Indonesia proposes 63 fish processors for export approval to Türkiye
Reported by Antara read the original →Pakistan floats PIA-style special purpose vehicle to privatise three power distributors
Reported by Express Tribune read the original →Indonesia and Cambodia open talks on human trafficking and public-sector reform
Reported by Antara read the original →Indonesia reviews work-visa and tax rules for foreign digital nomads
Reported by Antara read the original →Uganda discharges last Ebola patient as DR Congo's outbreak passes 1,500 dead
Reported by BBC read the original →Pakistan's total debt and liabilities reach Rs99.6 trillion by June 2026; debt-to-GDP ratio contracts to 78.5%
Reported by Express Tribune read the original →Ethiopian drone strikes school in Tigray's Raya Alamata district on Monday, killing at least three
Reported by BBC read the original →Indonesia launches Sumatran elephant conservation action plan on Wednesday
Reported by Antara read the original →South Africa investigates Nigerian man's death during Cape Town arrest
Ibeh Chika Simon, 42, collapsed while being arrested on Thursday; a post-mortem found multiple bruises and abrasions on his back and chest. Nigeria's consul general in Johannesburg called the death part of "an alarming pattern" against foreign nationals — the second Nigerian to die in South African police custody since June, with Ipid investigating both cases.
Reported by BBC read the original →Japan grants Indonesian processed tuna zero-per-cent tariff
The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries confirmed that processed tuna and skipjack products from Indonesia will enter Japan at a zero-per-cent tariff rate. Indonesia is among the world's largest tuna exporters; the concession opens Japan's market without a price penalty on a staple product of the archipelago's fishing communities.
Reported by Antara read the original →Achakzai announces August 5 nationwide drive to demand Imran Khan's release
The National Assembly opposition leader said the campaign would mark three years since the former prime minister's imprisonment. He also announced a three-day Pashtun jirga from August 29 to discuss district divisions and security in Pashtun-majority areas.
Reported by Express Tribune read the original →Free school meals reach children deep in Highland Papua
In Indonesia's relatively young province of Highland Papua, children living far inland now receive nutritious meals at school — for many, the first reliable daily nutrition they have known. The programme is changing attendance and energy in classrooms across the highlands.
Reported by Antara read the original →Ghana mourns Sulemana Abdul Samed, its tallest man, dead at 33
Known as Awuche — "Let's Go" in Hausa — the giant of Gambaga stood 223 cm when last measured. Diagnosed with Marfan syndrome at 22, he had returned north from Accra after the condition ended his hopes of driving for a living. Mourners overwhelmed the family home in Gambaga; he was buried in Tamale to receive them all.
Reported by BBC read the original →Cyrille Tchatchet wins Commonwealth silver in Glasgow, twelve years after fleeing the same Games as a teenager
In 2014 the Cameroonian weightlifter finished fifth, then walked out of the athletes' village with nowhere to go. He slept rough for two months, was granted refugee status in 2016, represented the IOC Refugee Olympic Team in Tokyo, and now works full-time as a mental health nurse in Oldbury. On Thursday he totalled 374kg in the 110kg class — four kilograms behind Fiji's Taniela Tuisuva Rainibogi — and took home silver for England.
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