Bangkok: Authorities claimed that more than 250 schools in Bangkok were closed Thursday, January 23, because of pollution. They also asked individuals to work from home and banned large cars from the city. Like many other nations in the region, Thailand has long suffered from seasonal air pollution, which isRead More →
HANOI: According to Vietnamese police, they have detained five individuals and dismantled a money-laundering network that imported US$1.2 billion (S$1.6 billion) in illicit funds into the nation. Members of the ring, including bank personnel, created 187 firms and opened over 600 corporate bank accounts between 2022 and 2024 by forgingRead More →
During the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, US President Donald Trump informed business executives that he wants to reduce global energy costs, interest rates, and taxes. He also threatened to impose tariffs on companies who manufacture their goods elsewhere. “I’ll insist on an instant reduction in interest rates. Similarly,Read More →
Officials claimed hundreds of schools in Hungary received bomb threats on Thursday, requiring them to temporarily remove children. According to interior ministry spokesman Bence Retvari, 268 educational institutions around the country received bomb threats via email, the majority of which were in the capital Budapest. Authorities have discovered “no directRead More →
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump declared the beginning of a “golden age” in the United States after taking the oath of office for a historic second term as president on Monday (Jan 20), using his inaugural speech to strike out at what he characterized as a “broken” society that he would rescue.Read More →
ISLAMABAD: On Thursday, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) approved the entrance of Azerbaijani registered cars conveying transit and bilateral commerce cargo into Pakistan. The FBR issued SRO.25(I)/2025 on Thursday to notify the Azerbaijan-Pakistan Transit Trade Rules 2024 under the Azerbaijan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement, 2024, for the processing of transitRead More →
Cristiano Ronaldo is poised to retain his status as the highest-paid footballer in the world, with sources claiming that the Portuguese superstar will “earn €550,000 per day” under a new contract to extend his tenure with Al-Nassr. The new Al-Nassr contract allegedly guarantees the 39-year-old forward €183 million per year,Read More →
Martin Guptill, New Zealand’s greatest T20I run-scorer, has retired from international cricket at the age of 38, New Zealand Cricket announced on Wednesday. Guptill has not played for New Zealand since 2022 and will continue to play franchise white-ball cricket. He played 367 games for the Blackcaps, including 198 ODIs,Read More →
(Reuters) – Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has barred Uber Technologies’ $950 million acquisition of Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda operation on the island due to anti-competitive concerns, the agency said Wednesday. Uber and Foodpanda did not immediately reply to calls for comment after regular business hours. According to a statement fromRead More →
RAWALPINDI (APP) – NLC and DP World have delivered over 1,000 containers between Pakistan and Bangladesh since October, when they launched the first direct shipping route between the two nations, a strategic effort that would considerably improve South Asian commerce and connectivity. Container service between Karachi and Jable Ali willRead More →