Category: Asia

There aren’t 13 Japanese suspects detained in Malaysia for alleged scams. Instead, Malaysian authorities detained 13 individuals, including four bank employees, in connection with a RM24.2 million bank fraud case. The suspects, consisting of eight men and five women aged 22-54, were detained in Sabah and Perlis for allegedly conspiring to facilitate unauthorized withdrawals from fixed deposit accounts.¹However, it’s worth noting that Malaysia has seen various scam cases involving foreigners. In February, over 40 foreigners were detained in raids on scam call centers in Kuala Lumpur, including 14 Chinese nationals,…

Bangladesh has introduced new banknotes featuring Hindu and Buddhist temples, replacing the image of its founding father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. This move is part of a broader effort to revamp the country’s currency and highlight its cultural and historical heritage.The interim government, led by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, aims to shift the national narrative and promote a more inclusive representation of Bangladesh’s history and culture.The new design features various landmarks, mosques, and temples, showcasing the country’s pluralistic heritage. – Tk 100 note: Features the Shait Gumbad Mosque. – Tk 10…

Every year, monsoon rains bring chaos to cities across India, including Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, and Kolkata. The combination of intense rainfall and unprepared urban infrastructure leads to severe waterlogging, traffic jams, and public health concerns. Outdated and poorly maintained drainage systems are often overwhelmed by heavy downpours. Rapid and unplanned urbanization has resulted in the loss of natural water bodies and green spaces, while encroachments on lakes and drainage channels block the natural flow of rainwater. In cities like Mumbai and Bengaluru, clogged drains filled with plastic waste and…

India’s southern Kerala state has shut down schools and offices and declared containment zones in parts of the state amid the risk of an outbreak of Nipah virus following the death of two people from the rare and deadly brain-damaging viral disease More than 130 people have so far been tested for the virus in the wake of its fourth out break sine 2018. At least 21 died in the 2018 outbreak.Authorities have closed down some schools and offices and declared more than seven villages as containment zones in the southern state…

Islamabad (Web Desk) Workers of the religious party tortured and bled the journalists working in Salman Taseer’s channel. They tried to set the journalists on fire while they were unconscious.According to the details, Yasin Hashmi, bureau chief of Salman Taseer’s late channel Business Plus, Islamabad, and his cameraman Muhammad Saqib Chaudhry were covering the ongoing sit-in against France by the religious party in Faizabad. When they saw the people, one of them shouted loudly that these are the people of the cursed Salman Taseer’s channel, catch them, don’t let them…