MOSCOW: The Thai government plans to increase the period of visa-free stay for Russian tourists in the country from 30 to 90 days, newly elected Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Saturday, according to Sputnik. “Russia is a big market for Thailand’s inbound tourism… I was told that, for example,
HAJJAH (Yemen): As temperatures soar to 50 degrees Celsius, the displaced Yemenis living inside the refugee camp in the country’s northern Hajjah Province are suffering in desperation with little means to combat the scorching weather. “We’re grappling with an intense heat wave. It’s suffocating for us and our children. To add
HARARE (Zimbabwe): Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared the winner for another five-year term after observers condemned the country’s election, which the Southern African Development Community said was marred with irregularities. Mnangagwa, from the ruling Zanu PF party, received 52. 6 per cent of the vote, the Anadolu Agency (AA) reported. His rival,
KUALA LUMPUR: National men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik’s world championship title defence ended when they lost to South Koreans Kang Min Hyuk-Seo Seung Jae, 21-23, 13-21, in the semi-finals of the 2023 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championship in Copenhagen, Denmark, early this morning Malaysian time. In the first
KUALA LUMPUR: Johor Darul Ta’zim’s (JDT) celebrations as the official 2023 Super League champions have been delayed thanks to an injury-time goal by Kedah Darul Aman (KDA) FC’s Amirbek Juraboev that resulted in a 3-3 draw at Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar, last night. The draw also meant that KDA pulled off
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia will reopen its embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, which has been closed for the past two decades, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir. The reopening of the embassy will open up more opportunities for new cooperation in various fields, he said in a statement on Saturday. The decision
NEW DELHI: At least nine people died and nearly 50 were injured after a fire broke out inside a coach of a stationary train following a cylinder blast in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu on Saturday, reported Xinhua. The mishap occurred near the Madurai railway station in the state. All
MEXICO CITY: The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said on Friday that waiting times to transit through the waterway are currently nine to 11 days due to restrictions imposed amid a prolonged drought. The canal’s operators are restricting the passage of ships because of the low water levels, said the German news agency
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) arrested 130 suspected drug offenders in an island-wide operation from Aug 14 to 25, Xinhua quoted a statement released by the bureau on Saturday. The CNB seized about 1,318 grammes of heroin, 2,535 grammes of cannabis, 486 grammes of “Ice”, and 188 grammes of ketamine, among
POKOK SENA: Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail today dismissed allegations that his ministry is in the process of granting Malaysian citizenship on a large scale to foreigners, especially from China. Without elaborating on the allegations, Saifuddin Nasution described them as terrible accusations without a sense of responsibility, which had an impact
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