Kamala Harris gently presses Indian PM Narendra Modi on hu...
September 28, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US Vice-President Kamala Harris speak to members of the media before their meeting in Washington on Septembe...
PAKISTAN SEEKS TRADE DEALS WITH SAUDI, UAE, OMAN - OFFICIA...
September 27, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Pakistan will pursue individual trade deals with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman, a Pakistani official said on Sunday, as talks with t...
Indian photographer in video stomps on man shot by Assam p...
September 25, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Assam police said they 'did what they had to do' in 'self-defence' [File: EPA]
A video of a photographer stomping and attacking the body of a man...
Afghan newspapers stop printing, go online
September 25, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The Afghanistan National Journalists’ Union on Wednesday reported that due to the financial crisis, around 150 print media outlets across Afghan...
Sri Lanka arrests Tamil MP for commemorating separatist re...
September 25, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
A Sri Lankan police officer stands by a banner of former President and now Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in Mannar, an area with majority Tamil i...
Top UN official urges Myanmar action ‘before it’s too late...
September 25, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military seized power on February 1, ending 10 years of tentative democracy and prompting outrage at home and...
Why France is apoplectic with rage at Australia's submarin...
September 24, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Pictured at the Elysee Palace in June, Australian Prime Minister Scott made no mention to French President Emmanuel Macron of Canberra's pursuit of...
What instability at the top means for Japan's alliance wit...
September 24, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Shinzo Abe, center, salutes during the fleet review of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in Sagami Bay, off Yokosuka, in October 200...
Malaysia plans China consultations as anxiety simmers over...
September 24, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Malaysia’s foreign minister Hishammuddin Hussein (left) with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in April. Photo: Xinhua
Malaysia’s defen...
MALAYSIA RELAXES BAN ON TRAVELLERS FROM SRI LANKA
September 24, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Malaysia has relaxed a ban on travellers from Sri Lanka and four other countries.
Accordingly, those with permanent resident status, long-stay passes...
GERMANY OPPOSES TALIBAN REQUEST TO SPEAK TO UN
September 24, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Wednesday voiced his country’s opposition to the request of the acting Foreign Minister Ameer Khan Muttaqi...
UN COMMITS $45 MILLION FOR AFGHANISTAN HEALTHCARE
September 24, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Facing the possibility of Afghanistan’s healthcare system completely collapsing, the United Nations announced the release of $45 million from an...
MODI IN TROUBLE AS HEROIN WORTH $3B RECOVERED FROM FRIEND’...
September 24, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The pin-drop silence of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi is in question after seizure of 3,000 kilogram of heroin worth Rs 210 billion ($3 billion)...
BANGLADESH READY FOR US INVESTMENT: PREMIER HASINA
September 24, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The prime minister of Bangladesh on Tuesday evening invited US investors to benefit from the potential of the South Asian country’s various prom...
Assam govt evicts over 800 families from village populated...
September 24, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The Assam government carried out a massive eviction drive in a village on a sandbar in the Darrang district on Monday, September 20, leaving at least...
Tough road ahead for Kashmir separatist movement after Gee...
September 24, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The late Syed Ali Shah Geelani, wearing a mask, with Ashraf Sehrai, who died in jail earlier this year, after their Friday prayers in Srinagar in th...
Time to challenge what we know: Radwan Mujib Siddiq
September 24, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Radwan Mujib Siddiq. File photo
Policymakers need to revisit their assumptions and undertake a more detailed analysis of who and what makes Bangl...
Attacks on Myanmar military spike following call for revol...
September 24, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
There are believed to be between 120 and 300 militias under the People's Defense Force banner across Myanmar. (Photo taken from Faceb...
Ice-age children’s handprints found in India could be some...
September 24, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The fossilised handprints were preserved in limestone on the Tibetan Plateau. Photo: Facebook
Fossilised handprints of children from nearly 200,0...
Myanmar’s shadow government plans US$300 million vaccinati...
September 24, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Students wearing masks and face shields leave after attending the first day of school in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: AFP
With only six per cent of ju...
Taliban ask to participate in UNGA, mominate Suhail Shahee...
September 24, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The Taliban have written to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres nominating their spokesman Suhail Shaheen as Afghanistan’s new ambassador to the...
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