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Cost of Australian private education up 61 pct in 10 years: survey

  • Cost of Australian private education up 61 pct in 10 years: survey CANBERRA, (MILLAT ONLINE):The cost of putting a child through private school in Australia will soon top 500,000 Australian dollars (398,000 U.S. dollars), a national survey has found. The national survey of 13,500 families, released by AGS Financial Group on Tuesday, found that the […]

  • Romania’s PM resigns after Social Democrats withdraw backing

    Romania’s PM resigns after Social Democrats withdraw backing Bucharest, (MILLAT ONLINE)::Romania’s Prime Minister Mihai Tudose resigned after his Social Democrat Party (PSD) leaders withdrew backing for him in an overwhelming vote, making him the second premier ousted by the party in less than seven months, MIA reported Tuesday. Tensions between Tudose, who was named last […]

  • Minimum wage hikes to help ease income polarization: minister

    Minimum wage hikes to help ease income polarization: minister SEOUL, (millat online):South Korea’s commerce minister said Tuesday that raising the minimum wage for entry-level jobs will help ease income polarization among workers and rev up domestic consumption in Asia’s fourth-largest economy. Paik Un-gyu, minister of trade, industry and energy, made the remark during a visit […]

  • Islamic parliamentarians conference opens in Tehran

    Islamic parliamentarians conference opens in Tehran TEHRAN, (MILLAT ONLINE)::Islamic parliamentarians’ conference begins here on Tuesday. Iranian President Hasan Rouhani and Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani are scheduled to deliver their opening speeches at the Tehran Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC) conference, which is hosting 16 parliament speakers, 14 vice speakers and several […]

  • Rohingya deal aims to repatriate refugees ‘within two years’

    Rohingya deal aims to repatriate refugees ‘within two years’ Yangon, (MILLAT ONLINE):Myanmar and Bangladesh have agreed to repatriate Rohingya displaced by an army crackdown “within two years”, Dhaka said Tuesday, outlining the first clear timeline for a return of hundreds of thousands of refugees. The agreement says the process will be “completed preferably within 02 […]

  • Tokyo stocks close at 26-year high as yen eases

    Tokyo stocks close at 26-year high as yen eases Tokyo, (MILLAT ONLINE):Tokyo’s main stock index closed up at a more than 26-year high on Tuesday as the yen rowed back from its latest rally against the dollar. The Nikkei 225 index rose 1.00 percent or 236.93 points to 23,951.81 — its highest level since November […]