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- Bangladesh (459)
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- Indonesia (807)
- Japan (1,436)
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- Kyrgyzstan (667)
- Laos (3)
- Malaysia (6,377)
- Myanmar (25)
- Nepal (712)
- Pakistan (3,592)
- Philippines (1,081)
- Singapore (4,460)
- South Korea (305)
- Taiwan (190)
- Tajikistan (42)
- Thailand (1,124)
- Uzbekistan (33)
- Vietnam (614)
Thailand to double visa-on-arrival fee
THAILAND’S Immigration authorities will begin imposing new charges for Visas on arrivial beginning next month, raising the current fee from 1,000 baht to 2,000 baht, local media reported. The new fee, which is expected to take effect starting Sept 27, would be imposed on foreign tourists from 18 countries and one economic zone. According to...
Donald Trump adviser hailed Vladimir Putin in a meeting with Narendra Modi: report
Washington, Aug 20: A little-known foreign policy adviser of Donald Trump had praised Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi had with US experts and think tanks here in June, according to a media report. Such a meeting between Modi and top American foreign policy experts and think tanks representing both...
Trump presidential campaign gets new boss in another shakeup
On Friday, the sidelined campaign chairman Paul Manafort, a one-time lobbyist whose links to Ukraine had come under scrutiny recently, left through the same door. …read more Source: Hindustan...
US, Ukraine urge end to soaring tensions with Russia
US Vice President Joe Biden and Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko in a phone call urged a speedy resolution to the conflict with pro-Russian separatists amid a spike in tensions with Moscow, the White House said late Friday. Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko (L); US Vice President Joe Biden (R)mb.com.ph Biden and Poroshenko “expressed...
More than 487 media representatives accredited to the Second World Nomad Games
Bishkek, August 20 / Kabar /. Accreditation of representatives of local and foreign media to the Second World Nomad Games, which will be held in Issyk-Kul, from 3 to 8 September 2016 has been completed, the Secretariat of the World Nomad Games reports. More than 487 representatives of media – foreign, national, regional TV, radio,...
Joe Biden, Ukraine’s Poroshenko discuss rising violence in Eastern Ukraine: White House
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FBI probes possible U.S. ties to corruption by former Ukraine president: CNN
The investigation was looking into whether U.S. companies and the financial system were used to enable corruption by a political party in UkraineTrump campaign manager Manafort quits after troubled stretchTrump campaign chairman helped pro-Russians in Ukraine move money to U.S. firms: APPutin hints at war in Ukraine but may be seeking diplomatic...
Pentagon downplays talk of Russian troop buildup near Ukraine as Putin visits Crimea
The Pentagon on Friday moved to tamp down talk of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying extra troops along the border were associated with a regular military exercise. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday said he could not rule out a “full-scale” Russian invasion. His warning came amid increasing violence in the pro-Moscow separatist...
Trump campaign manager Manafort quits after troubled stretch
File – US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign chair and convention manager Paul Manafort appears at a press conference at the Republican Convention in Cleveland, US, on July 19, 2016. Photo: Reuters Donald Trump’s US presidential campaign sealed a major staff reshuffle with the resignation on Friday of its...
Trump campaign manager Manafort quits after troubled stretch
Clinton leads Trump by 8 percentage points among likely voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Friday. Trump campaign chairman helped pro-Russians in Ukraine move money to U.S. firms: APTrump shakes up campaign, names combative news executive in senior role ReutersTrump promises to work with NATO to defeat Islamic State...
