Pompeo calls on Malaysia PM Mahathir

    Channelnewsasia: United States secretary of state Mike Pompeo called on Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday (Aug 3) for talks as he concluded his two-day inaugural visit to Malaysia. During the 30-minute meeting at Perdana Putra, Pompeo – who is the most senior US official to visit Mahathir since his election victory – also…

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      Commuters suffer as public buses go off streets

      Kabir Humayun: Thousands of commuters suffered immensely in Dhaka, Sylhet, Chittagong and some other districts as bus owners and workers suspended operation of transport services in different districts since yesterday morning.The unofficial bus strike came citing lack of safety of the workers and vehicles due to the ongoing student movement demanding safe roads in Dhaka…

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        BB likely to get back more $29m of heist money soon

        BSS: Bangladesh Bank (BB) is expected to get back around US$29 million heisted reserve from the Philippines soon since the Philippines court has already delivered a verdict in favour of the central bank. “Several cases are going on in different Philippines courts for recovering the whole money . . . The defendant has filed an…

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          Palestinian prisoner enters 67th day on hunger strike

          Anadolu Agency: Hassan Shukah, a Palestinian prisoner in solitary confinement in Israel’s Ramleh Prison, entered his 67th day on hunger strike on Friday. According to the Palestinian Prisoners  Society, Shukah — who is waging a hunger strike to protest his ongoing placement in what Israel calls “administrative detention” — was recently taken to Israel’s Kapalan…

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            Russia allows thousands of North Korean workers in

            VOA News: Russia is allowing thousands of fresh North Korean laborers into the country and granting new work permits in potential violation of U.N. sanctions, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. More than 10,000 new North Korean workers have registered in Russia since September, the paper said, citing records from the Russian Interior Ministry. Russia’s…

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