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  • Dilip Kumar: Bollywood legend who narrowed India-Pakistan divide | Thaiger

    Dilip Kumar: Bollywood legend who narrowed India-Pakistan divide

    Indian movie stars, particularly from Bollywood, remain immensely popular in Pakistan despite the bitter political rivalry between the two nations. But Dilip Kumar wasn’t just any film star — his appeal transcended borders, generations — and the silver screen. Over the past week, the actor was remembered for the roles he played in movies, and the ones he played in…

  • Malaysian government urges media to double its efforts against fake news | Thaiger

    Malaysian government urges media to double its efforts against fake news

    The Malaysian government is calling on the media to double its efforts to fight fake news and inaccuracies across all platforms. Asia News Today reports that Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah, the country’s Communications and Multimedia minister is calling on all media outlets to cooperate in the fight against fake news, whether that’s on television, radio, in print, or online. The minister…

  • Malaysia daily vaccination rate exceeds world average as nation aims for herd immunity | Thaiger

    Malaysia daily vaccination rate exceeds world average as nation aims for herd immunity

    Officials in Malaysia are ramping up the rate of Covid-19 vaccinations administered daily, which is now more than the global average. According to a report from Asia News Today, the accelerated rollout means the country is on track to achieve herd immunity. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob says the goal of herd immunity will allow Malaysia to…

  • Burmese junta election commission claims 11 million fraud cases | Thaiger

    Burmese junta election commission claims 11 million fraud cases

    After the election in Myanmar last November, the military was unhappy with the results, claimed mass fraud, and overthrew the government, seizing power in a coup in February. Independent observers and analysts have yet to find any probable voter fraud in the election. But perhaps they weren’t looking in the right place because the military junta’s election commission just turned…

  • Indonesia’s Sri Mulyani: A reformer working for women’s rights | Thaiger

    Indonesia’s Sri Mulyani: A reformer working for women’s rights

    She expected the path to power to be difficult. More difficult than for men. “The world is not fair for women,” Sri Mulyani said. And yet she has come a long way: In 2005 she was appointed Indonesia’s first female finance minister – a pioneer in the conservative, Muslim-majority country and since then a role model for countless women. DW…

  • Niger’s Bazoum: We need technological assistance | Thaiger

    Niger’s Bazoum: We need technological assistance

    Mohamed Bazoum was sworn in as president in April in Niger’s first democratic transfer of power. He now leads the country ranked as the world’s poorest on the UN’s 2020 Human Development Index. Niger also is being ravaged by violence from Islamic extremists and armed groups active in the border regions with Mali and Burkina Faso. While in Germany to…

  • Pakistan: Why RSF deems PM Khan a ‘press freedom predator’ | Thaiger

    Pakistan: Why RSF deems PM Khan a ‘press freedom predator’

    Daniel Bastard, Asia-Pacific director at Reporters Without Borders (RSF), told DW that Pakistani authorities are trying to censor and intimidate journalists who dare not to toe the government’s line. SOURCE: DW News

  • Is Afghanistan heading toward a civil war? | Thaiger

    Is Afghanistan heading toward a civil war?

    The Taliban are reportedly sweeping across Afghanistan’s rural areas, bringing more territories under their control. Afghan government forces are finding it increasingly difficult to repel Islamist militants without NATO’s crucial air power. The insurgents now control two-thirds of the Afghan-Tajik border, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday, adding that they were also able to capture key economic centers on…

  • Pakistan: PM Khan is the ‘first helper of the military to harass journalists’ | Thaiger

    Pakistan: PM Khan is the ‘first helper of the military to harass journalists’

    Daniel Bastard, the Asia-Pacific director of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), told DW why the organization labeled Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan as a “press freedom predator.” SOURCE: DW News

  • Bangladesh factory fire takes 52 lives | Thaiger

    Bangladesh factory fire takes 52 lives

    Today, a cataclysmic fire ravaged a factory in Rupgang, Bangladesh. 52 people have been confirmed dead, trapped by searing walls of fire that made some workers jump from upper floors in an effort to escape, says Bangladeshi police. At least 30 people have been injured and hundreds of family members, workers wait with extreme apprehension as the fire kept blazing.…

