Cambodia Receives 1.72 mn Int’l Tourists in 1st 4 Months
PHNOM PENH:Cambodia received some 1.72 million international visitors in the first four months of 2023, a significant rise of 613 per cent from merely 241,485 over the same period last year, said a Ministry of Tourism’s report on Wednesday. Thailand topped the chart among international arrivals to the kingdom during the January-April period this year, […]
Trump Pleads not Guilty in Confidential Documents Case
WASHINGTON:Former US President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges brought against him for mishandling classified documents. “We most certainly enter a plea of not guilty,” Todd Blanche, one of Trump’s lawyers, told a federal court judge in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday. Trump wore a dark suit and a trademark red tie. And according […]
Canada to Provide Appropriate remedy to 700 Indian Students Facing Deportation
CHANDIGARH/OTTAWA:Believing that immigrant students, largely from Punjab, who have been facing deportation from Canada over a case of fake documents, are the victims of fraud, the country’s Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said they would put a process in place to allow them to prove that they were taken advantage of and provide an appropriate remedy […]
Trump, Allies Escalate Attacks on Criminal Case as History-making Court Appearance Approaches
WASHINGTON:Donald Trump and his allies are escalating efforts to undermine the criminal case against him and drum up protests as the former president braces for a history-making federal court appearance this week on dozens of felony charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified information. Trump’s Tuesday afternoon appearance in Miami will mark his second time […]
Body of Bangladesh Native Brought Home
AJMAN:The body of Muhammad Hassan (26), who was killed in an oil tank explosion accident in Ajman was be taken home by Emirates Airlines. The accident took place during the welding work of an oil tank in the Jaraf Industrial Area of Ajman. Two Bangladeshi nationals were killed and three others were injured in the […]
Global Notorious Militant Sanaullah Ghafari Killed in Afghanistan
KABUL:Sanaullah Ghaffari, a most wanted terrorist who orchestrated several deadly attacks in recent times, met his end under mysterious circumstances. In a major victory against terrorism, the mastermind of a suicide attack on the Pakistani embassy in Kabul and Qissa Khwani Bazaar attack was killed, however, the reason behind his death remained unknown. Commonly known […]
‘Will Eevaluate Each Case’: Canadian PM Trudeau on Indian Students Facing Deportation
NEW DELHI/OTTAWA:Assuring the 700 Indian students, who are facing deportation from Canada over fake admission letters, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said they will evaluate each case and the victims of fraud will have an opportunity to demonstrate their situation and present evidence to support their case. The remarks came as hundreds of Indian students, mostly […]
Smoke from Canada Wildfires Deteriorates New York Air Quality
HOUSTON:The air quality of New York city has deteriorated as smoke from the Canadian wildfires poured into the US East Coast and Midwest, with data showing that the pollution level in the metropolitan city was highest among significant cities worldwide, even surpassing New Delhi. Situation was such that the picturesque and renowned skyline of New […]
Major Crackdown on ‘Weak’ Employers Who Exploit Workers
CANBERRA:Australian employers have been warned they face a two-year prison sentence if migrant workers are exploited under a fresh government crackdown. Reforms to expand protections for some of the most vulnerable in the workforce will be introduced to federal parliament within weeks. The proposed changes would make it a criminal offence to coerce someone into […]