Campaigners say £45m deals are a breach of firms’ human rights responsibilities ... ( read original story ...)
Three Myanmar men held with drugs worth RM145,000
The police detained three Myanmar men suspected of possessing drugs worth RM145,000, in a raid carried out at Taman Prima Selayang, Batu Caves on Tuesday (Dec 15) morning. ( read original story ...)
Fresh hope of saving endangered turtles in Vietnam
There are thought to be only four Swinhoe's softshell turtles left in the world, but the discovery of a female in Vietnma has raised hopes those numbers could be raised. Scientists hadn't been sure if ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam banks required to issue chip cards from March 2021
As of the end of the third quarter, Vietnam has around 93.78 million bank cards in circulation, in which the majority are magnetic cards. ( read original story ...)
I celebrated the most meaningful Christmas of my life as a soldier in Vietnam
It has become conventional wisdom that Christmas has much more to do with commerce than Christ. Yes, it’s nice that families can gather, prepare a ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines in talks to procure 30M doses of Covovax vaccine
Talks are ongoing for the Philippines to secure some 30 million doses of the Covovax vaccine against COVID-19, which is currently in its third stage of clinical trials, the local procurement partner ... ( read original story ...)
Kidnapped Schoolboys Returned Safely | Japan’s 40-Hour Traffic Jam
A group of 344 students who were kidnapped in an attack claimed by Boko Haram last week have been returned to Nigeria’s government. It’s still not clear if all the boys taken in last Friday’s raid on ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh’s forex reserves surge to record high
Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves have soared past $42 billion amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the central bank's latest data revealed on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Here is why Bangladesh’s forex reserves have surged to a record high
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves have soared past $42 billion amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the central bank’s latest data revealed on Sunday. According to the provisional Bangladesh ... ( read original story ...)
A Pakistani introspects on birth of Bangladesh
The obnoxious propaganda that the debacle of 1971 took place because Hindu teachers had brainwashed the Bengali youth still persists. It was also unfortunate, that with few exceptions, no voices were ... ( read original story ...)