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Vietnam, Thailand step up cooperation in science, technology, innovation

Bangkok, May 28 -- A visiting delegation from Vietnam's Central Steering Committee for the Development of Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation held talks with Thailand's National... Read More


Conserving Kathmandu Valley's stone spouts

Nepal, May 28 -- In 2019, the Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Management Board (KVWSMB) published a nearly 900-page book titled Stone Spouts and Ponds of Kathmandu Valley. The book reported that of 573 ... Read More


India, China review border situation, discuss normalisation of ties

New Delhi, May 28 -- India and China reviewed the situation in the border areas and expressed satisfaction with the progress in maintaining peace and tranquillity along the frontier during a meeting o... Read More


Nepal's rising budgets fail to translate into revenue, spending and growth gains

Kathmandu, May 28 -- Nepal's economy is coming under increasing strain from a widening gap between ambitious budget size, weak revenue collection and persistently low capital expenditure, with economi... Read More


Wall Street slips as oil jumps, Fed's preferred inflation hits 3-year high, Snowflake soars 34%, Kohl's rises 18.5%

New Delhi, May 28 -- US equity markets fell on Thursday as a sharp spike in crude oil prices followed intensifying military friction between Washington and Tehran. Compounding the market downturn, the... Read More


Kuwait says air defences confronting "hostile" missile and drone attacks

Kuwait City, May 28 -- The Kuwait Army on Thursday said its air defence systems were actively engaging "hostile" missile and drone attacks, with interception responsible for explosions heard in parts ... Read More


Driver injured as Sandakan-Lahad Datu road collapses in heavy rain

KINABATANGAN, May 28 -- A car driver sustained minor injuries when a section of the Sandakan-Lahad Datu main road at Km 90, near the Sukau Roundabout, collapsed early Tuesday following heavy rain. Ac... Read More


IMF Executive Board completes Sri Lanka's combined Fifth and Sixth Reviews

Sri Lanka, May 28 -- The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the combined Fifth and Sixth Reviews of the Extended Fund Facility for Sri Lanka, providing the country ... Read More


US DoJ moves to seize New York luxury apartment bought with alleged 1MDB funds tied to Jho Low's personal assistant

KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 -- The United States Department of Justice has secured a court order forfeiting a luxury apartment in New York allegedly purchased using funds misappropriated from 1Malaysia Devel... Read More


Nepal rights commission holds Oli, his ministers responsible for September violence

Kathmandu, May 28 -- The National Human Rights Commission has implicated then-prime minister KP Sharma Oli, the erstwhile home minister Ramesh Lekhak, then-minister for communications and information ... Read More