Reduce your data consumption with Google Chrome

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Have to make do with a smartphone or tablet that has limited data volume? Google Chrome offers an easy way to save on data use.
Simply enable data saving mode by going to the “Settings” menu of the popular web browser for iOS and Android and then opening “Bandwidth”.
However, one catch is that if the web pages being accessed are encrypted via HTTPS – recognisable by the lock symbol in the URL address bar – the Data Saver mode won't be available.
his also applies if you use incognito mode.

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Russian cops detain 260 at anti-Putin protest

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Russian police said they detained more than 260 activists in central Moscow yesterday for holding an unauthorised protest against President Vladimir Putin. The demonstration took place after opposition politician Vyacheslav Maltsev appealed on his website to hold protests across the country.

SAUDI ARABIA UNDER KING SALMAN

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King Salman has overseen some important changes in Saudi Arabia since he inherited the throne from his elderly half-brother King Abdullah nearly three years ago. Following the arrest of dozens of figures including princes, ministers and a top business tycoon, here is a look back at some developments during his reign.

On January 23, 2015 Salman takes the throne at the age of 79 after the death of Abdullah, aged about 90. He makes key changes in the order of succession, choosing his nephew Mohammed bin Nayef as deputy crown prince and promoting his son Prince Mohammed bin Salman to defence minister. In June of this year, he raises his son, aged 31, to the position of crown prince.

WAR IN YEMEN

In March 2015, a Saudi-led military coalition launches an air campaign to prop up Yemen's President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi against Shia Huthi rebels and their allies. Coalition members deploy troops in Yemen. Rights groups have harshly criticised the coalition for civilian casualties in its air strikes.

RUPTURE WITH TEHRAN

In January 2016, Saudi Arabia executes 47 people convicted of "terrorism", mostly Sunnis linked to Al-Qaeda, but also including prominent Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr. His execution stirs a diplomatic crisis with regional rival Iran. Riyadh breaks off diplomatic relations with Tehran after its embassy and a consulate are attacked in the wake of Nimr's execution

ECONOMIC REFORM

In April 2016, the Saudi government approves a major reform plan dubbed "Vision 2030", aimed at diversifying the oil-dependent economy. The plan involves privatising part of oil giant Aramco and creating a $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund.

DEALS WITH WASHINGTON

US President Donald Trump visits Saudi Arabia in May 2017 on his first foreign trip since taking office. Washington and Riyadh announce contracts worth more than $380 billion, including a $110 billion arms deal aimed at countering perceived threats from Iran and radical Islamists.

QATAR CRISIS

In June 2017, Saudi Arabia and several Gulf allies and Egypt sever diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting "terrorists" and being too close to Iran. They also take economic measures against Doha, including closing air and maritime links and sealing the country's only land border. Qatar rejects the accusations.

MORE RIGHTS FOR WOMEN

In December 2015, Saudi Arabia opens up elections to women as both candidates and voters for the first time. In September this year, a royal decree announces the end of a longstanding ban on women driving as of June 2018. The decree comes days after women are allowed into a sports stadium for the first time in the country's history.

CRACKDOWN

In September, authorities arrest at least 20 people, including prominent clerics Salman al-Awdah and Awad al-Qarni, in an apparent crackdown on dissent. Prominent Saudi journalist and writer Jamal Khashoggi says he has been banned from writing in Saudi-owned newspaper Al-Hayat, apparently for defending the Muslim Brotherhood in tweets.

INVESTMENT, MODERATION

In late October at an investment conference dubbed "Davos in the Desert", Riyadh unveils plans for hi-tech "giga projects" and seeks to promote the kingdom as a welcoming business destination. Authorities say they will start issuing tourist visas "soon". And in keeping with his public image as a bold reformist, Prince Mohammed pledges "a country of moderate Islam", breaking with the kingdom's reputation for exporting creed espoused by jihadists worldwide.

