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20/07/2025

20/07/2025

Crisis compounded after United States, which provided 40 percent of UNHCR funding last year, slashed its contribution.

20/07/2025

Many across the world are rounding on Israel’s war on Gaza, with states in the ‘Global South’ leading the way.

20/07/2025

An Indian-Canadian gangster has been arrested in the US for running a transnational drug operation along with a notorious Irish gang, local media here reported.

19/07/2025

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19/07/2025

🇮🇱 🇵🇸 During the call, the pope renewed his appeal for a ceasefire and an end to the war in Gaza, and expressed his concern over the “dramatic” humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave, a Vatican statement said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Pope Leo on Friday, the Vatican said.

19/07/2025

🇸🇬 Throwback Sepember 7, 2024! The Government is fully committed to ensuring that Geylang Serai will continue to have the best of the new and the old – a vibrant place with modern amenities, and also one that retains its distinctive Malay heritage.

Speech by Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong at the launch of the iconic arch at the Geylang Serai cultural belt on 7 September 2024.

19/07/2025

🇹🇭 Thailand, which previously cut tariffs on imports of longan and tilapia from other countries, could lower the levy for the US on those goods to zero, said Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira.

The kingdom is racing to lower a threatened 36 per cent tariff on its exports. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

19/07/2025

🇲🇾 The visit was shared in a post on Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar’s page. Located within the grounds of the Johor Grand Palace, the Royal Botanical Garden functions as a botanical gallery, housing a wide collection of selected plant species from the state and beyond.

JOHOR BAHRU, July 18 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, today visited the Johor Royal Botanical Garden here.The visit was shared in a post on Sultan Ibrahim Sultan...

19/07/2025

🇮🇩 🇵🇭 More than 2,000 Indonesian retail stores are now operating in the Philippines, with further expansion planned in Bangladesh and Malaysia, according to Trade Minister Budi Santoso.

More than 2,000 Indonesian retail stores are now operating in the Philippines, with further expansion planned in Bangladesh and Malaysia, according to Trade ...

19/07/2025

🇸🇬 👍 Remix 🎶 "Geylang, Sipaku Geylang" is a popular Singaporean folksong. Moreover, Geylang is also a well-known area in Singapore.

19/07/2025

🇸🇬 ✍️ The , dating back to the 1840s, is among the oldest Malay settlements in Singapore, is now rich in cultural heritage and history. Its im...