This year’s meeting was also attended by seven ASEAN members, including the Philippines and Indonesia, as observers.

Nine percent of children of the age group in the Valley did not consume any fruits and vegetables on the day before the survey.

They were among a total of 1,566 people under 18 involved in such cases, an increase of 80 from the year before.

Then comes the question of “method”—the way the decision to appoint the new governor was implemented. For the argument’s sake, let’s accept that the government needed to appoint a new governor, that ...

NATURA Project, the initiative, also seeks to create sustainable livelihood opportunities through wetland restoration while promoting long-term climate adaptation.

Transparency International Bangladesh questions Md Mostaqur Rahman's ability to control inflation and ensure banking discipline amid business and political ties.

This policy change is a direct response to a recent Constitutional Court ruling and aims to prevent future legal complications and reduce political risks.

SINGAPORE – The Republic’s roads are now at their most dangerous in years, with traffic deaths hitting a 10-year high of 149 in 2025 compared with 141 in 2016. There were 142 deaths in 2024. The ...

Gov. Kazuo Ueda emphasised in an exclusive interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun on Tuesday that the central bank would keep raising interest rates along with progress in economic and price conditions.

DHAKA – Despite mounting debt in the power sector, the government is taking steps to avoid raising electricity prices for now, Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku said ...

Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong stressed the need for a “carefully managed immigration flow to augment our low birth rate." Depending on demographic trends, the Government expects to take in ...

President Xi made the remarks when receiving German Chancellor Friedrich Merz as the first foreign leader in the Year of the Horse at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Chancellor Merz arrived ...