  • South Sudan: Dashed hopes after 10 years of independence | Thaiger

    South Sudan: Dashed hopes after 10 years of independence

    The euphoria following South Sudan’s independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011 was short-lived. Less than a year and a half later, the resource-rich country was plunged into a brutal civil war, at a cost of almost 400,000 lives. As a result of the civil war, 1.6 million people of the country’s 11 million people are currently displaced within South…

  • Vietnam issues final extension of stay for stranded travellers | Thaiger

    Vietnam issues final extension of stay for stranded travellers

    Foreign nationals who’ve been stranded in Vietnam can now avail of an automatic final extension of stay issued by the country’s Immigration Department. The automatic extension allows foreigners who arrived on visa waivers, e-visas, and tourist visas from March 1, 2020, to remain in Vietnam until July 31 and to depart the country without applying for an extension of stay.…

  • Haiti: Violence and politics culminate in presidential assassination | Thaiger

    Haiti: Violence and politics culminate in presidential assassination

    Haiti has become “a country in a state of shock” following the murder of President Jovenel Moise, Radio Metropole broadcaster Richard Widmaier told listeners as they tuned in to his news program from the capital, Port-au-Prince. The newscaster and station director later told DW that following the killing: “it’s like the streets of the capital have been swept clean.” Wednesday’s…

  • Africalink 08.07.21 – 16 UTC – MP3-Stereo | Thaiger

    Africalink 08.07.21 – 16 UTC – MP3-Stereo

    South Africa’s ex-president Zuma starts serving jail term for contempt+++Nigerian kidnappings becoming the norm?+++Tales of returning migrants in the Gambia SOURCE: DW News

  • Donald Trump files lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter, and Google | Thaiger

    Donald Trump files lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter, and Google

    Former US President Donald Trump has announced that he is leading a class-action lawsuit against Facebook, Google, and Twitter. He is claiming censorship as a violation of the United States Constitution’s right to free speech. Legal experts see no validity in the lawsuit as the constitutional right to free speech only applies to suppression by the government, not private companies…

  • COVID: Public frustration grows as cases surge in Thailand | Thaiger

    COVID: Public frustration grows as cases surge in Thailand

    Public trust in Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha’s government has reached new lows as the number of daily coronavirus infections spikes and the death toll rises. Confidence in Prayut’s regime was again undermined last week, following a leaked Health Ministry document that included a recommendation against giving health care workers an additional shot of the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine. Administering the vaccine,…

  • Cannes: Film highlights societal sexism in Bangladesh | Thaiger

    Cannes: Film highlights societal sexism in Bangladesh

    A new film screened at the 74th Cannes International Film Festival highlights widespread sexism and dangers for women in Bangladesh. The film, “Rehana Maryam Noor,” is based on the story of a woman who comes from a society where sexism and gender-based abuse is the norm. The movie also breaks ground for the Bangladeshi film industry, as the country’s first…

  • Thailand ranked 3rd to last worldwide on Covid-19 handling | Thaiger

    Thailand ranked 3rd to last worldwide on Covid-19 handling

    In a display of just how far you can fall, Thailand, once ranked as one of the top countries in the world for Covid-19 handling is now almost at the bottom of the rankings, number 118 out of 120. The Nikkei Asia Covid-19 recovery index calculated data from 120 countries worldwide and ranked Thailand third from last. The study combines…

  • Coronavirus digest: WHO puts death toll at 4 million | Thaiger

    Coronavirus digest: WHO puts death toll at 4 million

    The global death toll from the coronavirus had reached 4 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. The UN’s health agency called on governments to be cautious in lifting measures aimed at combating the pandemic. “The world is at a perilous point in this pandemic,” said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, saying the latest toll was an underestimate…

  • Anger and tears over shooting of Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries | Thaiger

    Anger and tears over shooting of Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries

