Reuters: Muslims in Buddhist-majority Myanmar usually keep a low profile for fear of intimidation, but Win Lae Phyu Sin, one of the community’s rare bloggers on beauty care, has gone the other way. The 19-year-old was the center of attraction at a recent launch of beauty products in Yangon, her striking multi-colored make-up offset by…
Wion News: The average temperature rise in the northern India state of Jammu and Kashmir has far surpassed the world average, which has got experts extremely worried. As against a global increase of 0.8 to 0.9 degrees Celsius over the last 100 years, temperatures in Jammu and Kashmir have risen by an average of 1.2…
Nusrat Jahan Progga While we congratulate our friends for turning legal on their 18th birthday, the Japanese kids have to wait another 2 long years before they earn the right to vote. And how do they celebrate their special 20th birthday?With debauchery of course! 20 used to be the age when the Japanese kids stepped…
Desk Report: Shohoz, a Bangladesh-based online ride-sharing and ticketing platform, announced today that it has raised US$15 million pre-series B investment. Shohoz lets consumers book car and motorbike rides for their daily commute, reserve bus and ferry seats, and even buy movie tickets from its website and app. It will use the fresh capital for…
Sayeed Muhammad: A probable Syrian government offensive against rebels in Idlib province may displace over 700,000 people, far more than were uprooted in a recent battle in the southwest of Syria, feared a UN-led group of health agencies. In a monthly report the group said many of Syria’s battles have ended with agreements for fighters…
AP, Paris French police have targeted hundreds of websites suspected of “inciting or glorifying acts of terrorism” after the Paris attacks by ordering content removals, delisting sites from search engines or blocking access. The French privacy watchdog in charge of monitoring website closures said Friday that more than 1,000 pieces of web content have been…
Dr Salehuddin Ahmed The middle class are always educated and becomes entrepreneurs. The middle class is a driving force due to its skill and organized capacity. They can contribute greatly. We are witnessing economic development in the country. The affluent class is concentrating wea-lth for which the middle class is being deprived. There many smart…
Gary J. Bass Since August, Burma has sharply escalated its systematic assault against a Muslim minority people there called the Rohingya, in a ravaging campaign of murder and rape which the top United Nations human rights official considers a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing.” On October 23, the State Department spokesperson denounced “atrocities” and “violent, traumatic abuses,” though o…
AFP It may have been a long time coming, but eco-fashion is no longer a hippie pipe dream. Biker jackets made from pineapple leaves and leather tanned with olive extract rather than hugely polluting chemicals are now within reach, experts say. Everyone from young avant garde designers to the big-name brands are racing to hop…
BSS At least two shops were gutted in a fire at south Kattoli area under Pahartali thana in the city at 1.45 am on Sunday night. Fire service sources said the fire originated from cooking oven from one of the shop at south Kattoli area under Pahartali thana 1.45 am and it quickly engulfed the…