The Covid-19 pandemic will create opportunities for Singapore and Sri Lanka to deepen trade ties, with agri-business and digitalisation singled out for particular focus during a webinar on Monday.. ( read original story ...)
Responding to Covid-19 and Gender-Based Violence in Sri Lanka
As this nation’s long and frustrating Covid-19 curfew wore on, The Asia Foundation worked with the Sri Lanka Police to formulate sensitive and effective responses to domestic and gender-based violence ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal Park Guards Accused of Persecuting Indigenous People
Park rangers and soldiers guarding Nepal’s famous Chitwan National Park have been accused of killing a man, setting fire to houses, and using their trained elephants to destroy homes in two separate ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen Faces New Famine Threat
The United Nations warned Tuesday that its humanitarian operation in Yemen is vastly underfunded and “on the verge of collapse,” as COVID-19 ramps up and millions of people face extreme hunger in a ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia presents to Yemeni government, STC resolution to implement Riyadh agreement
Saudi Arabia presented a resolution to accelerate implementation of the Riyadh agreement, the Saudi state news agency said in a statement on Wednesday. The statement added that, under the resolution, ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia: Yemen government, STC agree to resolution implementing Riyadh Agreement
The resolution presented by Saudi Arabia, in coordination with the UAE, stipulates that the STC rescind its self-rule and appoint a governor for Aden, the formation of a new government which will ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Hajj coronavirus curbs mean ‘no work, no salary, nothing’
Covid-19 has hit the annual Hajj and with no international pilgrims, many firms both in Saudi and abroad are suffering. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia posts $29bn 2Q deficit as low oil prices bite
Second quarter oil revenues fell by 45 percent year-on-year to $25.5bn after the pandemic decimated crude demand. ( read original story ...)
Review: The lies and mistakes that led us into Iraq, laid out in a new book
Robert Draper has written an authoritative account of the deceit and misjudgments that the George W. Bush administration used to lead America to a ruinous war. ( read original story ...)
Turkey considers ‘draconian’ social media legislation
The Turkish government says a social media bill it began debating on Tuesday will crack down on illegal behavior online. Activists say it will lead to greater censorship in the country. ( read original story ...)