The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. In fact, it is accelerating. And COVID-19 anywhere poses a risk everywhere, including Cambodia. ( read original story ...)
Syria may only be counting 1.25% of its actual coronavirus deaths, study says
The government has confirmed only 109 coronavirus deaths, but a mortuary official says it's killing that many people daily in Damascus alone. ( read original story ...)
WTO fisheries subsidies: India, Sri Lanka demand to postpone deadline gains support
India and Sri Lanka have found support from several other World Trade Organization (WTO) members, such as Namibia, Indonesia, South Africa and the ACP Group, in expressing doubts over concluding the ... ( read original story ...)
Is Nepal Skirting, Denying or Defying the Covid Pandemic?
Nepal’s death toll remained below 100. This did not however mean the population was unaffected: migrant workers were stranded; essential imports were threatened and building projects and business in ... ( read original story ...)
Switzerland to Return to Uzbekistan $131m From Karimova Accounts
The Swiss and Uzbek governments established terms for the return of US$131 million in assets confiscated from the daughter of the former Uzbek President Islam Karimov. Gulnara Karimova had stashed ... ( read original story ...)
How Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Is Creating A New Generation Of Tech Champions
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) is bolstering the country's digital economy ... ( read original story ...)
Subsidiaries distance themselves from Kirin’s Myanmar military scandal
In a statement shortly after the news broke, Magic Rock said that Lion Little World Beverages, the brewers’ parent company which itself if a subsidiary of Kirin, “does not have any stake in or control ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand News Today | Another holiday, Business closures | September 15
There might be another long weekend coming up soon as the Thai government looks at another long weekend. Thailand News Today. ( read original story ...)
Thai Economy May Contract for Second Year With Tourism in Limbo
Thailand’s economy could contract for a second straight year in 2021 if it takes a cautious approach to reopening its tourism industry, according to a central bank official.If Thailand remains closed ... ( read original story ...)
How a disastrous mission in Iran 40 years ago changed the way US special operators fight
(Several had been released by the time the rescue was attempted.) Furious at the US's decision to not extradite Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi — the former king of Iran who had been ousted by an Islamic ... ( read original story ...)