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IPU condemns court decision to ban opposition party in Cambodia

Geneva, Nov. 17 (NsNewsWire) — The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) strongly condemns the ruling by Cambodia’s Supreme Court to dissolve the country’s main opposition party, the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), and to ban 118 senior CNRP members from political life for five years, including 53 out of the 66 CNRP parliamentarians. The decision is based on recent amendments to […]

China foreign minister to visit Myanmar, Bangladesh amid Rohingya crisis

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Myanmar and Bangladesh this weekend, his ministry said on Thursday, amid a crisis over Myanmar’s treatment of Rohingya Muslims, reports Reuters. More than 600,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since late August, driven out by a military counter-insurgency clearance operation in Buddhist-majority Myanmar’s Rakhine State. A top UN […]

Press release on tax evasion allegations leveled against Grameenphone

DHAKA, Nov. 16 (NsNewsWire) — The following is the full and unedited text of a statement which Grameenphone in Dhaka sent on Thursday evening on tax evasion allegations leveled against the company : “Grameenphone CEO Statement Following is a statement from Michael Foley, CEO, Grameenphone Ltd. responding to the recent media stories on tax evasion allegations […]

Yunus Draws Attention to Danger of Wealth Concentration to UK Audience

LONDON, Nov. 16 (NsNewsWire) — Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was in the United Kingdom for four days for events organized around his new book “A World of Three Zeroes” which focusses on how we can create a world of zero poverty, zero unemployment and zero net carbon emissions. The first stop of the tour […]

Human Rights Watch accuses Myanmar military of widespread rape

Human Rights Watch accused Myanmar security forces on Thursday of committing widespread rape against women and girls as part of a campaign of ethnic cleansing during the past three months against Rohingya Muslims in the country’s Rakhine state, reports Reuters.The allegation in a report by the New York-based rights group echoes an accusation by Pramila […]

First ever ‘Ceramic Expo Bangladesh – 2017’ will start from November 30

DHAKA, Nov. 16 (NsNewsWire) — The following is the full and unedited text of “Bangladesh Ceramic Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BCMEA)” received here Thursday: “We are delighted to introduce you “CERAMIC EXPO Bangladesh-2017” organized by “Bangladesh Ceramic Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BCMEA)”. Yesterday (Thursday) a press conference was held for the official announcement of the […]

Semenya takes aim at GC2018 and world record

Gold Coast, Nov. 15 (NsNewsWire) — South African reigning Olympic and world champion Caster Semenya has announced she will attempt the 800 metres and 1500m double at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. The 26-year-old won gold in her pet 800m race at the world championships and a bronze in the 1500m in London in […]

Spotlight: Former diplomats say everybody loses if U.S., China don’t cooperate

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 (NsNewsWire) — Cooperation is the only viable option for China and the United States to consolidate bilateral relationship and help shape the emerging global order amid a slow-recovering world economy and rising geo-political tensions, said former U.S. and Chinese diplomats, reports Xinhua “Clear-headed strategic assessment of the most important bilateral relationship […]

‘Indo-Pacific’ a new term for old anxieties

Source:Global Times Published: 2017/11/14 22:33:40 The concept of a “free and open Indo-Pacific” has been appearing more often in US diplomatic rhetoric. US President Donald Trump used the term many times during his just concluded Asia tour. During the East Asia Summit in the Philippines, leaders from the US, Japan, Australia and India held their […]