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Stall talks for Bangladesh workers, Zahid told

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi should delay the negotiations to bring in 1.5 million workers from Bangladesh, said Klang MP Charles Santiago. This is because Ahmad Zahid, who is also home minister, should focus on reviewing the labour market for locals first before doing anything else, Charles said in a statement today, reports https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/308839. […]

Bangabandhu’s portrait installed at National Press Club

DHAKA, Aug. 16 (NsNewsWire) — A portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman , Bangladesh’s founding father, has been installed at the National Press Club, the country’s most widely respected professional body for journalists. Shortly after unveiling the portrait at the club premises on Saturday, Journalist leaders stood in silence for a minute. Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, […]

China calls for sincere apology after Abe’s statement

BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) – China on Friday responded to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe‘s statement marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II by asking Japan to sincerely apologize for its aggressive past. “Japan should have given a clear account of the nature of the aggression war launched by Japanese militarists […]

5 armed men killed in gunfight with Bangladesh Army

DHAKA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) — Five suspected insurgents were killed in a clash with the Bangladesh Army in the country’s southeastern Chittagong hill region on Saturday. According to a local police official, “bullet-riddled bodies of five armed men of the tribal group – Jana Sanghati Samiti (JSS) in Baghaichhari sub-district of Rangamati district, some 293 […]

Myanmar’s ruling party nominates 1,147 candidates to run in general election

NAY PYI TAW, Aug. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Myanmar’s ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has nominated 1,147 candidates nationwide to contest the upcoming general election slated for Nov. 8, Party General Secretary U Maung Maung Thein told a meeting welcoming the candidates here on Wednesday. Of the candidates, 320 will compete for House of […]

Death toll rises to 44 from massive Tianjin blasts

TIANJIN, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) — The death toll has climbed to 44 from two massive blasts that ripped through a warehouse in north China’s port city of Tianjin as of Thursday noon, according to rescue headquarters. Twelve firefighters were among the dead. A total of 520 people have been hospitalized, including 66 critically injured.

Chinese embassy spokesman refutes U.S. media hype over “Chinese hacker” invasion

BEIJING, Aug. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Groundless accusations and “microphone diplomacy” are not solving any problems, said spokesman of the Chinese embassy in Washington Zhu Haiquan on Monday. Zhu was responding to a NBC report which accused China of trying to invade senior U.S. government officials’ private email, reports Xinhua. “Combating cross-border network hacker attacks needs […]

Plan for 1.5 million Bangladesh workers contradicts 11MP, say groups

By Yasmin Ramlan Malaysia, Aug. 13 (NsNewsWire) — The plan to bring in some 1.5 million workers from Bangladesh to Malaysia in stages over three years contradicts objectives in the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP) to reduce dependency on low-skilled foreign labour, the country’s umbrella body of trade unions said. Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) secretary-general […]

Massive blasts rock Chinese city of Tianjin

Tianjin, China , Aug. 13 (NsNewsWire) — A series of huge explosions shook the northern Chinese city of Tianjin late Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, injuring hundreds and leaving dozens of firefighters missing, reports CNN quoting officials and state media. Liu Yue, a 25-year-old Tianjin resident, said she felt the first blast but […]