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PM Dahal assures making diplomatic efforts to repatriate Nepalis serving in Russian army

The families of Nepalis serving in the Russian Army had staged a sit-in in Kathmandu, demanding the repatriation of Nepali recruits from the Russian Army.

  • Published: May 8, 20248:05 am
  • Author The Kathmandu Post
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South Korea’s medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis

Some hospitals encourage voluntary retirements among staff, excluding doctors.

  • Published: May 7, 20248:20 am
  • Author Choi Jeong-yoon
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Long road ahead for Indonesia’s dual citizenship plan

The 2006 Citizenship Law only allows children of a mixed marriage to hold dual nationality until they are 18 years old or married, when they must choose one.

  • Published: May 7, 20248:09 am
  • Author Nur Janti
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AI-powered search engine makes Singapore Parliament debates more accessible

The search engine will make combing through decades of parliamentary records more fruitful for the public, and which could raise understanding of how issues evolve in…

  • Published: May 6, 202410:46 am
  • Author Goh Yan Han
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Sixty-three % support constitutional revision amid Japan’s changing security environment: survey

Meanwhile, 53% considered there is a need to amend Paragraph 2 of Article9, which prohibits Japan from maintaining armed forces, up two percentage points from last year and the…

  • Published: May 3, 20248:35 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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New hard-line leadership of South Korean doctors group prepares for government dialogue

The association's new leader, Lim Hyun-taek, has demanded the Yoon administration scrap its quota hike plan and return to square one as a condition to begin dialogue.

  • Published: May 2, 20248:18 am
  • Author Son Ji-Hyoung
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President Zardari directs Sindh gov’t to take strict action against street criminals in Karachi

The President also instructed the chief minister to ensure that foreign nationals living and working in Sindh were provided with foolproof security.

  • Published: May 2, 20248:15 am
  • Author Imtiaz Ali
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Highest pay hike to date for Malaysia’s civil servants

PM Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, said civil servants will take home a minimum overall monthly income of RM2,000 (US$419) under the revamped Public Service Remuneration…

  • Published: May 2, 20248:08 am
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Seoul to deploy more military doctors to fill med prof void

The government also plans to increase compensation for those performing emergency treatments and those working on-call shifts.

  • Published: April 30, 20248:35 am
  • Author Park Jun-hee
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South Korea’s medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors

The newly launched group will focus on long-term tasks such as improving working conditions for junior doctors and physicians’ compensation models for essential medicine, but…

  • Published: April 26, 20248:15 am
  • Author Park Jun-hee

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