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New Delhi: Myanmar’s government-in-exile, the National Unity Government (NUG), has asked Myanmarese citizens, who have been “temporarily sheltering” in India due to the military crackdown in that country, to stay away from local political matters and ethnic-based conflicts.   The NUG government’s advisory to the displaced citizens is significant because it...
Kabul , July 9: After schools and universities closed, many students in war-torn Afghanistan turned to training in tailoring, and have called on the Taliban to reopen schools.   Some of these girl students demanded that the de-facto authorities reopen the colleges and universities that were closed to female students in...
BANGKOK — Thailand's economy is projected to grow 3.9 per cent this year, up from a previous forecast of 3.6 per cent, helped by private consumption growth and a recovery in tourism, the World Bank said on Wednesday (June 28).   Southeast Asia's second-largest economy expanded 2.6 per cent in 2022,...
BANGKOK: A Myanmar military airstrike on a village killed ten civilians, locals and media reports said on Wednesday (June 28).   Fighting has ravaged swathes of Myanmar since a coup in 2021, with the junta battling ethnic rebels and dozens of new "People's Defence Forces" across the country.   Rights groups accuse the...