BANGKOK: Thailand, which has banned the use of cryptocurrencies for payments, will restrict the role of commercial banks in the digital-assets business to protect them from unforeseen risks, a central bank official says. The Bank of Thailand( BoT) on Wednesday said banks should limit their investment in digital-assets business, including crypto exchanges, to 3% of their capital. Any investment made in the industry should be through units to shield the confidence of depositors and the banking sys

FROM exchanging missile strikes two weeks ago to trading compliments, Pakistan and Iran have managed to handle a potentially explosive crisis in a mature fashion.On Jan 16, Iran had bizarrely launched strikes on Panjgur hitting, what it said, were terrorists affiliated with the Jaish al-Adl outfit.... It is also hoped that as relations improve, the brutal murder of nine Pakistani workers in Saravan on Saturday is fully probed.Mr Amir-Abdollahian said both countries were “ one nation ” while obs

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CHAGAI: Civilian and security officials from Pakistan and Iran discussed border mapping on Saturday during a follow-up meeting that came after Pakistan’s surveyor general visited the neighbouring country earlier this month.... The eight-member Pakistani delegation comprised officials from the army, Frontier Corps, the Survey of Pakistan mapping agency and Chagai Deputy Commissioner Mansoor Ahmed Baloch.... Officials review details of mapping surveys in a high-level meeting A high-ranking offic

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A person was arrested after attempting to climb a temporary fence near the White House this morning

NEW DELHI( Reuters)-India plans to spend nearly$ 3.7 billion to fence its 1, 610-km( 1, 000-mile

In this April 2, 2021, file photo, the U.S. Capitol is seen behind security fencing on Capitol Hill

African enclave of Melilla early on Thursday, climbing the high fence that separates it from Morocco