Activist funds Quarz Capital and Black Crane successfully blocked a proposed merger that would have created Singapore’s fifth-largest real estate investment trust. ( read original story ...)
Singapore LGBTQ activist launches new bid to end gay sex ban
Retired doctor Roy Tan wants the Singapore government to either fully enforce or introduce legislation to scrap Section 377A. ( read original story ...)
Grab-Singtel venture, Jack Ma’s Ant Group, tech firm Sea among those issued digital bank licences in Singapore
A joint venture by Singtel and Grab as well as technology firm Sea and Jack Ma's Ant Group are among those that have been selected for ... ( read original story ...)
Turkmenistan proposes to widen cooperation in the area of nature protection and climate change on the OSCE platform
Speaking today at the OSCE Ministerial Council held online, the Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan R.Meredov underlined the importance of nature protection and climate change issues. As is known, the ... ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan adds 440 COVID-19 cases
(Xinhua) -- Kyrgyzstan registered on Friday 440 new COVID-19 cases, pushing its total caseload to 74,373. Among the new cases, 109 were in the capital city Bishkek, 162 in Chui Oblast, and the rest ... ( read original story ...)
Second flight of ‘Rock of Israel’ immigrants lands in Israel (photos)
On the flight were 120 members of the Falash Mura community from Ethiopia who made Aliyah as part of the operation. ( read original story ...)
How to maintain Israel’s qualitative military edge in a changing Middle East
An updated and balanced bilateral policy can enable Israel’s new peace partners to benefit from the diplomatic process they have entered, while minimizing erosion of Israel’s QME. ( read original story ...)
Tajikistan: Dissident’s Family Interrogated, Threatened
Tajik authorities in late November 2020 summoned, interrogated, and threatened family members of Fatkhuddin Saidmukhidinov, a Tajik activist in exile, apparently to force him to cease his online ... ( read original story ...)
Mesirow: The Second Coming
While recently walking by one of our newspaper offices after it had closed, I found an unaddressed letter in the snow. Clearly it’s timeliness is important to Skippy Mesirow’s ... ( read original story ...)
REAP to promote introduction of sustainable production in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan
Azerbaijan’s State Oil Company discloses amount of investments in Georgia's economy Oil&Gas 3 December 19:49 Annual production volume from Azerbaijan’s Shah Deniz field to increase by 2023 Oil&Gas 3 D ... ( read original story ...)