Victoria has become the first state in Australia to ban public display of Nazi swastikas. Fines of $22,000 Australian dollars ($15,213) and one year in prison for showing the Nazi swastika or Hakenkreuz. Concerns mount about the radicalization rate of local youth. A state in Australia has become the first in the nation to implement … Read more
Sri Lankan authorities on Sunday fully lifted a nationwide curfew to mark the Buddhist holiday of Vesak, offering the people a chance to celebrate as the nation weathers its economic and political crisis. The curfew was imposed on May 9 after once-peaceful protests turned violent, killing at least nine people and injuring hundreds of others. … Read more
Thailand’s orchid growers, who have already been battered by the pandemic for two years, are bracing for new blows to their livelihood as the war in Ukraine and changing weather patterns further cloud their prospects. Orchid growing, once considered a popular pastime among Thailand’s elite, has grown into a multi-million dollar industry, with Thailand now … Read more
Dried streaks of blood and spent cartridges mark the floor where an unexpected crackdown by way of Sri Lankan police ended with the first fatality from weeks of anti-authorities rallies. Dozens of spontaneous demonstrations had broken out around the island nation on Tuesday, with incensed crowds blocking off roads with burning tyres in protest at but some … Read more
PESHAWAR: The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is gearing up for the rediscovery of historical sites in a newly merged tribal district of the province. The new discoveries are putting the erstwhile war-torn area onto the global map for its richness in archaeological history. After a decline in terrorism and restoration of peace, an archaeological … Read more
Islamabad – Remains of a 2,300-year-old Buddhist Temple has been discovered in Northwest Pakistan along with several other Buddhist artefacts by a joint team of Pakistani and Italian archaeologists. Archaeologists from the Italian Archaeological Mission known as the ISMEO have been excavating the ruins of the Bazira city from the Buddhist period in Barikot tehsil … Read more
