September2016
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Indonesia’s economic reforms continue to underpin growth
Sep 27, 2016News Hour: Growth in Southeast Asia’s largest economy is expected to continue at a healthy pace this year and next, even as the country faces a number of short term headwinds, says a new report by... -
South Sudanese refugees relocates to decongest border site
Sep 27, 2016News Hour: This month IOM Ethiopia has relocated some 12,763 South Sudanese refugees from a transit site at the Pagak border entry point to Jewi, Tierkidi and Kule camps in Gambella region. “The situation in South... -
ADB retains forecast of strong growth for Cambodia’s economy in 2016
Sep 27, 2016News Hour: Economic developments in Cambodia in 2016 have broadly unfolded as expected, says a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report released today. ADB, in an update of its flagship annual economic publication, Asian Development Outlook... -
Aston Martin DB11 wins prestigious Autonis award in Germany
Sep 27, 2016News Hour: Aston Martin is celebrating a victory in the reader’s choice award of Germany’s leading motoring magazine auto motor und sport. In the 15th annual reader’s survey, over 100 car models competed across ten categories... -
Painting exhibition ‘EPOCH’ by eminent artist Monsur ul Karim will be held in Gallery Twenty One
Sep 27, 2016News Hour: Fifteen day-long painting exhibition titled ‘EPOCH’ by eminent artist Monsur ul Karim is going to inaugurate on 30 September 2016, Friday at 5:30 pm at the Gallery Twenty One. This is his 26th solo... -
Kenya to take steps to replace commissioners on the electoral oversight body
Sep 27, 2016News Hour: Kenya is taking steps to replace commissioners on the electoral oversight body, the government said on Tuesday, part of a deal with the opposition to resolve a row that led to protests and violence... -
Syria launches ground attack in Aleppo
Sep 27, 2016News Hour: Syrian government forces and their allies attacked the opposition-held sector of Aleppo on several fronts on Tuesday, the biggest ground assault yet in a massive new military campaign that has destroyed a U.S.-backed ceasefire.... -
3 blasts killed 17 in Baghdad
Sep 27, 2016News Hour: Three blasts killed at least 17 people and wounded more than 50 in predominantly Shi’ite Muslim districts of Baghdad on Tuesday, police and medical sources said. A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest in... -
Police fired teargas at stone-throwing vendors in Zimbabwe
Sep 27, 2016News Hour: Zimbabwe police fired teargas at stone-throwing vendors resisting removal from city streets on Tuesday in the latest flare-up of protests against President Robert Mugabe’s 36-year rule. Army trucks and tankers joined Harare’s regular municipal... -
Anti-bribery citizens ‘Pay No Bribe’ reporting platform opened in Sierra Leone
Sep 27, 2016News Hour: Pay No Bribe (PNB) is an innovative reporting platform where citizens can anonymously report incidents of petty corruption and bribery. Citizens can register an incident by calling a hotline phone number (515), the PNB...
