Myanmar defends troop build-up on Bangladesh border near Rohingya camp Yangon, (MILLAT ONLINE):Myanmar on Friday defended deploying fresh troops to a border zone with Bangladesh where thousands of Rohingya refugees are camped, blaming a militant threat as Dhaka called for an immediate retreat to lower tensions along the troubled frontier. The increased security presence this […]
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Myanmar defends troop build-up on Bangladesh border near Rohingya camp
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Dozens of new political parties register in run-up to Thai poll
Dozens of new political parties register in run-up to Thai poll Bangkok, (MILLAT ONLINE):Nearly 40 new Thai political parties submitted names and logos on the opening day of party registration in Bangkok on Friday, an early step in the junta-ruled kingdom’s halting return to democracy. Thailand has been under army rule since a 2014 putsch […]
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Five police killed in suspected militant attack in Kenya
Five police killed in suspected militant attack in Kenya Nairobi, (MILLAT ONLINE):Five Kenyan policemen were killed Friday in an attack by suspected militants near the Somali border, authorities said. The five died when the suspected Shabaab militants raided neighbouring police camps in Lafey town in Mandera County in northeastern Kenya. “We had an attack this […]
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Asian markets tumble as Trump tariffs fan trade war fears
Asian markets tumble as Trump tariffs fan trade war fears Hong Kong, (MILLAT ONLINE):Donald Trump’s controversial decision to slap tariffs on steel and aluminium imports sent Asian stocks plunging on Friday as the move fuelled fresh fears of a global trade war. Traders, already on edge owing to worries about rising interest rates, followed their […]
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Australia corporate watchdog takes Rio Tinto to court
Australia corporate watchdog takes Rio Tinto to court Sydney, (MILLAT ONLINE):Australia’s corporate watchdog on Friday took mining giant Rio Tinto and two former top executives to court for allegedly engaging in “misleading and deceptive conduct” by misrepresenting the value of its Mozambique coal assets. Rio, the world’s second-largest miner, has drawn the scrutiny of global […]
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Putin boasts of new nuke weapons
Putin boasts of new nuke weapons MOSCOW, (MILLAT ONLINE):Russia has tested an array of new strategic nuclear weapons that can’t be intercepted, President Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday, marking a technological breakthrough that would dramatically increase Russia’s military capability. Speaking in a state-of-the-nation speech, Putin said the weapons include a nuclear-powered cruise missile, a nuclear-powered […]