It has been a good year for the television writer turned internet comedian Jordan Firstman. If you don’t know the name, you are probably not on Instagram, where his hilariously perceptive impressions ... ( read original story ...)
Bleak Christmas For Iraqi Refugees Stuck In Jordan
Saad Polus Qiryaqoz bitterly remembers the festive Christmas season in his Iraqi hometown of Bartella before he was forced to flee to neighbouring Jordan when jihadists took it over. Up until 2014, ... ( read original story ...)
Cambodia clarifies that it is not against Chinese vaccine
CAMBODIA said it was not shunning Chinese vaccines or any other Covid-19 vaccines.Its Health Ministry Secretary of State Or Vandine clarified this following a report to the contrary."All Prime ... ( read original story ...)
Cambodia’s caution over China’s Covid-19 vaccine a signal to US: analysts
Hun Sen said he would only trust and accept vaccines approved by the World Health Organization (WHO). “Cambodia is not a dustbin, and not a place for a vaccine trial,” said the leader , who is known ... ( read original story ...)
Brit backpacker, 21, was ‘spiked’ with date rape drug GHB before she drowned in sea off Cambodia, her family believe
THE family of a Brit backpacker who drowned in the sea off Cambodia believe she was spiked with date rape drug GHB at a beach party before her death. Tragic Amelia Bambridge, 21, was found ... ( read original story ...)
Not alone anymore — “World’s loneliest elephant” quickly adapts to new home in Cambodia
Kaavan, once dubbed "the world's loneliest elephant" living in a Pakistani zoo, has been enjoying his new life after being moved to a sanctuary in Cambodia. ODDAR MEANCHEY, Cambodia, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) ... ( read original story ...)
Lonely Pakistan elephant quickly adapts to new home in Cambodia
Lonely Pakistan elephant Kaavan is healthy and has quickly adapted himself to his new home here, Cambodian Ministry of Environment secretary of state and spokesman Neth Pheaktra said. The 35-year-old ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea To Redevelop Flagship Tourist Resort
Pyongyang plans to redevelop its flagship Mount Kumgang tourist complex into an international resort, a year after leader Kim Jong Un ordered South Korean-built buildings there demolished, state media ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea to turn Mount Kumgang tourist area into a ‘resort envied by the whole world’
Premier Kim Tok-hun called for building a modern and all-inclusive international tourist resort ‘our own way’ during his visit to the area. ( read original story ...)
Nepal child marriages spike during pandemic
This startling fact highlights how girls are at particular risk as the Covid-19 crisis impacts Nepal’s economy. The legal marriage age in Nepal is 20. Globally, girls who marry before 18 are ... ( read original story ...)