Daily Archives: February 14, 2017

Malaysian aid ship for Rohingyas arrives in Bangladesh

A Malaysian aid ship arrived in Bangladesh on Monday carrying aid for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have fled from Myanmar, many citing abuses by the Myanmar...

Can China, US cooperate on Afghan issues?

After winning the presidential election, Donald Trump's "America First" doctrine has created a prominent shift in the US' foreign relationships. Trump emphasized that: "We don't want to have a...

Impending Draught Catastrophe

Sri Lankan Disaster Management Ministry Monday warned of the drought conditions spreading across more areas in the country in the coming months, with it creating possible drinking water shortages,...
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Afghan-Pak negotiation can tackle terror . . .

Afghanistan is marking its 28th anniversary of the former Soviet Union Red Army defeat and finally withdrawal from the country. But alongside, it needs a firm relation with its...

Did BJP really offer Sharmila Rs 36 cr to contest Manipur polls?

In what may bring embarrassment to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Manipur Assembly polls, social activist Irom Sharmila has revealed that she was offered Rs. 36...

Three Nepali cyclists on global tour to save nature

As the world is experiencing impacts of global warming, different countries and national and international organisations are taking numbers of measures to tackle the challenges related to the climatic...

Tehmina Janjua appointed Pakistan’s first woman foreign secretary

Pakistan on Monday appointed its permanent representative to the United Nations Tehmina Janjua as country's new foreign secretary, confirmed the Foreign Office. Tehmina Janjua, who is presently serving as Pakistan...

Who killed Ko Ni? Assassination leaves Myanmar on the verge of implosion

(Exclusive):Many analysts and foreign businessmen fear that recent events in Myanmar have pushed the country to the verge of implosion.The assassination of the prominent Muslim lawyer, KoNi at the...

Senior police officers among 13 killed as suicide bomber strikes Lahore

At least 13 people were killed and 85 injured when a suicide bomber struck Monday evening around 6pm outside the Punjab Assembly in Lahore during a protest, police officials...

Nepal President asks party leaders to focus on elections

President Bidya Devi Bhandari held discussion with the top leaders of major political parties on Nepal’s current political situation, and urged them to work together in order to hold...

Exiled Maldives leader Nasheed to stand for 2018 presidency

Exiled Maldivian leader Mohamed Nasheed said on Thursday he would return to the troubled Indian Ocean archipelago to contest a 2018 presidential election and called for international pressure on...