Nepalese Internet service provider WorldLink has announced plans to build 14 data centers across Nepal over the next three years. The ISP aims to have at least one data center in every one of the ... ( read original story ...)
Bone smuggler arrested along Indo-Nepal border
A smuggler dealing allegedly in human bones has been arrested by the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) from Sitamarhi district in Bihar along the Indo-Nepal ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia reports record daily increase of 5,725 coronavirus cases
Malaysia on Friday reported 5,725 new coronavirus cases, the highest daily increase since the start of the pandemic a year ago.The new cases took the cumulative total of infections past the 200,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Two illegal gold miners killed in mine accident in Uzbekistan
A mine accident has killed two men and injured two others while they were illegally digging for gold in the central Jizzakh region of Uzbekistan, local police said Friday. Uzbekistan Jizzakh region ... ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan mulls offering online lessons for inmates
Uzbekistan has introduced new digital technologies in its prisons and is currently considering allowing inmates to enroll in universities and study online, an Uzbek police official said Friday. The ... ( read original story ...)
EBRD cotton investment in Uzbekistan under scrutiny
NGO Bankwatch says that a USD 70 million EBRD loan to Indorama Agro would finance Uzbek farmers’ suffering and environmental damage ... ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan reveals COVID-19 data for January 29
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases for January 29 in Uzbekistan increased to 78,602, Trend reports with reference to the statistics of the Uzbek Ministry of Health. To date, 77,084 patients ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq Kills ISIS Commander, a Week After Baghdad Suicide Blasts
Iraqi security forces have killed a senior commander of the Islamic State group, the prime minister said on Thursday, a week after the rare, twin suicide bombing by ISiS militants killed dozens in ... ( read original story ...)
ISIS ‘deputy caliph’ who was terror group’s leader in Iraq is killed in military strike
Abu Yaser al-Issawi was killed in a military strike which Iraq's prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi described as an 'intelligence-led operation' (pictured, ISIS leader al-Mawla). ( read original story ...)
Four Years On, No Answers Over Murder of Critic of Myanmar’s Military
Muslim lawyer U Ko Ni was gunned down in daylight at Yangon’s airport in 2017 but no motive has been established and the supposed mastermind is still at large. ( read original story ...)