IS attack killed 75 displaced Syrians Afp, Beirut

Islamic State group killed at least 75 displaced

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A car bombing by the Islamic State group killed at least 75 displaced people in eastern Syria, a monitor said yesterday, as the cornered extremists appeared to target fleeing civilians.

Saturday's attack in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor killed "at least 75 displaced civilians including children" and wounded 140, said Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.The scale of the attack showed that despite losing vast swathes of territory it held in Iraq and Syria, the group is still capable of mounting deadly attacks.The displaced had fled battles in the province, where Syrian forces and the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), are fighting the jihadist group in separate offensives.Fighting across Deir Ezzor province has sent thousands of civilians fleeing for their lives, some straight into the desert. Syrian and allied forces converged Saturday on holdout IS fighters in the border town of Albu Kamal, the jihadists' very last urban bastion after Russian-backed regime forces seized Deir Ezzor city on Friday.The jihadists, who in 2014 declared a "caliphate" spanning territory in Iraq and Syria roughly the size of Britain, have also lost most of the territory they once controlled in neighbouring Iraq, including second city Mosul.On Friday, Iraqi forces retook the border town of Al-Qaim, also on the Euphrates river.

TIB on ACC Hearings: 3 out of 4 complaints unsolved

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About three-quarters of the complaints against 12 public service-oriented institutions filed during Anti-Corruption Commission's mass hearings have not been resolved yet, a Transparency International Bangladesh report said yesterday.

The TIB identified the institutions' non-cooperation, corruption and lack of initiatives as the main reasons behind the delays.At ACC's 13 mass hearings between January, 2015 and June, 2016, people filed 181 complaints against institutions like upazila land office, Palli Bidyut Samity, Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha and sub-register's offices. Of those complaints, 132 remain unresolved.The TIB report cited many complainants who blamed the ACC and institutions concerned for their lack of follow-up activities to resolve the complaints.The report on effectiveness of ACC's mass hearings was disclosed during a press conference at TIB's Dhanmondi office in the capital.The graft watchdog conducted the study between December, 2016 and August, 2017. Three of the 13 hearings took place in Dhaka's metropolitan areas.The researchers interviewed 195 of a total of 299 complainants who participated in the hearings, 51 officials of the institutions and talked with deputy commissioners, additional deputy commissioners, and upazila nirbahi officers.Forty-three percent of the complainants who sought services later faced even more challenges. The authorities misbehaved, showed non-cooperation and demanded bribes. Some even said they were threatened by police.Some of the complaints prompted institutions like Upazila Land Office, Palli Bidyut Samity Office, Rajuk, Settlement Office, and Sub-register's Office to improve their services. But some officials' lack of professionalism persisted, said the report.Over 130 complaints were made against land-related service providers. The complaints included demanding bribes, harassing service seekers, neglecting duty, misbehaving and being fraudulent.Some of the complaints were about land grabbing through muscle power and fraudulence, it added.Although 78 percent of the complainants were assured of solutions to their problems at the mass hearings, only 14 percent of them said processes to do so were underway during the research period.However, several positive steps were taken by the public service institutions after the mass hearings, the report added.While 54 percent of the institutions had visible information boards before the hearings, 77 percent had them after the hearings.Some other positive steps included in preserving documents (from 60 percent to 77 percent institutions) and receiving complaints over phone (from 40 percent to 58 percent).The report also pointed out some challenges in arranging mass hearings. These include influential quarters like politically-linked individuals and brokers threatening participants, lack of awareness about mass hearings, and lengthy speeches by designated guests.The Berlin-based watchdog recommended the authorities to take steps to ensure that the process of addressing a complaint does not hamper when an official is transferred.It also recommended ACC to spread awareness about mass hearings, incorporate local non-government organisations, and ensure presence of related officials at the mass hearings.Speaking at the press conference, TIB Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman said successful mass hearings can generate trust in people.He also said public service institutions have to take steps if they want to reduce people's distrust.

