A public rift between the heirs of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s modern day founder, has shot to the fore with the prospect of his two sons squaring off at a July 10 general election.
Damning Link between a Bangkok Mall and Injustice in Laos
To partially sate Thailand’s ever-increasing thirst for energy, Thai companies and state-owned enterprises collaborate with the Lao government to build more hydropower dams in Laos and import the …
Israel’s Netanyahu struggles to sell annexation plans
Only a week before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to kick-start annexation plans in the occupied West Bank, Israel’s premier is facing challenges at home and abroad. When Netanyahu clinched …
UN chief hopes Israel decides against West Bank annexation
General Antonio Guterres expressed hope Tuesday that Israel will hear global calls and will not go ahead with annexation of parts of the West Bank, which …
Trump aides begin discussions on Israel’s West Bank annexation plan – sources
Senior aides to U.S. President Donald Trump began discussions on Tuesday on whether to give Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a green light for his plan to annex settlements in the occupied …
How did Jordan end up with the highest smoking rate in the world?
When international correspondent Michael Safi began looking into why Jordan had become the country with the highest smoking rates in the world, he began to uncover what public health advocates have de …
Two night strikes reported in Syria, seven killed
The incident is irregular because it’s not clear what sensitive sites are in Suwayda area, where there have been recent protests, or at Kobajjep on the road between Deir Ezzor and Palmyra.
UNICEF report finds 30 per cent of families reduced food consumption in Sri Lanka
(MENAFN – Colombo Gazette) A UNICEF report found that 30 per cent of families in Sri Lanka had reduced food consumption in May. The regional report said that South Asia, and Governments must take …
Saudi Arabia condemns attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on Riyadh
Eight armed drones, three ballistic missiles reportedly hit Saudi capital but there were no reports of casualties.
Rohingya Refugees Tell Malaysia How Dozens Perished During Four-Month Voyage
Survivors from a boat crammed with over 300 Rohingya Muslim refugees told Malaysian authorities that dozens of their people perished and their bodies were thrown in the sea during a tortuous …