Japan Health Ministry plans to let patients register at multiple transplant facilities
The step will be taken in response to transplant facilities having to turn down organs from brain-dead patients due to a lack of necessary personnel or beds.
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Japan PM Ishiba says corporate, group donations ‘not inappropriate’; interpellations start at Lower House
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and other parties are calling for a ban on such donations in connection with the Political Funds Control Law reform.
First impeachment complaint vs Philippine VP Sara Duterte filed at House
The 50-page impeachment complaint was crafted by religious leaders, sectoral representatives, and families of drug war victims and was endorsed by Akbayan party-list Rep. Percival…
Indonesian government defends slashing free meal budget for first year
President Prabowo Subianto has said that a pilot program based on a per meal cost of Rp 10,000, around two-thirds the initial estimate of Rp 15,000, showed that the reduced budget…
PTI protest: Islamabad ATC issues non-bailable arrest warrants for Imran, Bushra, 94 others
On Nov 13, ex-PM Imran issued a “final call” for nationwide protests on Nov 24. A day of pitched battles between security forces and PTI protesters across the capital ended in…
Tourist ships resume service on Cox’s Bazar-Saint Martin’s route
First ship in 9 months leaves for the island with around 700 passengers. Tourists must follow several regulations to protect the island's environment, including a ban on polythene…
New rules set on fully foreign hospitals in China
In addition to satisfying the demands of foreigners, the commission said that such hospitals can also deliver services for some Chinese people with special demands, and their…
Indonesia’s ruling coalition outclasses opposition
Aside from the opposition losing its base, Wednesday’s elections also saw pro-Prabowo parties that had decided to split from KIM to back their own candidates in several regions…
Vietnam set to impose stricter rules for social media, news aggregator sites
Social media platforms are barred from organising user posts into fixed sections or publishing content in the form of investigative reports, interviews or journalistic features.
The roots of Kurram’s cycles of bloodshed
Rather than simply sectarian divides, the reasons for the discord are far more complex.