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Sri Lanka launches 5-year plan to boost manufacturing, exports

The government has allocated funds to a loan scheme to enhance leadership and entrepreneurship in small and medium enterprises in 2022…reports Asian Lite News Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Industries has prepared a

August 1, 2024

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UPSC cancels Puja Khedkar’s candidature, bans for life

Puja Khedkar is accused of fraudulently availing attempts beyond the permissible limit provided for in the Civil Services Examination Rules by faking her identity…reports Asian Lite News The Union Public Service Commission

August 1, 2024

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Rights group seeks int’l coverage of Balochistan ‘brutalities’

The protestors allege that Pakistani defence forces are trying to stop them from participating in nationwide gathering, which hold the government and the defence forces accountable for their “brutality.”…reports Asian Lite News

August 1, 2024

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Iran’s supreme leader Orders Attack on Israel

Khamenei in a message published on his website stressed that Israel prepared the ground for a “harsh punishment” for itself…reports Asian Lite News Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued an

August 1, 2024

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Indonesia, GCC Eye Free Trade Deal

GCC Secretary-General Jasem highlighted the significant potential benefits of the I-GCC FTA for both Indonesia and the Gulf countries…reports Asian Lite News Indonesia and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) initiated negotiations for

August 1, 2024

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6-Month Emergency Extension in Myanmar

Myanmar declared a state of emergency in February 2021 for one year before making five six-month extensions until July 31 this year…reports Asian Lite News Myanmar’s National Defence and Security Council (NDSC)

July 31, 2024

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Baloch Protesters Held as Gwadar Tensions Rise

Journalist Hamid Mir warns Baloch arrests won’t help, citing ongoing Balochistan tensions…reports Asian Lite New Tensions in the Port City of Gwadar persist as the Pakistani defence forces have not released the

July 31, 2024

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Kerala Landslide: 176 Dead, Army Steps Up Rescue

Many people were searching for their relatives and the estimate is said to be around 200….reports Asian Lite News Wayanad, July 31 (IANS) The death toll in the landslide-affected Kerala’s Wayanad mounted

July 31, 2024

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US to provide $500m military aid for Philippines

Blinken emphasised that the additional foreign military financing aims to bolster security collaboration with the US’s oldest treaty ally in the region…reports Asian Lite News The United States announced a $500 million

July 31, 2024

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150 people killed in Bangladesh violence

This was the first time the government officially acknowledged the death toll from the student protests over the quota system…reports Asian Lite News Bangladesh observed a national day of mourning on Tuesday,

July 31, 2024

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