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Indonesia orangutan forest cleared for 'carbon-neutral' packaging firm

BANGKOK, April 22 -- Vast tracts of Indonesian rainforest home to endangered orangutans have been cleared for plantations supplying a maker of "carbon-neutral" packaging, an investigation by AFP and T... Read More


Energy dependence is strategic vulnerability: East Asia must finally wake up, especially Asean - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, April 22 -- East Asia's economic miracle has long been powered by a fragile assumption: that energy from West Asia will always flow uninterrupted. That assumption is now dangerously obso... Read More


Bengal, Tamil Nadu polls: EC warns putting perfume, ink or glue on EVM buttons to track votes is electoral tampering

New Delhi, April 22 -- As India prepares for Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, the Election Commission has issued a stark warning: any attempt to mark or scent EVM buttons to track vot... Read More


Sanctions shadow Tokyo mansion purchase linked to alleged Cambodian cybercrime empire

Bangladesh, April 22 -- The purchase of a luxury property in central Tokyo by a senior executive tied to the controversial Prince Group has drawn renewed scrutiny to the global financial footprint of ... Read More


Police arrest Kelantan couple for alleged abuse of 10-year-old nephew

KUALA KRAI, April 22 -- A 10-year-old boy was allegedly abused by his aunt and uncle in Kampung Sungai Mas, Machang, after being separated from his four siblings. Kelantan Social Welfare Department (... Read More


NNPP, PDP lose lawmakers to ADC, APC

Nigeria, April 22 -- Four members of the House of Representatives from Kano State have defected from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), citing persistent in... Read More


Dharamshala: Over five thousand Tibetans offer long life prayers for 14th Dalai Lama

Dharamsala, April 22 -- Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, attends a long life prayer offered to him by Dhasa Dhotoe Welfare Society and Lodrik Welfare Association in the morning at the Ma... Read More


PM pledges swift purge of 'fascist-era' fertiliser dealers to ease farmers' woes

Dhaka, April 22 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday said the government will take swift action to remove dealers appointed during the "fascist regime" to ease suffering of farmers and check ... Read More


Stir planned over vacant posts for sports teachers

India, April 22 -- Lack of recruitment of physical education teachers in government-aided urban and rural schools in Maharashtra has prospective candidates threatening an agitation if the authorities ... Read More


Meghalaya to introduce ST-only electoral roll for GHADC elections

Guwahati, April 22 -- The Meghalaya government is moving to create a Scheduled Tribe (ST)-exclusive electoral roll for elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC), a step aimed at ... Read More