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Putrajaya spent RM1.15b on prison costs for drug offences in 2024 despite rising arrests

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 4 -- The Malaysian government allocated RM1.15 billion in 2024 alone to cover prison costs stemming from drug offences, public health expert Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman revealed at... Read More


Putrajaya spent RM1.15 billion on prison costs for drug offences in 2024 despite rising arrests

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 4 -- The Malaysian government allocated RM1.15 billion in 2024 alone to cover prison costs stemming from drug offences, public health expert Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman revealed at... Read More


Jaishankar to Meet Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar in New Delhi

India, Nov. 4 -- Last Updated on November 4, 2025 12:07 am by INDIAN AWAAZ Israel's Foreign Minister, Gideon Sa'ar will hold a meeting with External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr. S Jaishankar in New Del... Read More


India-ASEAN Ties: A steady partnership anchoring stability in an era of uncertainty

India, Nov. 4 -- India-ASEAN strategic partnership has continued to prosper despite the prevailing "era of uncertainties," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his virtual address to the 22nd India-AS... Read More


Asia's factories slow as US trade tensions hit exports

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Asia's major manufacturing hubs struggled in October, as weak demand from the United States and ongoing tariffs under President Donald Trump weighed heavily on factory orders across t... Read More


Thousands flee as Sudan conflict spreads east from Darfur: UN

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Over 36,000 Sudanese civilians have fled towns and villages in the Kordofan region east of Darfur, the United Nations said, just over a week after paramilitary forces overran the city... Read More


President Hassan sworn in following election

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in for a second term, following a landslide victory in a disputed election that prompted deadly protests across the country. Ha... Read More


50 BU students selected for Millennium Fellowship

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- For the fourth year, a cohort of 50 students from BRAC University (BU) has been selected for the 2025 Millennium Fellowship for undertaking social impact projects advancing the Sustai... Read More


Former US Vice President Dick Cheney dies at 84

WEB DESK, Nov. 4 -- Former US Vice President Dick Cheney has died at age 84 due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. Long plagued by heart problems, he suffered his first he... Read More


Israel says it received the remains of 3 hostages from Gaza as fragile ceasefire holds

New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- Israel on Sunday announced that the remains of three hostages had been handed over from Gaza and would be examined by forensic experts, as a fragile month-old ceasefire held. A H... Read More