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(TibetanReview.net, Jan31’23) – Even as the two countries have begun to normalize their trade and diplomatic relations after a long freeze especially after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, the Australian government has vowed to keep raising human rights concerns “at the highest levels” after Beijing’s ambassador urged it to avoid “trying […]

The increase in Bipih is a must Semarang, Central Java (ANTARA) – Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (PMK) Muhadjir Effendy suggested that cost of the 2023 Hajj pilgrimage, which is currently in the review stage, should be increased gradually. “I have conveyed my suggestion to the minister of religious affairs related to the increase in […]

CHANDIGARH: After the first meeting of the International Financial Architecture (IFA) working group of the G20 summit concluded on Tuesday, many foreign delegates visited the city’s iconic Rock Garden.On their arrival, around 50 delegates were shown a short biopic on the life and history of Rock Garden creator Nek Chand and his labour of love. […]

ASEAN at 55. Few could have envisaged back when ASEAN was founded that it would survive. After all, it was only a reincarnation of the failed 1954 Southeast Asian Treaty Organisation (SEATO). Even MALPHINDO – the non-political, three country confederation between Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia in 1963 – was dead on arrival. But not only […]

Almost 3,300 arrived in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand last year, the UN agency said, a roughly 290 per cent rise over the 850 people recorded in 2021.  IOM urged States in the region to work collectively to provide life-saving care and support to the refugees to prevent loss of life at sea during the migration journey. […]

India’s rice exports in 2022 jumped to a record high despite the government’s curbs on overseas sale, as buyers continued to make purchases from the South Asian country because of competitive prices, according to government and industry officials. The record exports allowed Asian and African countries to import the staple at a time when supplies […]

Jakarta. The government’s recent proposal of doubling the 2023 hajj costs has sparked concerns among pilgrims, some even willing to give up on their dreams if the price hike plan proceeds. Many pilgrims are shaking their heads at the government’s plan to raise this year’s hajj costs for each person to Rp 69.1 million ($4,605) […]

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) will disburse 315,000 tons of rice from the government’s rice stocks through cheap market operations until March 2023 to stabilize the price of the commodity at the consumer level. The President Director of Bulog, Budi Waseso, said on Tuesday that the National Food Agency (NFA) has instructed […]

Washington —  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s upcoming trip to Beijing does not mean the United States is heading toward a substantial change in its relationship with the People’s Republic of China, according to U.S. analysts. Blinken would be the first top U.S. diplomat to visit Beijing since 2018. Meanwhile, officials from the two […]