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Asia & Pacific 1 month ago
More than 500 feared dead after boats sink off Myanmar coast
"According to preliminary information, the two vessels departed from Myanmar's Rakhine State in late June carrying mostly Rohingya passengers, reportedly including some who had travelled from refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh," the International Organization for Migration and the UN Refugee Agency said in a joint statement, saying more than 500 were feared dead.
Academia 1 month ago
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Democracy, collateral damage from great-power games
As great powers trample democratic ideals in a ruthless scramble for strategic alignment, caught-in-the-middle nations face the constant threat of becoming mere collateral damage. Yet, a fierce countercurrent is rising: a fearless, unbought generation of youth refusing to let their freedom be bartered away by autocrats and foreign patrons.
Companies 3 months ago
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PLN eyes renewables expansion via 495 MW Bangladeshi solar project
The state-owned electricity firm's power generation subsidiary, PLN IP, has signed an agreement with Bangladesh's Bay Group to explore renewable power development in the country, including opportunities to bid on national solar power projects.
Asia & Pacific 4 months ago
Scarce food, bleak futures spur Rohingya refugees to gamble with death at sea
Hundreds of Rohingya refugees die en route from hunger or accidents at sea, but the numbers keep growing as shrinking food rations caused by dwindling international aid push yet more to make the dangerous crossing.
Asia & Pacific 5 months ago
Bangladesh shuts universities early to save power amid energy crisis
Authorities said the decision applies to all public and private universities across the country, a move that officials said will not only reduce electricity consumption but also ease traffic congestion, which leads to fuel wastage.
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