The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commended the Malawi Government for what it has described as fruitful and constructive discussions during its just-ended mission to Lilongwe. Addressing journalists at Capital Hill on Friday, IMF Mission Chief Justin Tyson said the mission’s engagements with government authorities were highly productive and centered on policies aimed at stabilizing […] The post IMF Mission Hails Malawi Government for Productive Economic Talks appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

A storm is brewing over reports that Malawian girls are among hundreds of young African women allegedly trapped in Alabuga, a Russian military-industrial zone producing kamikaze drones used in the war against Ukraine. The Human Rights Watch (HRW) Southern Africa office has confirmed it is consulting its Moscow-based counterparts to verify claims that Malawians were […] The post Malawi Moves to Trace Girls Reportedly Trapped in Russia appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Malawi’s business giant MBL Holdings Limited has sealed a multi-million-dollar trade and investment deal with Zimbabwe’s TD Holdings, marking a major step in strengthening regional business cooperation between the two countries. The agreement, signed today in Harare, sets in motion immediate collaboration between the two conglomerates across agriculture, manufacturing, and the energy sector. Speaking shortly […] The post MBL Holdings Signs Multi-Million Dollar Trade Deal with Zimbabwe’s TD Holdings appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

In a dramatic twist that has sent shockwaves through Parliament, Malawi Congress Party (MCP) legislator Eisenhower Mkaka has backed calls for a fresh investigation into the June 10, 2024 military plane crash that killed Vice-President Saulos Chilima and eight others. Mkaka, who served as MCP’s Secretary General and is Member of Parliament for Lilongwe Mpenu, […] The post Shock as MCP MP Mkaka Joins Calls for Fresh Probe into Chilima Plane Crash appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc has given K20 million to this year’s Nation Publication Limited (NPL) Mother’s Fun Run initiative, aimed at improving maternal and neonatal health services across the district. The donation will go towards medical and water, Sanitation and hygiene (WASH) improvements at Kasungu District Hospital and selected health centres in Kasungu. […] The post NBM plc pumps K20 million into NPL’s Mother’s Fun Run initiative appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

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A European Union naval force on Friday reached a Malta-flagged tanker earlier attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, finding all its 24 mariners safe after an assault that raised renewed fears about piracy in the region.

Kampala (HOL) — A group of Somali military officers has graduated from a year-long, high-level training program in Uganda, underscoring the deepening security cooperation between the two East African nations.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Ali Haji Adam, on Friday appointed Abdirisaaq Sharif Ali as the new Director General of Banadir Maternity and Child Hospital, following a widely condemned incident in which a woman gave birth at the hospital’s entrance after being denied emergency care.

The document is initiated by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the Guardian writes

The head of state should work for citizens, not just billionaires and millionaires, the former US president emphasized.

The president's wife received the award for her active participation in domestic and foreign policy following her return to the White House for a second term

According to the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Viktor Orban is thus protecting Hungary

According to the general, if the US begins preparations for nuclear tests at the Nevada test site, Russia will know about it in advance, since «it is impossible to hide the transfer of various equipment there»

A preschool centre for children from lower-income families, operated by Beyond Social Services (BSS), will close by the end of 2025.The Healthy Start Child Development Centre (HSCDC) in Bukit Merah was the preschool that four-year-old Megan Khung attended before her death in 2020.In a statement on Oct 14, BSS said that HSCDC will wind down due to declining enrolment, which had fallen from more than 50 children in 2018 to just 14 in 2024.Referrals have decreased as families relocated due to housing redevelopment, the organisation added.More affordable and accessible preschools have become available in Bukit Merah and other areas, reducing the need for a specialised centre like HSCDC, said BSS.HSCDC opened in 2002, after a community survey in the Henderson and Bukit Merah estates found that many children were at risk due to inadequate childcare, parental incarceration or leaving school early.The organisation added that it plans to redirect its resources towards community-rooted initiatives.

The rule of law is a cornerstone of Singapore’s system, not “rule of the mob”, and suggesting that public opinion can trump a court decision is a "very dangerous idea”, said Law Minister Edwin Tong on Saturday (Nov 8).Tong, who is also Second Minister for Home Affairs, was speaking on the sidelines of a community event in Buona Vista. He was responding to a comment made by Workers’ Party (WP) chief Pritam Singh on an episode of CNA's series The Assembly 2 which aired on Nov 5. During the interview, Singh was asked by a participant how he felt about being called “a liar” due to former WP Member of Parliament Raeesah Khan’s case.In his reply, Singh said that being in the “business of politics” means that political opponents will “do whatever it takes” to lower his and the Workers’ Party esteem in the public eyes.

A multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) registered in Singapore was caught at the Johor Bahru checkpoint on Wednesday (Nov 5) for allegedly providing illegal private-hire services.In a Facebook post the next day, the Johor Road Transport Department (JPJ) stated that it had been conducting Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) enforcement operations at the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) CIQ Complex that day.JPJ officers detained the MPV, which was inbound, at the entrance of the checkpoint after finding that its driver conducted private-hire services without a valid operator's license.Pictures posted to Facebook showed two passengers in the vehicle during this time.The vehicle was seized, and its owner will be charged under the Road Transport and Land Public Transport Acts, said the post.The department stated that it will «continue to be committed to carrying out monitoring and enforcement to ensure all vehicles comply with the laws for the sake of safety and well-being of road users, especially on the Malaysia-Singapore international route».[[nid:724098]]bhavya.rawat@asiaone.com

They have always been close, but on Thursday afternoon on the busy streets of Mayfair the depth of that bond was clear for the world to see.

According to Sam Altman, he has the 'coolest, most important job maybe in history' - and there are plenty, so far, who have taken the 40-year-old billionaire at his own estimate.

Marks & Spencer sells more sushi than salads and pasta combined as a lunch option. With supermarket sales of the Japanese favourite booming, an eyepopping look at what's actually in it!

Despite a two-year age difference, the insistence of her own Polish family and even the cold, hard evidence of a DNA test - Julia Wandelt remained resolute.

It's late in the afternoon on the Turkish Riviera and the sun is glinting into Keith Cheeseman's apartment above the Mediterranean sea.

It was just before 10am on a June morning in 1972 when Douglas Robertson heard a series of ear-splitting bangs reverberate through the wooden hull of his boat.

Andrew will move out of the residence to a property on the Sandringham estate as soon as practically possible but the specifics regarding the relocation are unknown.

The new role will not exactly be a stretch of her acting skills - for she is to play herself in a cameo role in the movie. Meghan's office decline to comment as to why this C-List film was chosen.

En immersion numérique totale pour bâtir le quotidien de demain. Depuis lundi, les 82 lauréats du concours PACIFIC GENIUS «découvrent que le numérique n’est pas une vague à subir, mais un océan à explorer», avait même déclaré Moetai Brotherson lors de son passage à cet événement

En réaction à la suspension du principal du collège de Tubuai, il n'y aura pas de ramassage scolaire pour la rentrée de novembre, communique la municipalité de l'île.

The judge, who was appointed by Trump, said the attempted deployment in Portland exceeded the president’s authority.

The order pauses, for now, a lower court ruling directing the Trump administration to release November benefits in full on Friday.