Houthi rebels have agreed to allow a UN mission to inspect and secure an abandoned oil tanker off Yemen's Red Sea coast, the UN has announced. The FSO Safer is loaded with more than a million barrels ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen: Houthis give UN permission to inspect stranded oil tanker
The safer tanker repair mission is meant to prevent a potential oil spill that could shut Yemen’s key port of Hodeidah. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia needs to reform its New Economic Policy: Sin Chew Daily contributor
The writer says that Malaysia's 2021 Budget has highlighted growing budgetary deficits and rising debts, and has appeared to be somewhat racial in its thrust.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s Top Glove says virus outbreak may push prices up
Malaysia's Top Glove, the world's largest maker of rubber gloves, said Wednesday that supply disruptions at its factories due to an outbreak of the coronavirus may push glove prices up. The company ... ( read original story ...)
MetMalaysia Issues Orange Level Heavy Rain Weather Alert For Several States In Peninsular Malaysia
Have you been noticing wet weather lately? You might continue witnessing such weather for some time because the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued an orange level weather ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese foreign minister due in South Korea amid talk about Xi visit
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is due to visit South Korea on Wednesday amid talk of a trip to Seoul by Chinese President Xi Jinping. ( read original story ...)
North Korean Former Gymnast Fled To South Korea By Jumping Fence
The unnamed man defected to the South on Nov. 3, avoiding capture for 14 hours. He is seeking asylum in South Korea. ( read original story ...)
Amid Thailand’s Protests, a Feared Tool to Protect the Monarchy Returns
The country’s lèse-majesté law, which makes insulting the king punishable by years in prison, is being used against the movement’s leadership for the first time. ( read original story ...)
Young protesters in Thailand risk much to demand change from military, monarchy
Sporting a three-fingered salute borrowed from "The Hunger Games," many students attend protests still dressed in their school uniforms. ( read original story ...)
Iran’s president hopes Biden unravels Trump’s Iran policies
Iran’s president has reiterated his hope that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden would return America’s Iran policy to where he left things as vice president four years ago, rejoining Tehran's nuclear dea ... ( read original story ...)