Methamphetamine and ketamine seizures in Asia reached record highs in 2025, but experts tell CNA that falling prices and expanding criminal networks suggest supply remains stronger than ever.
The incident disrupted travel for about 140,000 people due to delays and cancellations.
Two temporary measures were due to expire at the end of June, but will be extended for the month of July.
DHAKA, June 20 - Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will embark on his first overseas trip since taking office on Sunday, visiting Malaysia and China in a mission aimed at attracting investment, boosting overseas employment and signalling foreign policy priorities.
Initial reports said a large concrete slab fell from the second floor of the building.
Domestic fees stay unchanged.
Russia has assured Malaysia of oil, gas and diesel supplies for at least the next 20 years, while Petronas signed new energy agreements with Turkmenistan.
PM Tarique Rahman is bypassing neighbouring India as his inaugural destination.
June 20 - Two roadside bombs in northwest Pakistan killed at least seven people and injured three, the Associated Press said on Saturday, citing police in the South Asian nation.
It helped pull the country out from the shadow of its larger, wealthier rival India.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blasts.
Protesters referred to the President's free meals programme as wasteful state spending.
Fans were delighted but critics labelled the speech as political propaganda.
A multimillion-dollar aviation deal at Clark highlights European economic investment as a tool of strategic power.
Energy security is a top priority globally, as governments grapple with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, an accelerating clean energy transition and surging power demand from AI data centers. The problem is especially acute for Asia and the Pacific, as both regions are
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing perhaps the most precarious moment of his political career. He knows it. His allies know it. And his rivals — both within his coalition and across Israel’s political spectrum — are preparing to capitalize on his growing
When Ashik Chowdhury, the executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority, was recently asked about Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s upcoming trip to China, his response caught the room off guard. “Many issues will come up,” Chowdhury remarked, “starting
Australia was previously the only continent where the H5N1 bird flu strain had not yet been found.
The girl, who was uninjured, was inside the bin for about five minutes.
Sustained increases in oil prices could strain the budget, they warned.
The highly contagious variant which can devastate poultry has now been found on every continent.
SYDNEY, June 20 - Australia has confirmed its first mainland case of H5N1 bird flu in a remote part of the country's southwest, Agriculture Minister Julie Collins said on Saturday.