supporting Laos as the country moves through its transition to graduation from least developed country status. The pledge came during a farewell meeting last week…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (500+ words) Three reporters, including The Daily Star’s correspondent, say they were assaulted while covering a rally. DHAKA – Three local journalists, including The Daily Star’s Shariatpur correspondent, were allegedly assaulted by leaders and activists of BNP while covering a protest rally in…...