Ten foreigners, including Britons, Canadians, a Dutchman, a Norwegian and a New Zealander, all aged between 19 and 35 years-old, risk a one-year prison sentence for “indecent behavior” in the vicinity of an area considered holy by Cambodians – allegations seen as a warning sign to tourist circles. Last week’s arrest in Siem Reap, a […]
PHUKET: A Boeing jet carrying 380 tourists from Moscow to Phuket was forced to make an emergency landing in India due to technical issues yesterday morning (Feb 4). The Boeing 777-330ER aircraft, belonging to the Nordwind Airlines’ fleet, made an emergency landing in the Indian capital New Delhi around 7am (about 5:30am local time), reported […]
More than 100 people rallied in Indonesia’s Aceh province Friday in support of the police chief who sought permission from Islamic scholars before raiding five beauty salons and detaining 12 transgender people last weekend. The rally following Friday prayers came days after national Police Chief Gen. Tito Karnavian ordered an investigation into the raids, according […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US Treasury broadened sanctions on Friday targeting Lebanese Hezbollah’s financial network in the Middle East and Africa in a bid to crack down on revenue streams the US claims the resistance movement uses to fund its “illicit operations”. “The administration is determined to expose and disrupt Hezbollah’s networks, including those across […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A petrol bomb was thrown at the lakeside Yangon compound of Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday while she was away from her home, a government spokesman said. “It was a petrol bomb,” spokesman Zaw Htay confirmed to AFP, without giving further details on a possible motive for a small […]
PanARMENIAN.Net – Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has reacted to French president Emanuel Macron’s remarks about designating a special day in the French national calendar for the commemoration of the Armenian Genocide. In response, Cavusoglu slammed the French president’s statement and advised him against making comments that damage diplomatic relations between the two countries. Cavusoglu […]
Citing concerns of safety and the possible risk of forced returns, Bangladesh says it needs more time to prepare for the monumental logistics of repatriation of the Rohingya refugees. The number of Rohingya refugees pouring into Bangladesh from Myanmar has soared to over 800,000 as the two neighboring countries try to smooth a repatriation agreement […]
On Wednesday, in the wake of the rape of an eight-month-old baby girl in India’s capital, New Delhi, Swati Maliwal, head of the Delhi Commission for Women, called for a 30-day protest action to persuade the Government of India to establish the death penalty for offenders who rape children. The Indian press reported on Monday […]
