Malaysia on Monday began enforcing rules barring millions of children younger than 16 from having social media accounts, joining a global effort to tighten online safety protections for young users. The rules require social media platforms with at least 8 million users, including Facebook, Instagr
With summer around the corner, soaring prices and other complications from the war with Iran are straining the tourism-dependent economies of countries in Southeast Asia, including Thailand and Vietnam. The region's peak tourist summer season is at risk as elevated jet fuel costs coupled with ceas
Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing on Saturday began an official visit to India, marking his first trip to the neighboring country since assuming the presidency in April after an election widely criticized by opponents as a move to preserve military rule. According to Myanmar’s state-run MRTV
At least 18 people lost their lives and 30 others sustained injuries when a truck carrying recently returned Afghan refugees overturned in eastern Afghanistan's Laghman province early Saturday, the provincial police office said in a statement. The deadly accident took place in Surkhakan region, Qa
Amid an intensified crackdown on allegedly illegal immigration and heightened border security, India is planning to repatriate 386 “undocumented immigrants", including women and children, to Bangladesh. The “undocumented immigrants” have been held across West Bengal since Monday,
Around a dozen people died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in India's south-western state of Maharashtra, local police confirmed on Friday. The deaths were reported from areas near the state's Pune city, particularly Phugewadi and Hadapsar. While seven deaths were reported from Phugewadi
West Bengal’s newly elected Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has issued a stern warning to alleged undocumented Bangladeshi nationals, demanding they exit the Indian state immediately or face action. The Times of India, citing national news agency PTI, reported that the Bharatiya Janata Party
A viral social media account focusing on the concerns of India’s Gen Z has come under attack, with its founder alleging hacking and threats to his family after it won millions of followers disenchanted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. The satirical "Cockroach Ja
Mount Everest expedition operators must focus on the experience and knowledge of climbers to lower risks and minimise deaths on the mountain, a British climber and guide who has made the most ascents to the peak by a non-Sherpa said on Monday. Five people have died on Everest this year and some fa
The newly-installed West Bengal government has instructed all regional administrators to immediately build containment facilities across the state to house “undocumented” Bangladeshis, Rohingya. According to the Hindustan Times, the Foreigners’ Branch in the SAARC Visa Section of
The West Bengal government has made the recital of Vande Mataram mandatory in all madrasas across the state during morning assemblies, NDTV reports. The order, issued by the Directorate of Madrasah on Wednesday, will apply to all recognised, aided and unaided institutions under the Minority Affair
West Bengal’s newly formed government has designated a 27-kilometre stretch of land to the Border Security Force (BSF) for the construction of a fence along the Bangladesh border, Press Trust of India (PTI) reports. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari disclosed the decision during a meeting held
Applicants seeking Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 will have to declare whether they hold a valid or an expired passport from Bangladesh, Afghanistan or Pakistan, according to The Hindu. In a notification following an amendment to Citizenship Rules, 2009, the Ind
