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International Forum of Ministers of Education starts in Russia

International Forum of Ministers of Education starts in Russia

(MENAFN) The 3rd International Forum of Ministers of Education, titled “Shaping the Future,” officially opened on Wednesday in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Tatarstan Republic. The two-day event has brought together top education officials from...

Asia-Pacific Leaders Rally to Eradicate Malaria

Asia-Pacific Leaders Rally to Eradicate Malaria

(MENAFN) Urging a united front and immediate action, nations and territories across the Asia-Pacific convened at the 9th Asia Pacific Leaders’ Summit on Malaria Elimination this week, sounding the alarm on growing challenges to malaria eradication...

Chad suspends US citizens visa in response to American travel ban

Chad suspends US citizens visa in response to American travel ban

(MENAFN) Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby has ordered a halt to issuing visas for American citizens, acting in direct response to the United States' decision to bar entry to Chadian nationals. The move follows a sweeping executive order...

Cambodia’s ASEAN Trade Reaches USD7.2B in Early 2025

Cambodia’s ASEAN Trade Reaches USD7.2B in Early 2025

(MENAFN) Cambodia’s trade with its Southeast Asian neighbors reached $7.2 billion in the first five months of 2025, marking a 5.5% increase compared to the same timeframe last year, according to a Ministry of Commerce report released Monday. From...

Deng Receives ASME Fellowship and Career Achievement Award

Deng Receives ASME Fellowship and Career Achievement Award

Zhiqun (Daniel) Deng, Lab Fellow at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), has been named as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), a prestigious honor that recognizes outstanding engineering achievements. The...

US puts seven African nations on blacklist

US puts seven African nations on blacklist

(MENAFN) President Donald Trump has implemented a travel ban affecting nationals from seven African countries — Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, and Sudan — citing terrorism risks and high visa overstay...

EDL Seeks to Optimize Power Sector Performance

EDL Seeks to Optimize Power Sector Performance

(MENAFN) Electricité du Laos (EDL), the state-owned power utility, is stepping up efforts to optimize its electricity operations by improving coordination across national and local levels and increasing overall operational efficiency. According to...

Trump enacts entry ban on third world countries

Trump enacts entry ban on third world countries

(MENAFN) In a move citing national security threats, former U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation barring citizens from a dozen nations from entering the United States. The measure, announced on a Wednesday, also introduced limited...

DHS Reveals More Heinous Criminal Illegal Aliens Including a Murderer, Pedophile, and Drug Traffickers Arrested during Los Angeles Operation

DHS Reveals More Heinous Criminal Illegal Aliens Including a Murderer, Pedophile, and Drug Traffickers Arrested during Los Angeles Operation

The rioters will not stop or slow ICE down from arresting criminal illegal aliens WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released more information about some of the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens arrested during...

Trump prohibits residents of dozen nations from US

Trump prohibits residents of dozen nations from US

(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a new proclamation barring citizens from 12 countries, including Iran, Afghanistan, and Yemen, from entering the United States. The full travel ban, which will take effect on June 9, cites national...

21C Learning Launches Inaugural ASEAN School Awards 2026 - Celebrating Education Excellence from 11 ASEAN Countries

21C Learning Launches Inaugural ASEAN School Awards 2026 - Celebrating Education Excellence from 11 ASEAN Countries

ASEAN School Awards 2026 now open for submission from across 11 ASEAN countries. First in the region to celebrate and recognize education excellence. BANGKOK, THAILAND, June 9, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The ASEAN School Awards, the first-ever...

16th IIICF to Open on 10 June, Gathering Nearly 70 Ministerial-level Officials, New Record for All Editions

16th IIICF to Open on 10 June, Gathering Nearly 70 Ministerial-level Officials, New Record for All Editions

MACAU, June 8 - The 16th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum & Exhibition (IIICF) is one of the largest and most international annual industry events, setting the highest standards and achieving the greatest impact in...

U.S. Travel Restriction on Sierra Leone – Separating Facts from Fictions

U.S. Travel Restriction on Sierra Leone – Separating Facts from Fictions

Travel Restrictions on Sierra Leone: What Facts are Saying FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE, June 8, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- In keeping with his July 2024 campaign promise to restore the travel ban and refugee admission into the United States upon...

AI-powered trade, innovation deepen China-ASEAN ties

AI-powered trade, innovation deepen China-ASEAN ties

NANNING, China, June 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vietnamese truckers, armed with AI-enabled gadgets that provide real-time navigation and safety tips, deftly maneuvered their way into China through Friendship Pass in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous...

Department Files Civil Forfeiture Complaint Against Over $7.74M Laundered on Behalf of the North Korean Government

Department Files Civil Forfeiture Complaint Against Over $7.74M Laundered on Behalf of the North Korean Government

The Department of Justice filed a civil forfeiture complaint today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that North Korean information technology (IT) workers obtained illegal employment and amassed millions in...

Presentation of Credentials Ceremony, 29 April 2025

Presentation of Credentials Ceremony, 29 April 2025

The following foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to President Tharman Shanmugaratnam in separate ceremonies at the Istana today: (a) The Ambassador of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic His Excellency Vilatsone Visonnavong (b)...

Asia’s Top Figures Condemn U.S. Tariff Policies

Asia’s Top Figures Condemn U.S. Tariff Policies

(MENAFN) Political figures and ex-heads of state from across Asia have voiced serious concerns about U.S. tariff policies, emphasizing the need for stronger regional solidarity to tackle common economic challenges. At the 30th "Future of Asia"...

Asian security representatives plan on convening in Moscow

Asian security representatives plan on convening in Moscow

(MENAFN) Delegation leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are set to gather informally in Moscow from May 27 to 29 during an international security summit hosted by Russia. This marks their fifth such meeting focused on...

Ministry of Education and Sports and Australia celebrate their long-standing partnership in advancing primary education at the 10th Anniversary of the BEQUAL Program

Ministry of Education and Sports and Australia celebrate their long-standing partnership in advancing primary education at the 10th Anniversary of the BEQUAL Program

Minister Phout Simmalavong highlighted the impact of this partnership: “The support and professional development provided to teachers through BEQUAL has made a real difference. We have seen educators empowered to provide quality education in the...

Ministry of Education and Sports marks International Children’s Day with a focus on child protection and continued promotion of safeguarding guidance for educators

Ministry of Education and Sports marks International Children’s Day with a focus on child protection and continued promotion of safeguarding guidance for educators

MDAW reinforced the messages contained in the Child Protection and Safeguarding Guidance for Educators, which was developed by MoES in 2024 with support from the Government of Australia. The guidelines, already disseminated nationwide, remain a...

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