Kazakhstan adopted on Monday (8 June) a new law on rallies and public gatherings, continuing its path of “controlled democratisation" with more liberal legislation that analysts said is helping to ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan postpones resuming flights with Azerbaijan
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jun. 8 By Nargiz Sadikhova - Trend: The issue of resuming flights between Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan is postponed until after July 1, 2020, Trend reports with reference to the press ... ( read original story ...)
Amendment for new map to be taken up by Nepal parliament on Tuesday
Nepal’s parliament on Tuesday will take up the controversial amendment on its map that includes parts of the Indian territories. The government of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has decided to fast ... ( read original story ...)
India To Reconstruct 56 Schools In Nepal Destroyed In Earthquake Amid Row Over Map
India will reconstruct a total of 56 higher secondary schools in seven districts of Nepal as part of post-earthquake reconstruction in the Himalayan nation with a grant of 2.95 billion Nepali rupees. ( read original story ...)
India asks Nepal to use alternative steps to diffuse border row
India finds it difficult to talk under the shadow of Parliament resolution India has conveyed that it cannot be expected to discuss the border dispute with Nepal under the overhang of a resolution in ... ( read original story ...)
‘Stop me if you need a doctor’: Yemen medic treats poor from his car
In a war-ravaged country now battling coronavirus, one Yemeni doctor is dispensing medical advice from his car, gathering a large social media following along the way. "Stop me if you need a medical ... ( read original story ...)
Rival Saudi-, UAE- backed militants claim advance in southern Yemen amid infighting
Militants loyal to Yemen's separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) fire towards the positions of Saudi-backed militants loyal to Yemen’s former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi for control of ... ( read original story ...)
The purveyors of death cough up loose change for Yemen
It was no surprise that the response to the aid appeal was a noxious combination of hypocrisy, indifference and bullying. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 Is Reshaping Border Security Enforcement in Malaysia
The government formed a National Task Force to harness security enforcement agencies under one coalition to address illegal entry to Malaysia during the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
China’s Island Building Turns Malaysia, Indonesia Into Front-line States
The artificial islands allow the Chinese ships to use increasingly forceful tactics against major regional powers such as Malaysia and Indonesia with an armada of coast guard and Chinese fishing ... ( read original story ...)