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Delay in regular promotion in public administration sparks discontent

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- A prolonged delay in regular promotions has triggered a deep crisis within the public administration, leaving hundreds of officials in three tiers frustrated. According to insiders,... Read More


No VIP treatment for 'ghost' flood control project PDLs - BJMP

Manila, Jan. 22 -- No special treatment will be accorded to high-profile persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in the ghost flood control projects cases, a Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) s... Read More


Gov't seeks to decongest PH prison, jail facilities - Chief Justice

Manila, Jan. 22 -- Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo on Thursday said the Supreme Court (SC) is studying the possibility of revising rules to allow courts to hear pleas for house arrest, hospital arres... Read More


Vietnam, Burkina Faso look to strengthen trade, economic cooperation

Hanoi, Jan. 22 -- Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Truong Thanh Hoai held a meeting with Daouda Bitie, Ambassador of Burkina Faso to China and Vietnam, in Hanoi on January 21 to discuss ways for ... Read More


PH hosts 1st Myanmar stakeholders meet; de-escalation discussed

Manila, Jan. 22 -- The Philippines has hosted a meeting among political and ethnic groups from Myanmar, the first under its chairship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). In a state... Read More


Maharashtra to draft separate law for total ban on gutkha and similar products

Mumbai, Jan. 22 -- The Maharashtra government will introduce a separate and comprehensive law to impose a complete ban on gutkha and similar prohibited food products in the state, following the model ... Read More


PMFME Rural Mart, Mother's Kitchen inaugurated at Tawang

Itanagar, Jan. 22 -- Tawang Deputy Commissioner Namgyal Angmo on Thursday inaugurated the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Rural Mart, funded by NABARD, along ... Read More


Adani merges two Group Companies to expand MRO Business

Mumbai, Jan. 22 -- The Adani Group has announced that it plans to merge Air Works and Indamer which are both companies owned by it to expand its presence in the aircraft maintenance, repair and overha... Read More


Bangladesh's Jamaat Ameer says India's so-called friends have occupied more Hindu assets than anyone else

Chittagong, Jan. 22 -- Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher, a central leader of Jamaat-e-Islami, has accused those he termed "friends of India" of occupying Hindu-owned properties in Bangladesh. Speaking at... Read More


US presidential aide details vision for Gaza at Board of Peace signing ceremony

Davos, Jan. 22 -- Senior White House advisor and top presidential aide Jared Kushner presented his vision for Gaza at the Board of Peace signing ceremony in Davos on Thursday, saying that the next pha... Read More