We stand beside Bangladesh IN CPC 2017

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MPs from CPA member nations offer full support to Bangladesh in dealing with Rohingya crisis

Lawmakers from Commonwealth countries have committed their full support for Bangladesh in resolving the Rohingya crisis.The commitment came yesterday after Dhaka briefed them on the issue during the annual conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) in the capital.Most of the lawmakers, who spoke at the briefing at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre, termed the atrocities against the Rohingyas in Myanmar “genocide”, and said this cannot be “tolerated.” They also called for adopting a resolution in the conference over the crisis.Earlier in the morning, inaugurating the 63rd annual CPA conference at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban premises, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the Commonwealth countries to exert pressure on Myanmar to stop persecution of its Rohingya citizens and take them back from Bangladesh at the earliest.She noted that Bangladesh is keen to maintain good relations with its neighbors. “But inhuman persecution meted out on the Rohingya population in the Rakhine State of Myanmar and their forceful expulsion from their homeland has created instability in the region and beyond.”

More than 550 delegates from 144 national and provincial parliaments of 44 countries joined the eight-day conference that ends on Wednesday. The CPA has 52 members.During the briefing session in the afternoon, Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali urged the CPA members to take a united stand against all discriminatory policies and activities that run counter to human rights.After his speech, the floor was opened for discussion. More than a dozen delegates participated in the briefing session and lauded Bangladesh for its role.The CPA members said the association should play a stronger role over the issue. It should adopt a resolution supporting Bangladesh's stance and put pressure on Myanmar to take back Rohingyas and ensure their safe rehabilitation.In the concluding speech, CPA Chairperson Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury said the proposal for adopting a resolution would be considered very seriously.She also called upon the delegates to take initiatives for adopting resolutions on the Rohingya issue in their parliaments, and said this would help Bangladesh's efforts to resolve the crisis.The delegates of a number of CPA countries strongly criticised the Myanmar government for persecution of the Rohingyas in Rakhine.

“We have seen genocide in Rwanda and former Yugoslavia. We can think of it never again. Genocide is happening in Myanmar and the world is watching… ,” said Salma Ataullahjan, a senator from Canada.

She further said, “We appreciate what the Bangladesh government has done, they have done a lot. We know you have your own issues with the flooding, you had horrible flood this year.”Amid thumping of desk by delegates of different countries, she said the global community can no longer keep quiet. Malaysian delegate Dr Mohd Hatta Md Ramli proposed that the CPA arrange a trip to Cox's Bazar to express solidarity with Rohingyas. “If it is not possible to arrange a trip for all of us, at least a delegation should visit [Cox's Bazar] to express our solidarity with Rohingyas.”He strongly recommended adopting a resolution at the CPA general assembly over the Rohingya issue.Ramli also urged the Myanmar government to give Rohingyas their legitimate rights.Yasmin Ratansi, a member of the Canadian parliament, criticised the international community for not doing enough to resolve the crisis. “It seems that the world has forgotten them [Rohingyas]. It is a huge issue.”She also advocated identifying Rohingyas as refugees. “I promise that my country will remain beside Bangladesh.”Angelo Farrugia, speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta, said, “We need to send a strong message like we did in IPU [Inter Parliamentary Union]. We are completely in solidarity with Bangladesh.”He also proposed sending a copy of the resolution to the UN secretary-general.In its 137th general assembly in St Petersburg on October 15, the IPU adopted a resolution titled “Ending the grave human crisis, persecution and violent attacks on the Rohingya as a threat to international peace and security and ensuring their unconditional and safe return to their homeland in Myanmar.”Pakistani lawmaker Nafisa Shah said her country supports Bangladesh over the Rohingya issue. She also slated the Myanmar government for carrying out “genocide” against the Rohingyas.She called upon the Myanmar authorities to take back Rohingyas in their own country and give them citizenship with equal rights.More than six lakh Rohingyas have entered Bangladesh since the Myanmar military launched a brutal crackdown on them on August 25.