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Asian Expo Yangon 2025 to hold in September for three days
Asian Expo Yangon advertisement. Asian Expo Yangon 2025 features an array of Asian top brands and international brands will be held in September in Yangon. It is scheduled from 26 to 28 September at Yangon Convention Centre from 9:00am to 5:00pm....

Bangladesh eye win over Timor-Leste before tough S Korea game
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers Fri Aug 8, 2025 09:00 AM Last update on: Fri Aug 8, 2025 09:00 AM Sports Reporter Fri Aug 8, 2025 09:00 AM Last update on: Fri Aug 8, 2025 09:00 AM Bangladesh will look to keep their winning momentum going in...

Kuwait opens family visas to all, no salary cap needed: official
KUWAIT: All expatriates living in Kuwait can bring their extended families on a visit visa to Kuwait as the salary requirement has been abolished, a top interior ministry official has said, as Kuwait eases restrictions for foreign visitors and...

B. Javkhlan: “Mongolia is Leading in Gender Equality in the Region”
Ulaanbaatar, August 12, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Under the auspices of the President of Mongolia, Khurelsukh Ukhnaa, the “World Women Entrepreneurs Forum” will be held from August 25 to 26, 2025, in Mongolia. The fourth major event, initiated by the...

Delaware Fellowship for Christian Athletes holds power camp program at Woodbridge High School
The Delaware branch of the Fellowship for Christian Athletes held one of their power camp programs at Woodbridge High School during the last week of July. Serving as both sports activity and youth ministry, volunteers served as leaders for...

Participants in Jesuit Bali workshop learn the ABCD
Jesuit Mission Australia workshop participants in Bali (Supplied) Jesuit Mission Australia recently hosted a six-day workshop in Bali with 47 Jesuits and lay collaborators from Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Laos, Timor-Leste, Myanmar,...

King of the Hill's new Dale voice actor talks about leaving behind his original series role of Khan: "I think it's a much better place to be as a society and as a culture"
Beloved character actor Toby Huss has been voicing characters on King of the Hill since its original run, including Hank Hill's late father Cotton Hill, and of course, Hank's frenemy neighbor Kahn Souphanousinphone Sr., a character who emigrated...

How Elite Special Operations Troops Created a Drug Cartel
The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces, by Seth Harp, Penguin Random House, 368 pages, $30 Despite the drug war, U.S. intelligence agencies have sometimes made common cause with rebel forces or client states that...

3 Weirdest Iron Fist Stories Ever
Danny Rand has used the power of kung fu to fight evil for decades as Marvel’s iconic martial arts hero Iron Fist, and some of his comic book stories have taken him to some wild and esoteric places. Raised in a billionaire family, the young Danny...

Da Nang's tourism sector sees new prospects following mergence of administrative units
Integrating tourism resources and infrastructure In recent years, both former Da Nang city and Quang Nam province ranked among Vietnam’s top tourist destinations thanks to distinctive tourism products. Since their administrative mergence into new...

Nepali women’s team soars to 87th in FIFA rankings
Nepal team during the Women’s SAFF Championship in October 2024. (File photo) KATHMANDU: The Nepal women’s national football team has achieved its highest-ever position in the FIFA Women’s World Rankings, climbing 13 places to reach 87th in the...

Pao Houa Her’s Images Tell the Story of Hmong Exiles
A plaintive voice echoes across the main gallery of the San Jose Museum of Art, where Pao Houa Her’s exhibit “The Imaginative Landscape” is on view. A Conversation Between 4 Hmong Women is playing in a video installation in the adjacent room. The...

King of the Hill Showrunner Explains Increased Diversity and Recasting Roles: 'The World Has Changed'
King of the Hill is making a return to the small screen after a 15-year hiatus, but the new episodes will come with a shakeup in the cast. This includes adding more diverse characters in the revival while recasting multiple characters. These...

35 foreign GROs detained in Butterworth immigration raid
BUTTERWORTH: The Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM) detained 35 foreign guest relations officers (GROs) during a raid on an entertainment outlet early today. The women, aged between 23 and 45, were found hiding in a concealed room at the...

Abu Muslim Farah FC poised to make history in AFC Challenge League Preliminary Stage
Abu Muslim Farah FC, the reigning Afghan league champions, are set to embark on a landmark journey in Asian football as they take on Bhutan’s Paro FC at the iconic Changlimithang Stadium on Tuesday, August 12. This match marks not only their debut...

Cebu Pacific Increases Flight Frequencies to Bangkok, Da Nang, Melbourne, Sapporo
3 Cebu Pacific further strengthens its international network with additional flights to Bangkok, Da Nang, Melbourne, and Sapporo in time for the holidays. Flights between Cebu and Bangkok (Don Mueang) will increase to 4x weekly on the same days,...

Mortal Kombat 2 Gets a Flawless Victory With Impressive Red Band Trailer Record
Mortal Kombat fans are preparing for Round 2, as Mortal Kombat II is finally hitting the big screen this fall. A bloody red band trailer was just released for the movie, and it's already set an impressive record, hinting that there may be a strong...

Afeida aims to cross qualifier hurdle
Eying to cross the qualification hurdle the practice of the Bangladesh Under-20 Women’s footballers have been going on full swing since a day after reaching in Laos. The Qualifying round of H Group of the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup will kick off...

‘The Very Little Princess’ will be shown in Luang Prabang
ShareSharePin ItShare Heuan Chan Heritage House in downtown Luang Prabang, where the European Film Festival will take place ‘The Very Little Princess’, the Finnish children’s movie from 2024, will be shown at the Heuan Chan Heritage House in...

Business News | Chief Minister of Maharashtra Felicitates Abhay Bhutada for Strengthening Pune Police with Advanced Equipment
VMPL Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 11: In a major step towards strengthening law enforcement infrastructure, the Abhay Bhutada Foundation has donated advanced equipment to Pune Police. Hon'ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra...