Bua used to earn up to 40,000 baht ($1,300) a month as a sex worker in Thailand's northern province of Chiang Mai when the coronavirus forced entertainment venues to close, leaving her jobless. ( read original story ...)
Thailand to regulate online and food delivery services
Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved measures to regulate food and online delivery services after customer complaints during the country's coronavirus lockdown, a senior government official said. Fo ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines keeps partial restrictions in the capital to fight virus
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday kept partial restrictions in the capital for another two weeks as he tries to contain the spread of the new coronavirus while reducing the pandemic's ... ( read original story ...)
Young Blood May Fail to Curb Japan’s Support for Coal Power
(Bloomberg) -- Efforts by Japan’s popular 39-year-old environment minister to curb the government’s support for coal-fired power may be failing, a potential blow to restricting use of the ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon small business owner George Rodriguez staying optimistic amid coronavirus woes
George Rodriguez just keeps plowing ahead, working hard and hoping that better days are coming soon despite pandemic that has harmed his businesses. ( read original story ...)
Protests as Currency Slides, Price of Bread Rises in Lebanon
Protesters closed several major roads in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday amid rising anger as the currency hit a new record low on the black market, electricity cuts increased and the ... ( read original story ...)
Amid coronavirus, economic crisis, Lebanon’s advertising sector takes 90 percent hit
A blank billboard is shown in Lebanon amid the ongoing economic crisis that has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. (Screengrab) In normal times, Lebanon’s thoroughfares are a hodgepodge of ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon protests increase possibility of Hezbollah attack against Israel
Over the past few weeks, protests in Lebanon have regained strength, mainly in response to economic distress and the deterioration in the value of the Lebanese currency, the pound. As the protests ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon braces for Caesar Act fall out amid financial meltdown
The US administration’s latest round of sanctions against Syria has worried bankers and businessmen across the border in Lebanon, who say it could add to the small country’s worst economic and ... ( read original story ...)
Israel’s annexation plans will leave it in need of new allies
Israel's search for new partners may put it at odds with the US, which would take issue with closer Israeli ties to Russia or China. ( read original story ...)