By Sudipto Ganguly and Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) – Stabilising a fractious political landscape and fixing an economy still reeling from the ripple effects of the Russia-Ukraine war should top Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s agenda for her next five-year term, analysts said on Monday. Hasina, 76, secured a fourth straight term as expected with her …
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MADRID (Reuters) – A Spanish arbitrator who awarded $15 billion to the descendants of a former sultan in a land dispute with Malaysia dating back to the 19th century has been convicted of contempt of court, it was announced on Monday, a significant victory in Malaysia’s efforts to annul the case. Gonzalo Stampa was accused …
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday scrapped lifetime bans on contesting elections for people with criminal convictions, paving the way for Nawaz Sharif to run for prime minister for a fourth time. Sharif’s party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), is considered a front runner to win elections scheduled for Feb. 8, with Sharif’s main rival, …
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By Chris Gallagher and Joseph Campbell NISHIARAYA, Japan (Reuters) – A week after a major earthquake struck the west coast of Japan, thousands of people are still without water and electricity and have yet to be told when plans to rebuild can begin. The magnitude 7.6 quake killed at least 168 people on New Year’s …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is believed to have turned the big four-oh on Monday, but state media continued its decades of silence on his birthday. Kim’s birthday is believed to be Jan. 8, though his secretive regime has never confirmed the date. The U.S. government lists Kim’s birth year as …
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will conduct live firing drills in some areas in the East China Sea from 10 a.m. (0200 GMT) to 3 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, according to the China maritime safety administration. No vessels are allowed to enter the designated area, the administration said in a statement on Monday. The drills …
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COLOMBO/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – One of India’s largest travel platforms suspended flight bookings to the tourism-dependent Maldives on Monday after disparaging social media posts against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embittered relations between the South Asian neighbours. India and Russia send the largest number of visitors to the Maldives, a chain of sun-kissed islands in …
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By Sudipto Ganguly and Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina once joined rivals in a fight to restore democracy but her long reign in power has been marked by arrests of opposition leaders, crackdowns on free speech and suppression of dissent. Hasina, 76, won a fourth straight term and fifth overall …
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By Ananda Teresia and Bernadette Christina JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian presidential frontrunner Prabowo Subianto suffered a barrage of attacks in a heated election debate on Sunday, with his two opponents taking aim at his military procurement strategy as defence minister, calling him reckless and wasteful. Third-time candidate Prabowo, a former special forces commander, has held a …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – An Indonesian court sentenced a former senior tax officer on Monday to 14 years in prison on corruption charges after reports of his exorbitant wealth caused public distrust and triggered a boycott against paying taxes. Judges at the Central Jakarta court found that Rafael Alun Trisambodo had received about 10 billion rupiah …
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