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Ukraine war: Billionaire Andrew Forrest launches $25bn fund for reconstruction
Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has launched an investment fund that is hoped will be worth at least $25bn (£21bn) to help rebuild war-torn Ukraine.
Forrest and his wife have committed $500m to the fund, which…
Former UK ambassador among prisoners to be freed in Myanmar
Myanmar's military is to release 6,000 prisoners including a former UK ambassador, a Japanese filmmaker and an Australian adviser to the country's ousted leader.
Ex-diplomat Vicky Bowman and Toru Kubota were jailed earlier…
The life of the people of Chin State continues to be wracked by danger and violence
The life of the people of Chin State continues to be wracked by danger and violence, even as they make every attempt to defend themselves against the Burma Army. Burma Army soldiers have been burning homes, a few at a time, in the villages…
New Hope for Afghan Refugees
Vahdat, Tajikistan
There are several ongoing projects in Tajikistan working to reach Afghan refugees with aid along the Tajikistan/Afghanistan border. FBR has been in collaboration with a team embedded in the area who is working hard to…
Serbian Prime Minister calls on President Halimah and Acting PM Teo Chee Hean
Prime Minister of Serbia Ana Brnabic, who is in Singapore to attend the New Economy Forum, called on President Halimah Yacob at the Istana on Wednesday.
She also met Acting Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, as Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is…
Vietnamese trainees call out unpaid illegal overtime at Japan firm
A group of Vietnamese technical interns whose former employer failed to pay them a total of 27 million yen ($194,000) for overtime held a press conference Wednesday to expose the illegally long hours they were made to work and call for the…
Fear in Chinese city rumored to be exiting Covid Zero
On Monday, a rumor took hold that Shijiazhuang, a small city 260km from Beijing, was to become a test case for China’s reopening, dismantling key parts of the Covid-zero regime.
But rather than jubilation that the policy’s incessant…
Overseas Malaysians find ways to ensure ballots reach Malaysia on time
Malaysians abroad are pooling resources to ensure their ballots reach the country on time, with one couple deciding to make the drive across the Causeway themselves.
Housewife Joanna Tan Sue Mae, 53, said she and her husband got their…
SE Asia’s gas expansion plans could hurt efforts to mitigate climate change: Report
Countries in Southeast Asia have ambitious plans to expand the use of gas, with 138 gigawatts (GW) of gas power plants in the pipeline, a report said on Monday.
The total estimated cost of these projects is expected to reach up to US$102…
Frustration turns to anger in China due to ongoing COVID curbs
Main campus of Peking University locked down over a single case, as angry Guangzhou residents defy forced quarantines.
The main campus of Peking University in Beijing has been locked down, amid a worsening COVID-19 outbreak in cities…