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After 'White' grossed RM2.5m, Malaysian filmmaker JeRR returns with 'Lunar July', inspired by the Chinese ghost month

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 1 -- Following the success of his folk-horror film White (2025), which grossed more than RM2.5 million at the Malaysian box office, local filmmaker JeRR PS Rion has returned with an... Read More


Minimum wage board formed amid labour unrest

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- The government has announced the formation of a minimum wage board amid labour unrest in the readymade garment sector over demands for higher wages. The four strong board will be cha... Read More


EXCLUSIVE: Ebola: 34-year-old pilot, wife identified as suspected cases who tested negative in North-east Nigeria

Nigeria, Nov. 1 -- A 34-year-old pilot and his wife, a medical doctor, were the two people investigated for suspected Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Adamawa State after developing symptoms including fev... Read More


LG Sinha Inaugurates 1,416 Transit Accommodation Flats for PM Package Employees in Kashmir Valley

India, Nov. 1 -- The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha inaugurated the newly constructed Transit Residential Complex at Zewan, Srinagar for PM Package Employees. The Lieutenant Governor also inaugurate... Read More


When youths move, society changes: The 2026 barricades, By Owei Lakemfa

Nigeria, Nov. 1 -- The ongoing mass protests in France were ignited and led by students. They are the segment of society to which all shades and classes of society belong. When such a class reaches co... Read More


AbdulRazaq used to disburse over N1Billion Zakat annually before becoming governor - Sai Kai

Nigeria, Nov. 1 -- Prince Abubakar Suleiman, the Special Adviser on Political Matters to Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has claimed that the governor consistently distributed as much as ... Read More


Assam forest dept under fire as hills mined, waterbody filled & elephant corridor blocked in Amchang

Guwahati, Nov. 1 -- In a glaring indictment of the Assam Forest Department's failure to protect wildlife habitats, large-scale hill cutting and the alleged filling of an elephant watering site have be... Read More


Why war makes Ukraine media more determined than ever to hold power to account

France, Nov. 1 -- As Russian bombs rain down on Kyiv, explosive revelations about corruption, scandal and misuse of public funds also regularly rock the city. For Sofia Troshchuk, a journalist and pr... Read More


Cyclone Murasu alert: Odisha steps up preparedness, evacuation plan ready

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 1 -- Odisha government has stepped up its preparedness for the possible Cyclone Murasu as a high-level review meeting chaired by Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujar... Read More


Modi says Naxalism has ended, warns 'dimagi Naxals' still pose a threat

Ekta Nagar/Gujarat, Nov. 1 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that Naxalism had been broken in India but warned that so-called "dimagi Naxals" still pose a threat and that the country mu... Read More