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September 2, 2019 9:59 PM

Hong Kong protests: 10,000 students boycott classes

In Hong Kong, ten thousand pupils from 200 secondary schools boycotted classes on the first day for the new school year in the latest pro-democracy protests. <br />'' <br />'' Organisers said, thousands of secondary school and university s...

September 2, 2019 8:35 PM

Bangladesh asks telecom operators to stop mobile service for Rohingyas

Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has directed mobile phone operators to halt sale of SIM cards to Rohingyas and ensure that mobile phone use by them is stopped. <br />'' <br />'' The directive was issued after Posts and Tele...

September 2, 2019 8:01 PM

Nepal: School built with India's assistance inaugurated

Nepal's Attorney General Agni Prasad Kharel and Ambassador of India to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri jointly inaugurated a school building constucted with India's assistance in Jhapa District today. <br />'' <br />'' The new building ...

September 2, 2019 5:48 PM

Bangladesh TV starts telecast in India

<span style="color: #222222;">The state-owned TV channel Bangladesh Television (BTV) started telecast for viewers in India on DD free dish today. <br />'' <br />'' Information Minister of Bangladesh Dr. Hasa...

September 2, 2019 4:38 PM

Sri Lanka inks four agreements with Maldives

<span style="color: #222222;">Sri Lanka and Maldives today exchanged four agreements of cooperation including facilitation of visa arrangements allowing for free 90-day on-arrival visas for visitors between the two countries. <br />'&ap...

September 2, 2019 1:46 PM

Japan to launch special police unit to patrol isles in East China Sea

<span style="color: #222222;">Japan will launch a special police unit equipped with submachine guns and helicopters to patrol disputed isles in the East China Sea. The National Police Agency said it had put in a budget request for an additional 159 officers to head of...

September 2, 2019 12:25 PM

Nine killed in Philippines air-ambulance plane crashes

<span style="color: #222222;">In Philippines, nine people were killed when an air-ambulance plane crashed at a resort area near the Philippine capital yesterday. After dousing the blaze, rescuers found nine bodies in the smoking ruins - believed to be those aboard the...

September 2, 2019 8:59 AM

Hurricane Dorian cause severe flooding in Bahamas

The most powerful storm to hit the Caribbean islands of the Bahamas has torn roofs from buildings and caused severe flooding. Hurricane Dorian, a category five storm sustained winds of up to 295 kilometer per hour. <br />''<br />''Areas of the Abaco is...

September 2, 2019 8:55 AM

Hong Kong rail system faces delays as protesters target trains

In Hong Kong, pro-democracy protesters threw train travel this morning into chaos, kicking off another day of potential turmoil after a weekend featuring some of the worst violence in three months of anti-government protests. <br />''<br />''Protesters...

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