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According to the news presented by NDTV, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been announced by UNEP as one of the winners of the United Nations Champions of the Earth award in recognition of her country's initiatives to address climate change.
Musharraf Endorses Extension for Raheel Sharif, One US Agent to Another
Former president retired General Pervez Musharraf called on 16 September for extending the tenure of Chief of Army Staff Gen Raheel Sharif and warned against a change in the military leadership. Otherwise, he said, "Everything would go to waste".
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As reported in media, Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin introduced on Tuesday (11th August) a new curriculum that would promote peaceful Islamic teachings at all levels of education in Indonesia from elementary to senior high school. The new module would allow students to learn about Islam as a religion that embraced diversity and promoted peace and tolerance in what they call as Rahmatan lil 'alamin base of Islamic teaching.
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The Citizen Newspaper on 13th August 2015 reported that, a senior Security Manager at Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) and two members of Tanzania Peoples Defence Force (TPDF) have been implicated in the $413,000 (over Tsh826 million) ivory haul seized in Switzerland last month. The value of 262 kg of ivory was intercepted at Zurich Airport after being smuggled out through from Dar es Salaam.
Excessive Taxation is Breaking the Backs of the People
The Balochistan Assembly through a resolution on 15 August asked the federal government to review its decision about withholding tax because it was affecting the business community and other account holders.
'Our Citizens, Our Communities, Our Vision' is the theme in conjunction with Malaysia's position as Chairman of the 26th ASEAN. In the speech of the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak at the inauguration of the ASEAN Summit, he expressed his determination to make ASEAN 'Pivoted by the People'. This indicates a need to set up good governance, a better standard of living, sustainable development, empowerment of women, youth and, most importantly, there are more opportunities for the citizens.
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• Chinese Military Could Challenge United States of America
This September marks the 20th anniversary of the UN Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (PFA) on women's empowerment and rights. It was the product of the 4th World Conference on Women held in China in 1995, which was attended by 17,000 participants and 30,000 activists. The Beijing Declaration and PFA was an extensive 400-point document adopted by 189 states,
