The board also approved a proposal to approach the Madhya Pradesh government for acquiring 2.69 crore warrants held by it in BORL. ( read original story ...)
Oman, Indonesia likely next countries to forge ties with Israel
Oman and Indonesia could be next in line to establish diplomatic relations with Israel in the coming weeks, a diplomatic source said Sunday. The Trump administration is continuing in its efforts to ... ( read original story ...)
As Singapore Ventures Back Out, Migrant Workers Are Kept In
The low-wage workers, almost half of whom have contracted the coronavirus, continue to be mostly confined to dormitories even as the city-state eases restrictions. ( read original story ...)
Singapore biotech firm TurtleTree Labs bags $6.2m round
Singapore cell-based milk producer TurtleTree Labs announced that it has raised US$6.2 million in pre-series A funding from Green Monday Ventures, Eat Beyond Global, KBW Ventures, and Verso Capital. ( read original story ...)
Lebanon prosecutor pauses port probe amid legal challenges
Lebanon’s prosecutor investigating last summer’s horrific explosion at the Beirut port has paused the probe for 10 days, following legal challenges to his authority by the ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon court sentences singer Fadel Shaker to 22 years in prison
The Lebanese pop star turned hardliner was sentenced in absentia for providing support to a ‘terrorist’ group. ( read original story ...)
French President Macron to Cancel Lebanon Visit and Other Trips Due to COVID-19
French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to cancel all his forthcoming trips, including a scheduled visit to Lebanon, after being diagnosed with COVID-19, a French presidency spokeswoman told ... ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan increases fines for illegal hunting
BISHKEK, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- Kyrgyzstan has increased fines for illegal hunting of wild animals listed in the country's Red Book, the government press service said Thursday. The order, signed by ... ( read original story ...)
Laos Snubs Wife of Missing Rural Expert in ‘Unconvincing’ Stance on Disappearance
The wife of missing Lao development expert Sombath Somphone on Tuesday marked eight years since his disappearance with no information on the case from the communist government in Vientiane whose ... ( read original story ...)
Palestinians left waiting as Israel set to deploy COVID vaccine
Israel will begin rolling out a major coronavirus vaccination campaign next week after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached out personally to the head of United States pharmaceutical giant Pfizer ... ( read original story ...)