Two senior doctors and a midwife in Kazakhstan have been jailed after putting a newborn baby into a morgue freezer to cover up having wrongly declared the infant stillborn, a court heard. ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan’s national atomic company reports COVID-19 cases at its JV with France
Kazakhstan’s Kazatomprom National Atomic Company JSC has recorded several positive cases of COVID-19 at the Company’s Kazakh-French Joint Venture, KATCO LLC, operating in the Turkestan region of the ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan’s National Bank sets up monetary policy committee
Kazakhstan’s National Bank has established a committee on fiscal and monetary policy, Trend reports citing the National Bank. The committee was created in accordance with the instructions of ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: Sri Lanka reopens to tourists after 10 months
Sri Lanka reopened to foreign tourists Thursday after a nearly 10-month pandemic closure that cut deeply into the Indian Ocean island nation's lucrative ... ( read original story ...)
Moon Jae-in congratulates Biden, seeks close cooperation on North Korea
South Korean President Moon Jae-in sent a congratulatory message on Thursday to U.S. President Joe Biden and vowed to work closely with his administration on a range of issues including the Korean ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia extends Covid-19 movement curbs for six states and KL by a week
KUALA LUMPUR -Malaysia has extended the Covid-19 movement curbs for its capital Kuala Lumpur along with six states and two other federal territories by a week to Feb 4, as daily infections stayed ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia Delays Release of Sensitive Jobless Data Four Times
Saudi Arabia has delayed the release of closely watched data on citizen unemployment four times amid political sensitivity over a jobless rate that rose to the highest level on record last year. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia Redefines Role as World’s Defender of Muslims
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is promoting more secular national interests at a critical juncture for the kingdom. ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan’s Saffron Diplomacy
Yet, the beginning of this year reaffirmed the positive outlook for Afghan saffron growers. First, Afghanistan retained its feat of producing best quality and taste of saffron for the eighth year in a ... ( read original story ...)
Ireland v Afghanistan: Captain Andrew Balbirnie says Irish must target 3-0 ODI series win
Ireland must aim high in a one-day series against Afghanistan that also has World Cup qualifying points, captain Andrew Balbirnie says. ( read original story ...)