Taiwan Plans $40 Billion Defence Boost
AMN/ WEB DESK Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has announced plans to propose a supplementary defence budget of 40 billion US dollars to counter Chinese military expansion. In an op-ed in…
IMF Slams Pakistan’s Financial Mismanagement
AMN/ WEB DESK The International Monetary Fund has issued a stern critique of Pakistan’s fiscal governance, highlighting chronic weaknesses in financial management, accountability, and transparency. IMF has expressed dissatisfaction over…
Bangladesh: Khaleda Zia will be President, Tarique Rahman PM if BNP wins polls
file photo Zakir Hossain from Dhaka Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Vice-Chairman Barkatullah Bulu on Tuesday said that if the party forms the next government, Khaleda Zia will become the President…
Bangladesh bank restricts foreign travel of bankers till Elections
Zakir Hossain from Dhaka Bangladesh Bank (BB) has imposed a blanket restriction on foreign travel for officials of all banks and financial institutions until the national election in February 2026,…
Bangladesh: Massive fire at Dhaka’s Korail slum renders thousands homeless
Zakir Hossain from Dhaka A massive blaze ripped through Dhaka’s Korail slum area on Tuesday evening, leaving thousands homeless as rows of tin shanties were reduced to ashes. The fire…
Pakistan’s Unemployment Climbs to 7.1% Amid Economic Strains: Survey
AMN / NEWS DESK Pakistan’s unemployment rate has risen sharply over the past five years, reaching 7.1% in 2024-25, up from 6.3% in 2020-21, according to the latest Labour Force…
Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier INS Vikrant arrives at Port of Colombo
AMN/ WEB DESK The Indian Navy’s indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant arrived today at the Port of Colombo, responding to an invitation from the Sri Lanka Navy to join the…
UN leaders call for women candidates to succeed Guterres as secretary-general
AMN/ WEB DESK The heads of the UN Security Council and the General Assembly have called for women nominees to break the world organisation’s glass ceiling by running for secretary-general.…
Brazil ex-president Jair Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 year in prison for alleged coup plot and attack on democracy
AMN/ WEB DEK Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison for plotting a military coup and seeking to destroy the country’s…
12 injured as Russian forces stage mass drone attack on Zaporizhzhia
AMN/ WEB DESK At least twelve people injured after Russian forces staged a mass drone attack on the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia yesterday evening. Regional governor Ivan Fedorov said the…