High commissioner designate Shumona is a career foreign service officer, belonging to the 17th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Foreign Affairs cadre, reports UNB. In her diplomatic career, ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei conducts contact tracing of 2 Malaysian COVID-19 cases
Following reports from the Malaysian Health Ministry on Sunday of two Malaysians testing positive for COVID-19 after their return from Brunei, the Brunei Health Ministry said on Monday that ... ( read original story ...)
Amid coronavirus pandemic, Bahrain TV young reporters display courage, dedication
Bahrain TV News presenter Bassam Al Badawi said that the Ministry of Information had prepared plans for a full coverage of the pandemic that included physical presence in the centers set up by the ... ( read original story ...)
Maid in Bahrain lured into prostitution with 20 Dinars
The victim told the police she was brought in Bahrain to work as a maid by a recruitment agency. She started work and her monthly salary was BD100. Three weeks later, she was intr ... ( read original story ...)
Barclays ‘misled’ the market over Qatar deal, court told
Barclays “deliberately misled” the market over the terms of its emergency capital raising from Qatar at the height of the 2008 financial crisis and “concealed” a $3bn loan to the Gulf state, it was ... ( read original story ...)
Mongolia confirms one new coronavirus case
(MENAFN)Mongolia's National Center for Communicable Disease (NCCD) reported on Monday, June 8th that one more COVID-19 case, pushing the total number of infected people in the country to 194.The ... ( read original story ...)
New batch of medical supplies sent to Mongolia
China donated a second batch of anti-epidemic materials worth of 190,000 yuan ($26,800) to Mongolia on Saturday. The donation contained medical supplies, including masks, gloves, disinfectant and ... ( read original story ...)
Two parliamentary candidates killed in road accident in Mongolia
Two parliamentary candidates were killed in a road accident in Mongolia Monday morning, local media reported. The accident occurred on the road linking Ulan Bator to Darkhan in the north. The deceased ... ( read original story ...)
Mongolia’s capital holds annual book festival to promote reading culture amid COVID-19 pandemic
The 27th annual Ulan Bator Book Festival is set to be held in the capital of Mongolia to promote reading culture, especially among children and young people, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The three-day ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia Primaries: Officials Prep for Lines and Slow Results
Elections officials in Georgia are preparing for long lines and slow results in Tuesday’s primaries as poll closures and coronavirus restrictions complicate in-person voting and counties grapple with ... ( read original story ...)