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Happy 74th Anniversary Republic of Indonesia: Commitment to integrity stressed
Jakarta: Indonesia celebrated its 74th anniversary as a republic with great fanfare with President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stressing that the integrity of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) must be placed in the most important position. “The integrity of NKRI should not be sacrificed. NKRI’s integrity…
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Becoming trilingual is kindergarten play in Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek: A three-language learning system has been introduced in 80 kindergartens in Kyrgyzstan in pilot mode, Under the system, children are immersed in Kyrgyz before lunch and in Russian after it, Nadira Jusupbekova, the Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Kyrgyzstan, said during a media conference, Kabar News Agency…
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Eight criminal cases initiated against Kyrgyzstan former president ‘s supporters
Bishkek: Eight criminal cases have been initiated against former President Almazbek Atambayev’s supporters, Otkurbek Dzhamshitov, the Prosecutor General of Kyrgyzstan, said. Addressing a media conference at Kabar News Agency, he noted that cases of mass riots, murder, hostage-taking, four cases of attempted murder and hooliganism have been initiated. An…
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Central Asia’s widening religious tolerance highlighted as Feast of Sacrifice celebrated
Almost 30 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union that had often denounced religion as an enemy of Communism, former member states celebrated the Islamic “Feast of Sacrifice” openly within an air of an increasingly open religious tolerance and with congratulations from their leaders. In Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev…
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Turkmen urged to strengthen peace, friendship as country celebrates Kurban Bayram
Ashgabat: Every citizen of Turkmenistan considers it an honour to make a worthy contribution to strengthening peace and friendship on the planet and to developing culture and traditions, the country’s president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said as he congratulated compatriots on Kurban Bayram, the Feast of Sacrifice celebrated by Muslims on…
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Social village in Kyrgyzstan gives helping hand to the needy
Bishkek: Tributes have been pouring in for a social village in Kyrgyzstan that has been, despite formidable challenges, caring for people with disabilities for 15 years, assisting them to return to full life. Social Village Manas, 60 km from the capital Bishkek, was established in 2004 as an NGO to…
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S.K. agency provides N.K. defectors psychological therapy for traumatic memories
Seoul: Around two years ago, nearly 20 years after she escaped from North Korea, Kim Young-sook (alias) was suddenly overcome by traumatic memories of life-or-death experiences, and she knew she could not handle it on her own. Her memories of crossing the thinly-frozen Tumen River into China in 1998,…
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Caring in action: Health retiree transports patients for free
Butterworth: When Shabuddin Mat was working at the public health clinic in Butterworth in the Malaysian state of Penang, he noticed how difficult it was for the underprivileged to travel to receive treatment. So, when he retired from his job as a financial administrator in July, he did not…
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New breakthrough for Saudi women’s rights
Riyadh: A requirement for Saudi female students to be accompanied by a male guardian in order to benefit from state scholarships abroad is likely to be scrapped soon. The decision follows last week’s breakthrough reform that allowed Saudi women to obtain passports and travel abroad with the approval…
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Khat is an art form, nothing to do with religion – Wan Azizah
Putrajaya: Khat, a form of Malay-Arabic calligraphy writing, is an art form and does not involve any religious element, Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said. She said she is aware of the Chinese community’s concern when the government decided to introduce khat in the Bahasa Melayu…
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