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Tag Archives: Asian people

28Jul/17

Pakistan PM resigns after court order to disqualify him: statement

July 28, 2017PoliticsAsian people, Country: Pakistan, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad, Kashmiri people, London, Maryam Nawaz, Muhajir people, Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Pakistani coup d'état, Pakistani people, Pakistani politicians, Panama Papers case, Politics, Prime Minister, Prime Ministers of Pakistan, Punjabi people, Ryan Brooks, Sharif family, Supreme Court of Pakistansmbale

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigns from his post hours after the country’s Supreme Court disqualified him over corruption claims against his family. Ryan Brooks reports. Continue reading →

23Jan/17

Miss Universe candidates visit Duterte

January 23, 2017FashionAsian people, Country: Philippines, Duterte, Entertainment/Culture, Government of the Philippines, Left-wing populism, Manila, Miss Universe, Philippine presidential election, Philippines, Political ideologies, Politics of the Philippines, Presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, Presidents of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, Rodrigo Duterte presidential campaign, Southeast Asia, Visayan peoplesmbale

Miss Universe candidates pay a courtesy call to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and take part in a charity event ahead of their competition. Continue reading →

11Dec/16

Nobel laureate Satyarthi questions world’s stand on children education

December 11, 2016EducationAsian people, Child labour, Education, Extreme poverty, Government of Australia, India, Indian people, Indian society, International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity, Julia Gillard, Kailash Satyarthi, New Delhi, Organizations, Satyarthi, Social Issues, UNICEF, United Nations, We Charitysmbale

Indian child rights activist and laureate Kailash Satyarthi questions the world’s stand on children’s education, saying the countries around the globe were spending money on weapons and wars instead of investing in education.

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26Oct/15

Deaf-mute woman stranded in Pakistan returns to India, refuses to recognise ‘family’

October 26, 2015Human InterestAbdul Sattar Edhi, Asian people, Bilquis Edhi, Fatima, Geeta, Geeta Phogat, Gujarati people, India, Indian films, Indian people, Indore, Janardan Mahto, Karachi, Lahore, Memon people, Monica, Muhajir people, Mukh, New Delhi, Pakistan, Pakistani Muslims, States and union territories of India, Sushma Swarajsmbale

The deaf-mute Indian woman, who returned to her homeland after spending over a decade in Pakistan, has refused to recognise a man and his three sons who claimed to be her family members.

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22Mar/15

Modern Singapore’s founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, dies at 91 – official

March 22, 2015WorldAsia, Asian people, Cabinet of Singapore, Cambridge University, China, Countries, Death and state funeral of Lee Kuan Yew, Deng Xiaoping, Diane Mauzy, Dubai, Freemen of the City of London, Goh Chok Tong, Government, Hakka people, Kwa Geok Choo, Labour Day, lawyer, Lee Hsien, Lee Hsien Loong, Lee Kim, Lee Kim Yew, Lee Kuan Yew, Malaysia, Margaret Thatcher, Minister Mentor, President's Scholars, Prime Minister, Senior Minister, Singapore, Temasek Holdings, United Kingdomsmbale

Singapore’s first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew has died on Monday, aged 91, according a government statement.

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