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“Bangladesh Telecom Regulator to Lock All SIM Slots on Instalment Smartphones from Jan 2026”

Bangladesh telecom regulator mandates full SIM-slot lock for instalment phones The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has approved a policy

MALAYSIA GREENLIGHTS US$142M RARE-EARTH MAGNET PLANT

From raw ore to advanced materials Malaysia is moving up the value chain with a 600 million ringgit (about US$142

INDIA LAUNCHES ₹1 LAKH CRORE R&D FUND AS ESTIC 2025 OPENS

Innovation push for private-led growth India opened its Emerging Science & Technology Innovation Conclave (ESTIC 2025) in New Delhi with

Private capital rushes to close funding gap Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and global partners have launched a climate

BRAZIL KICKS OFF PRE-COP30 CLIMATE EVENTS AMID GLOBAL DISTRACTIONS

Private sector steps in as politics falters Brazil’s Belém has begun hosting a three-week run of events leading up to

TRUMP PRAISES SKYDANCE-PARAMOUNT DEAL, WEISS’S CBS ROLE

Media consolidation under spotlight In a “60 Minutes” interview, U.S. President Donald Trump hailed Skydance’s takeover of Paramount and journalist

U.S. LAB BEAGLE SUPPLIER TO HALT SALES AFTER CRUELTY CASE

Animal-testing pipeline disrupted Ridglan Farms, one of America’s main suppliers of beagles for laboratory use, will end dog sales by

ASIA’S FACTORIES STUMBLE AS U.S. TARIFFS HIT ORDER BOOKS

PMI signals cool demand across major hubs Fresh business surveys show October as another soft month for Asia’s manufacturers. Purchasing

EU CLIMATE CHIEF CALLS U.S. RETREAT A “WATERSHED MOMENT”

Belem summit faces headwinds EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra said the U.S. pullback from key green commitments marks a “watershed

OPENAI’S SCALE AND RISK: IS IT “TOO BIG TO FAIL”?

AI concentration raises new questions The Wall Street Journal reports that OpenAI’s growing dominance—powering countless apps, enterprise tools, and developer