Here’s a simple suggestion for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who is scheduled to meet Friday with the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan: The path to real negotiations and stability in ... ( read original story ...)
Cambodia, China and the Dara Sakor Dilemma
China gaining access to an airfield in Cambodia, or anywhere else in mainland Southeast Asia, would redraw the strategic landscape of the region. ( read original story ...)
Cambodia’s Prime Minister visits flash floods affected region
Flood survivors sit next to aid supplies provided by Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen in Banteay Meanchey province, Cambodia. ( read original story ...)
Syria president orders new tax breaks amid rising hardship
Syria's president decreed a new income tax exemption on Wednesday intended to provide relief to low-income earners at a time of deepening economic hardship in the war-ravaged country. The decree ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan Sets Majilis Elections for January Next Year
Jomart Tokayev signed a decree scheduling Majilis elections for Jan. 10, 2021, reported Akorda press service. Majilis is the lower chamber of the Kazakh Parliament consisting of 107 deputies, who are ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 Response: Saving Lives Today, Preparing for Tomorrow
Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project is supporting the government’s ‘test, track, isolate and treat’ strategy to control the pandemic and strengthen the health system to better ... ( read original story ...)
Key party in Malaysia’s ruling alliance urges ‘ceasefire’ amid political turmoil
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 ...)