Migrant worker outflows from Asia dropped 7% in 2024 to around 6.5 million, marking the first decline since the pandemic year of 2020, according to Nikkei, citing the “Labor Migration in Asia”
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A Japanese man who spent six years in prison in China on espionage charges has warned that ordinary citizens risk detention if they come into contact with Japan’s intelligence services. Speaking with
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The eagerly awaited Performance Report of the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) for 2024 has recently been published. It offers some context regarding the IRD’s tax collections. There is room for wider disclosure
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Errol Musk, the father of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, has been accused of sexually abusing five of his children and stepchildren over a span of three decades, according to a New York
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When Mahinda Rajapaksa became President of Sri Lanka in 2005, the country faced two critical challenges: bringing an end to the long-running civil conflict and addressing decades of underinvestment in infrastructure. While
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Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have jointly announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), denouncing the Hague-based tribunal as an instrument of imperialist “neocolonial repression.” The three West African nations
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India is reportedly exploring the purchase of at least two squadrons of Russia’s first operational fifth-generation fighter, the Sukhoi Su-57, while also evaluating a proposal to manufacture the jets domestically, according to
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Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi said his government will not “auction” the country’s mineral wealth to the United States, pushing back against Washington’s efforts to resolve the ongoing violence
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Google has acknowledged that it censored thousands of YouTube content creators following pressure from senior Biden Administration officials during the COVID-19 pandemic. The revelation came in a letter addressed to House Judiciary
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Canadian authorities have executed the largest digital asset seizure in the country’s history, confiscating over CAD 56 million (approximately US$40 million) from the cryptocurrency exchange TradeOgre. The action marks the first time
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei reaffirmed Iran’s commitment to uranium enrichment, stressed that the country has no plans to develop nuclear weapons, and dismissed any benefit from negotiating with the
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The U.S. Secret Service announced Tuesday that it uncovered and dismantled a sprawling network of devices in New York City capable of crippling the city’s cellular infrastructure during the United Nations General
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Hong Kong is bracing for what could become the strongest typhoon in the city’s history as Super Typhoon Ragasa edges closer, bringing hurricane-force winds and pounding waves. The Hong Kong Observatory raised
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by Our Correspondent in new York City President Donald Trump delivered a blistering critique of the United Nations on Tuesday, accusing the global body of failing to address wars, migration, and humanitarian
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Assam stood united in grief over the past week as millions mourned the passing of cultural icon Zubeen Garg, whose melodies shaped generations and whose activism gave voice to the voiceless. From
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