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South East Asia
Government mulls amending law on conferring Malaysian citizenship
Petaling Jaya: Malaysia is looking at amending Article 14 of the Federal Constitution to allow Malaysian mothers to pass on automatically their citizenship to their children born overseas. Under the current law, only Malaysian fathers are allowed to obtain automatically the Malaysian citizenship for their children born overseas whereas mothers…
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South Asia
Pakistan to establish special media tribunals
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: The federal government has decided to establish special media tribunals to settle cases of media organizations, workers, owners, and citizens. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan sharing the decisions of the federal cabinet meeting chaired by…
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Culture
Confidence boosted as Bernama news agency accomplishes Malaysia Book of Records achievement
Kuala Lumpur: The success of the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) in getting a place in the Malaysia Book of Records (MBOR) today has boosted confidence in the national news agency to face challenges in the current media industry. Bernama Editor-in-Chief Mokhtar Hussain said the team spirit demonstrated by Bernama…
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Culture
South Korea going all-out to stem spread of African swine fever
Seoul: South Korea remained alert on Wednesday to stem the spread of African swine fever across the country after reporting its second confirmed case of the deadly animal disease at a farm near the heavily fortified border with North Korea. The new case at a pig farm in Yeoncheon was…
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Politics
Moon, Saudi crown prince discuss global response to attack on oil facilities
Seoul: The leaders of South Korea and Saudi Arabia agreed Wednesday to strengthen partnerships in the fight against terrorist acts, such as the recent drone attack on oil facilities in the Middle Eastern nation. In phone talks, President Moon Jae-in and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman also emphasized the importance…
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South Asia
IMF officials, Pakistan PM discus bailout package
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Director Middle East and Central Asia Jihad Azour met Prime Minister Imran Khan at the PM Office here on Tuesday. Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh and Governor State Bank Dr Reza Baqir were present in…
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South Asia
Pakistan women’s football captain named mental health champion for British charity
By Nasir Aijaz AsianN Correspondent Islamabad: Pakistan women’s national football captain Hajra Khan has been named as the new ambassador for the British Asian Trust, one of the Prince of Wales’s charities in the United Kingdom. According to a press release issued by the organisation, Hajra will help create mass…
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IT-Science
South Korea to spend over $841 million to nurture content creators
Seoul: South Korea announced plans Tuesday to help raise the global competitiveness of the country’s entertainment and content industry via an investment-loan guarantee project worth more than 1 trillion won ($841 million). The government will spend 450 billion won by 2022 in a “content venture investment fund” aimed at offering…
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Business
Nepal bans North Korean investments
By Kuber Chalise Contributor to AsiaN from Nepal Kathmandu: Nepal has banned North Korean investment in the Himalayan country and the Department of Industry (DoI) asked the North Koreans to close their businesses by the end of October in view of the UN Security Council Resolution against Pyongyang. “The Department…
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Society
Seoul likely to lose megacity status
Seoul: Seoul is getting smaller and older in terms of population and could soon cease to be a megacity with over 10 million inhabitants, the capital’s government said Tuesday. According to the city government, the total number of residents in the capital was 10,049,607 as of the end of…
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