Declining Eid travel and spending dampen holiday spirit as soaring prices hit Indonesia
The usual festive mood of Eid al-Fitr holiday to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan has been subdued in ...
Smell of death permeates Myanmar cities after quake kills over 1,600 and leaves countless buried
The smell of decaying bodies permeated the streets of Myanmar's second-largest city on Sunday as people worked frantically by ...
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More parliamentary giants I was privileged to know
Lalith Athulathmudali Lalith Athulathmudali served Parliament for over 14 years as the UNP MP for Ratmalana. He held several important ministerial portfolios. Among these were Minister of Trade and ...
Mexico Bans Junk Food Sales in Schools in Latest Salvo Against Child Obesity
A government-sponsored junk food ban in schools across Mexico took effect on Saturday, officials said, as the country tries ...