USAID $40bn budget frozen: Int'l aid from UN agencies, NGOs, public/private sector severely impacted
[France24 Asia-Pacific] - 02/4/2025
President Donald Trump's overhaul of US foreign assistance has led to chaos in the aid and development field, leaving hundreds of contractors in a severe financial crunch with some already having to lay off staff and others facing millions of dollars in unpaid invoices. For in-depth analysis and (…)
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Around 10,000 people, mostly foreigners, have been freed from telecom fraud operations in Myanmar in recent days. (…)
[France24 Asia-Pacific] - 21/02/2025
Chinese universities launch DeepSeek courses to capitalise on AI boom
[Channel NewsAsia] - 22/02/2025
Tokyo Gas to sell US shale gas stake to Shizuoka Gas for $130 million
[Channel NewsAsia] - 21/02/2025
Hamas official says likely body of Shiri Bibas 'mistakenly mixed' with others in Gaza rubble
[Channel NewsAsia] - 21/02/2025
Coroner warns against using carpooling services on Telegram after death of passenger in traffic accident
Mr Michael Ong Wee Siong, a passenger in a van driven by a unlicensed driver, died during a traffic accident.
[Channel NewsAsia] - 21/02/2025
Upcoming leadership changes in Malaysia’s judiciary stir concerns of political intervention
Several judges of the Federal Court, Malaysia's highest judicial body, are due to retire and the legal (…)
[Channel NewsAsia] - 21/02/2025
Hamas official says likely body of Shiri Bibas 'mistakenly mixed' with others in Gaza rubble
[Channel NewsAsia] - 21/02/2025
Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Friday vowed to make Hamas pay for handing over an unknown body and (…)
[France24 Middle-East] - 21/02/2025
European champions England open Nations League with 1-1 draw with Portugal
[Channel NewsAsia] - 21/02/2025
US Treasury's Bessent, China's He trade economic complaints in call
The top economic officials from the world's two largest economies agreed to keep up communications going forward.
[Channel NewsAsia] - 22/02/2025
