Two activists in Thailand have been arrested on charges of attempting violence against the Queen, which could result in a possible life sentence.
Thailand declares emergency after unprecedented protest
Thailand’s government declared a strict new state of emergency for the capital on Thursday, a day after a student-led protest against the country’s traditional establishment saw an …
Philippines’ faltering stock market throws open the doors
MANILA — When Converge ICT Solutions debuts on the Philippine Stock Exchange next … in years — is rare and its fiber internet service business, which boomed amid the pandemic, is a breath …
How insuring the poor in Hong Kong and elsewhere is becoming big business
Hong Kong’s microinsurance market, in comparison, is nascent but no less ambitious. YAS Digital has created an app store as a marketplace for business-to-business and business-to-consumer insurers.
Cyprus, the gig economy, survival
In Cyprus, many educated young people are choosing to work for themselves, while older people are dropping their corporate jobs and setting up for themselves.
Family reopening Little Lebanon in Dover to honor Amer Fakhoury
On Tuesday, the family of Amer Fakhoury will reopen the restaurant he loved, and they have also started a foundation in his honor.”The …
Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia, Azerbaijan blame each other for truce violations
The fighting and shelling has killed hundreds of people – both combatants and civilians – and marks the biggest escalation of a decades-old conflict over the region in more than a quarter-century …
Syria needs up to 200,000 tons of wheat per month to meet shortfall: Minister
Syria needs to import between 180,000 tons and 200,000 tons of wheat a month, the economy minister was cited as saying on Sunday, blaming a shortfall on “militias” preventing farmers from selling …
Saudi Arabia Partners with Google to Accelerate the Kingdom’s Digital Transformation
Several Saudi ministries have teamed up with tech giant Google to launch a set of projects aimed at helping the Kingdom’s economic strategy and digital …
Turkey and the business of wreaking havoc
Erdogan’s Turkey has always been known for its pursuit of spreading chaos. Nowadays, at a time considered to be one of the most troubling periods of its modern history, Turkey is using its destructive …