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KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 (Xinhua) — Malaysia’s inflation rate in April has eased to 4.4 percent from eight-year high of 5.1 percent in March, latest figures showed Wednesday. According to a statement of Malaysian Statistics Department, transportation, food and non-alcoholic beverages which surged 16.7 percent and 4.1 percent year-on-year, respectively, were the two major contributors […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 16 (NsNewsWire) — First ever Bilateral Consultations (Foreign Office Consultations) between the Foreign Ministries of Bangladesh and Malaysia took place today, 15 May 2017 at the State Guest House Meghna. Foreign Secretary Md. ShahidulHaque led the Bangladesh delegation while Dato’ Ramlan Ibrahim, Secretary General, Ministry of the Foreign Affairs, led the Malaysian side. […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 15 (NsNewsWire) — Telenor Youth Forum 2017, the fifth edition of its kind, is looking for talented individuals to represent Bangladesh. The announcement was made at a press conference today held at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka. The Telenor Youth Forum (TYF) is a global program that is designed and hosted by Telenor […]
Read MoreNAIROBI, May 12 (Xinhua) — Five Kenyans and 67 Somalis who were deported from the U.S. over immigration issues have arrived in the country. Police and immigration officials said a private plane carrying the 72 deportees landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi early Friday. Kenyan officials said deportations were likely given […]
Read MoreANKARA, May 12 (Xinhua) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that he would discuss the U.S. decision to arm the Kurdish militia People’s Protection Units (YPG) with heavy weapons with President Donald Trump in his upcoming visit to Washington. Speaking at a press conference at Ankara airport before starting trips to China […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD, May 12 (Xinhua) — Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday condemned the deadly attack targeted on the country’s Senate’s deputy chairman’s convoy in southwestern province of Balochistan, leaving least 25 dead and 35 others injured, according to a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office. The statement said that Sharif wished a speedy recovery […]
Read MoreTOKYO, May 12 (Xinhua) — Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s coalition Komeito ally on Friday expressed reticence to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent push to amend the nation’s pacifist constitution to be ratified by 2020. Yoshihisa Inoue, Komeito’s Secretary General, told a press conference on the matter that there are no immediate security-related reasons why […]
Read MorePYONGYANG, May 12 (Xinhua) — The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Friday slammed the United States Congress for passing a new law to tighten sanctions against the DPRK. The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK has sent an open letter of protest to the U.S. House of Representatives, strongly […]
Read MoreSEOUL, May 12 (Xinhua) — Residents living near a site, where the previous South Korean government had sought to deploy the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system, hailed the ruling Minjoo Party’s push for the parliamentary hearing and ratification on THAAD. “We welcome the party’s push for a parliamentary hearing. We […]
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