South Korea passes bill to ban consumption of dog meat
SEOUL, Jan 9 (Reuters) – South Korea’s parliament passed a bill on Tuesday to ban the eating and selling ofContinue Reading
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India-Maldives Row Escalates, Agency Suspends Flight Bookings to Islands
COLOMBO/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – One of India’s largest travel platforms suspended flight bookings to the tourism-dependent Maldives on Monday afterContinue Reading
Bangladesh’s Hasina wins re-election after polls without opposition
(AFP)-Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won re-election for a fifth term Sunday, officials said, following a boycott led byContinue Reading
Maldives suspends ministers after ‘clown’ jibe against India’s Modi
(AFP)-Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu suspended three deputy ministers on Sunday for making “derogatory remarks” against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government said.Continue Reading
Alaska Airlines grounds all Boeing 737-9 MAX planes after mid-flight window blowout
A passenger has described the moment a window and chunk of fuselage blew out of a passenger plane in mid-airContinue Reading
President of Maldives to visit China Jan 8-12, Beijing says
New Delhi (Reuters) – The president of the Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu, will pay a state visit to China from Jan. 8Continue Reading
Sri Lanka President says country will deploy naval vessel in Red Sea to fight Houthi attacks
(PTI)-President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced that Sri Lanka will provide a Navy vessel to fight attacks by Houthi rebels onContinue Reading
Rohingya refugees in Sri Lanka protest planned closure of U.N. office, fearing abandonment
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A group of Rohingya refugees living in Sri Lanka staged a protest outside the officeContinue Reading
Video: Japan Airlines collides with Coast Guard plane at Tokyo Airport
A Japan Airlines aircraft with passengers still on board was on fire on a runway at Tokyo’s Haneda airport onContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Raises Taxes Ahead Of Foreign Debt Deal
(AFP)-Sri Lanka slapped a new 18 percent value added tax (VAT) on fuel, mobile phones and computers from Monday toContinue Reading
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