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Continued government endorsement of the militant organisation’s narrative without condemning its terrorist violence against Israeli citizens risks fuelling radicalisation among Malaysian youth and children. In October, during Malaysia’s Palestinian Solidarity Week, some teachers and students wore Palestinian keffiyehs and held toy guns, apparently emulating Hamas’ armed resistance against Israel. ...

Indonesia seems desperate to join the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), regarded as a rich man’s club. President Joko Widodo is pushing for an accelerated process and announced in October that it would set up a national committee to do so.Indonesia has been a key partner of ...

A video showing a man dressed in military uniform, catching a snake with his bare hands is being shared on social media platforms. What is the claim?: Those sharing have claimed that it shows the Poonch's encounter site where four Indian Army soldiers lost their lives, recently. What happened ...

A full-time traveller who hopes to visit every country in the world has revealed the best destinations for first-time backpackers to explore. Seasoned backpacker Tom Grond quit his nine-to-five government job 11 years ago and has been travelling ever since. The 39-year-old from Holland has now visited over 159 countries, documenting ...

Reported By: Ankur SharmaLast Updated: December 08, 2023, 23:52 ISTThe heightened concern is attributed to the health sector remaining on the radar of such hacker groups, especially in the aftermath of the global Covid-19 pandemic. (Shutterstock)Central agencies are particularly vigilant, anticipating that the health sector's cyber infrastructure might be ...

From kings to presidents, CEOs to non-profit bosses, many of the world’s most influential individuals have gathered in Dubai for COP28, the latest edition of the annual United Nations climate conference. Like every such summit, the Dubai conclave, too, has seen criticism, though a loss and damages fund was ...

East Java, Indonesia – Umar Patek was released from prison last December after serving just over half of a 20-year jail sentence for the Bali holiday island bombings in 2002, which killed 202 people. He was also convicted for a series of bomb attacks on Christian churches on Christmas ...

Jakarta, Indonesia – Tanah Abang is the biggest textile and clothing market in Southeast Asia, well-known among traders all around Asia and as far as Africa. But business these days is not good, with foot traffic down by half compared with before the pandemic. According to stallholders at the ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan / NEW DELHI / DHAKA, Bangladesh / SRINAGAR, Jammu and KashmirFormer prime ministers joined pro-Palestinian solidarity rallies across Asia on Friday as the besieged Gaza Strip continues facing intense Israeli bombardment.Mahathir Mohamad and Muhyiddin Yassin, two former prime ministers of Malaysia, led demonstrations in the capital Kuala ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan / NEW DELHI / DHAKA, Bangladesh / SRINAGAR, Jammu and KashmirFormer prime ministers joined pro-Palestinian solidarity rallies across Asia on Friday as the besieged Gaza Strip continues facing intense Israeli bombardment.Mahathir Mohamad and Muhyiddin Yassin, two former prime ministers of Malaysia, led demonstrations in the capital Kuala ...