Rohingya refugees to be sent in remote deep sea isle
THENGAR Char in the coastal area of Bangladesh under Noakhali district, where government planning to relocate thousands of Rohingya is not only isolated from locality but far away from...
World’s brightest Ultra Violet Laser Facility in China
The world's brightest free electron laser (FEL), the Dalian Coherent Light Source (DCLS), has been developed by a team of scientists in China. The DCLS is unique in that...
ASEAN and the Rohingya Crisis
The worsening plight of Muslim Rohingya communities in Myanmar’s Rakhine state could soon imperil the country’s government, as well as the reputation of its leader, the Nobel Peace Prize...
Healthy Eating and Diet Tips for South Asians
Healthy eating can help control diabetes
Asians have a particularly high susceptibility to type 2 diabetes and a healthy diet is one of the main ways in which diabetes can...
Indian FM’s cautious budget
To ease the demonetisation angst, Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Union Budget has sought to lift growth and allocate more funds to rural areas and infrastructure. Presenting...
India Budget 2017: Income Tax Reduced, Defence Expenditure Increase 10%
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley began his Budget speech Wednesday with a strong defence of the notes ban, promising that its impact on the economy would not spill over to...
BD LNG import may raise gas price five times
Increasing gas supplies by 28.32 million cubic metres per day from imported Liquefied Natural Gas may push up average gas price by more than five times the current price...
NLD’s First Budget, Defense Ministry Asks for 14 Percent Share
Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD) government has set a budget of nearly 21 trillion kyats ( 1US $=1362 kyats) for the 2017-18 fiscal year, of which the Defense...
China-made ‘Gauthali’ arrives in Nepal
Nepal Airlines Corporation received its second Y-12e aircraft on Wednesday as part of a six-aircraft deal between Nepal and China.
The 17-seater plane named 'Gauthali' was flown in by two...