    “Your work is not finished, Peter R. de Vries. Keep fighting,” says 61-year-old Renate Tjon-Fo who is standing in front of the rows of flowers placed where Dutch crime journalist Peter R. de Vries was shot on Tuesday night. Television crews and journalists from across the world gather outside the studio of RTL Boulevard, a popular Dutch daily television program.…

  • Africalink 07.07.21 – 16 UTC – MP3-Stereo | Thaiger

    Africalink 07.07.21 – 16 UTC – MP3-Stereo

    U.N. urges Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to recommit to dam talks+++ Zambia lays founding father Kenneth Kaunda to rest +++ Zimbabwe tightens COVID restrictions +++ Cameroon’s missing COVID relief funds SOURCE: DW News

  • World in Progress: Lake Kivu, a ticking time bomb? | Thaiger

    World in Progress: Lake Kivu, a ticking time bomb?

    This in-depth feature by Thomas Kruchem is presented by Neil King. SOURCE: DW News

  • European Parliament demands action over Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ law | Thaiger

    European Parliament demands action over Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ law

    Members of the European Parliament are set to vote overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution demanding the EU fast-tracks legal action against Hungary over its new anti-LGBTQ law. During a debate on the issue in Strasbourg, German Green MEP Terry Reintke said “democracy, fundamental rights and the rule of law are dismantled inside the EU before our very eyes.” The…

  • Taliban advances: Why are Afghans so skeptical about Pakistan? | Thaiger

    Taliban advances: Why are Afghans so skeptical about Pakistan?

    Most media outlets and political commentators in Afghanistan are blaming Islamabad for the current turmoil in their country, alleging that the Pakistani military and its intelligence agencies are backing the Taliban amid the withdrawal of foreign troops, helping militants capture more territories. These are not new accusations; Afghan officials have long maintained that Pakistan provides shelter and military support to…

  • Covid digest: Germany’s Spahn doubts outright restrictions lift | Thaiger

    Covid digest: Germany’s Spahn doubts outright restrictions lift

    Even as Germany allows people from the UK, India, Nepal, Portugal and Russia to enter the country without restriction, Health Minister Jens Spahn said it is unlikely that coronavirus restrictions will be lifted soon. On public broadcaster Deutschlandfunk radio, Spahn noted that everything depends on the vaccination rate. Nearly 90% of the elderly will soon be vaccinated. However, he noted,…

  • Africalink 06.07.21 – 16 UTC – MP3-Stereo | Thaiger

    Africalink 06.07.21 – 16 UTC – MP3-Stereo

    Africa struggles under the new COVID-19 delta variant+++ Zambians prepare for the funeral of first president Kenneth Kaunda+++ +++Nigeria kidnappings+++ Ndikung: Someone to suit Berlin’s House of World Cultures SOURCE: DW News

  • Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa on the defensive | Thaiger

    Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa on the defensive

    Arriving in Strasbourg, Jansa was greeted with a protest sign demanding his government “protects the rule of law.” He has attacked independent journalists from his Twitter account and supported former President Donald Trump’s claims that last November’s elections in the United States were rigged. Inside the European Parliament chamber, MEPs listened to Jansa outline his priorities for Slovenia’s six-month EU…

  • What is the future of democracy in the Philippines? | Thaiger

    What is the future of democracy in the Philippines?

    Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has announced plans to run for vice president when his term ends in May 2022, raising concerns about how it could bypass presidential term limits and keep him in power, while granting immunity from criminal charges. “Consider me a candidate for the vice presidency at this time, maybe to maintain equilibrium for all,” Duterte told reporters…

  • Dominating delta and an unexpected kiss | Thaiger

    Dominating delta and an unexpected kiss

    Struggling for oxygen in Indonesia, empty streets in Sydney, an unexpected kiss — have a look through the most dramatic photos of the day’s current events. SOURCE: DW News

  • Nigerian kidnappings reach crisis point | Thaiger

    Nigerian kidnappings reach crisis point

    Gunmen kidnapped 140 students from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria on Monday. It was the latest in a wave of mass abductions targeting schoolchildren in Africa’s most populous nation. The assailants opened fire and overpowered security guards after storming the Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna state before abducting most of the 165 pupils boarding there overnight. ‘Government failure’…

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