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AI doesn't negotiate: Will Malaysia rule it or obey it? - Ahmad Nizam Che Kasim

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 16 -- When the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, issued his 14 September statement on artificial intelligence, he did not mince words. AI harms, he wr... Read More


Green Card plans facing new hurdle? US moves to overhaul rules for sponsoring foreign workers

India, Sept. 16 -- The US Department of Labor has advanced a proposal that could overhaul the process employers use to sponsor foreign workers for employment-based Green Cards, putting the permanent l... Read More


Nepal can't call them dead. It can't find them alive, either

Kathmandu, Sept. 16 -- On September 7, Vichitra Jain stood outside the Nepal Tourism Board in Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu, carrying a photograph of a friend who vanished on a trip to Kailash. Officials ... Read More


How disasters create fertile ground for human trafficking

Nepal, Sept. 16 -- In 2022, I was part of a police raid where I met a 26-year-old girl who was rescued from an illegal spa operating in Delhi. She said that she was originally from Sindhupalchowk. In ... Read More


How not to worry about the AI revolution and the law of unintended consequences?

Nepal, Sept. 16 -- Last week, even the fast-forwards of the world, tech giants and experts got scared of Artificial Intelligence and its fast-growing inventory world. This common concern over the last... Read More


IAEA says Indonesia accelerating its nuclear energy development

Jakarta, Sept. 16 -- International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said Indonesia is accelerating nuclear power development plans, including Small Modular Reactors, with IA... Read More


Secretary-General of ASEAN to participate in the 58th ASEAN Economic Ministers' (AEM) Meeting and Related Meetings in Manila, the Philippines

Jakarta, Sept. 16 -- At the invitation of H.E. Ma. Christina A. Roque, Secretary of Trade and Industry of the Republic of the Philippines and Chair of the ASEAN Economic Ministers' (AEM) Meeting in 20... Read More


Fuel Price Hike Latest News: Oil Surges Above $100 a Barrel as Fuel Protests Erupt in Syria, Guatemala, Portugal & Indonesia Amid Spreading Fuel Shortages and Higher Transport Costs

India, Sept. 16 -- The new fuel crisis in the world is shifting its effects from the oil market to the streets, business and transportation networks. Even though Brent crude has maintained prices abov... Read More


Indonesia's AI policies align with global trends, observer says

Jakarta, Sept. 16 -- Telecommunications observer Heru Sutadi said Indonesia's artificial intelligence policy direction is broadly aligned with global trends, citing risk-based governance, ethical prin... Read More


The Fed is ready to raise rates but some say it's a mistake

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise interest rates Wednesday for the first time in more than three years, but some economists say a hike would be a mistake. The Fed... Read More