Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is preparing for snap election by the end of the year, Singapore's Straits Times newspaper said, as he seeks a firm mandate amid uncertainty over how much ... ( read original story ...)
Arms seized by U.S., missiles used to attack Saudi Arabia ‘of Iranian origin’: U.N.
Cruise missiles used in several attacks on oil facilities and an international airport in Saudi Arabia last year were of "Iranian origin," U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq, US find new stability in talks after tensions
After months of tensions, Baghdad and Washington found a fresh stability in their ties Thursday as they held strategic talks Thursday under a new, US-friendly Iraqi premier. Due to coronavirus travel ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea to extend coronavirus guidelines on prevention, sanitation
South Korea will extend prevention and sanitation guidelines against the coronavirus until daily new infections drop to single digits, the health minister said on Friday, failing which he warned of a ... ( read original story ...)
Refusing to be gagged, Myanmar journalists work from shadows
Hiding from Myanmar's police, journalist Aung Marm Oo refuses to conceal his anger with the civilian government led by Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi as his country prepares for an election later ... ( read original story ...)
A renegade soldier leads a revolution in Thailand — for craft beer
It's not just pilsner; it's politics. An army colonel is training home brewers who are defying the kingdom's ban on artisanal beer production. ( read original story ...)
Thailand eases more coronavirus restrictions, ends curfew
Thailand announced Friday it is easing some restrictions that were imposed to fight the spread of the coronavirus, including allowing some schools to reopen and scrapping ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand to lift curfew, more curbs as ‘travel bubbles’ targeted
Thailand will lift a nationwide curfew and ease more restrictions next week, a spokesman for its coronavirus task force said on Friday, after the country has reported no local transmissions of the ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand eyes ‘travel bubbles’ to resuscitate tourism
Thailand will open "travel bubbles" with countries which have comparably low coronavirus infections, officials said Friday, as the kingdom tries to claw back money for its battered tourism sector. The ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey must restore credibility to win foreign funds, ex-minister says
Turkey must restore its economic credibility if it hopes to secure needed foreign funding and return to growth, said President Tayyip Erdogan's former economy czar who recently broke away and founded ... ( read original story ...)