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Dr Mahathir Hailed For Being Among Time’s 100 Most Influential People

KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been hailed for having been listed in Time…

India completes second phase of GE voting

CHANDIGARH (India), April 19 (NNN-BERNAMA-ANADOLU) — Indians on Thursday voted in a second phase of general elections for 95 constituencies spread over…

Indonesian General Election: Waiting For GEC’s Results

JAKARTA, April 19 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The official results of the Indonesian general election (2019 Pemilu) will only be informed by…

Price for Malaysia’s ECRL project could come down even further, says Daim

By Mikhail Raj Abdullah and Nurul Hanis Izmir KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Daim Zainuddin has expressed confidence that…

Rohingya repatriation: Fourth Bangladesh, Myanmar talks on May 3

DHAKA, April 19 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh and Myanmar will hold their next Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting in Naypyidaw on…

Torture still practiced in Afghan detention centres: UN report

File photo of UN shows Afghan National Police guard the office of the Governor of Bamyan Province, Afghanistan on 22…

Pakistan PM Imran Khan named among Time’s 100 most influential people of 2019

NEW YORK, April 19 (NNN-APP)- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been named among the ‘100 Most Influential people’ of…

Pakistan’s finance minister steps down ahead of IMF deal

Asad Umar Federal Minister of Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Delivering the Chief Guest Address at ACCA Pakistan Leadership Conversation…

Update: 6.7-magnitude quake hits Taiwan, injuring at least 17 people

Photo courtesy of CNA TAIPEI, April 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — A 6.7-magnitude earthquake rattled Hualien county in eastern Taiwan at 1:01…

Outgoing Japanese Monarch pays respects to Gods

ANKARA, April 18 (NNN-BERNAMA-ANADOLU) — Days ahead of his abdication, the outgoing Japanese monarch on Thursday paid his respects to the Shinto…