The biggest party in Malaysia's ruling alliance called on Wednesday for a "political ceasefire" to help tackle a new surge in coronavirus infections, a week after saying it was considering withdrawing ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia Says 10% Workers Under Lockdown May Work in Office
Malaysia will exempt as much as 10% of management and supervisory-level workers in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Sabah, Labuan and Putrajaya from its work-from-home order, Trade Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali ... ( read original story ...)
Lessors baulk at Malaysia Airlines’ restructuring plan
Sixteen third-party lessors have exposure to Malaysia Airlines, which earlier this month announced an “urgent restructuring exercise” that would include a “drastic” relook at its network and fleet ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia reports 732 new coronavirus cases; six new deaths
Malaysia reported 732 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, raising the total to 22,957 infections. The Southeast Asian country, which imposed targeted lockdowns this month amid a spike in cases, also ... ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan exports over 52 thousand tons of melons to 17 countries
According to the Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan, as of October this year, Uzbekistan exported over 52,000 tons of melons. This is 32.4 thousand tons more than in the same period last year. ( read original story ...)
Former top CIA analyst on al Qaeda, Iraq and 9/11
On "Intelligence Matters," Mike Morell speaks with Kristin Wood about her time at the CIA briefing Scooter Libby and then-Vice President Dick Cheney as a backup briefer. ( read original story ...)
Hundreds of Iraq, Afghanistan veterans volunteer as poll workers to protect the vote | Charlotte Observer
Military veterans volunteering to assist 2020 election is “one sacred institution protecting another,” one Marine says. ( read original story ...)
Plastic recycling in South Korea was already in crisis. The pandemic is pushing it to the brink
The surge in plastic waste caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may push over the edge an already fragile ecosystem of recycling plastic, already strained by falling oil prices and interruptions in the ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea will press on with flu vaccinations, sees no link to deaths: KDCA
A woman gets an influenza vaccine at a hospital in Seoul, South Korea, October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji ... ( read original story ...)
Petronas retrenches workers in Myanmar as the national oil firm reviews its operations
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) today acknowledged that there have been job cuts at its Yetagun offshore gas field in Myanmar. The national oil firm said this is part of a ... ( read original story ...)