The restaurateur Nicole Ponseca offers weekly deliveries of heat-and-serve dishes including adobo-pula chicken and roasted cauliflower with burnt-coconut sauce, plus a dose of secondhand nostalgia. ( read original story ...)
Nationwide power outage plunges war-torn Syria into darkness
War-devastated Syria plunged into a nationwide power outage due to a technical problem. Photo for illustrative purposes. Image Credit: AFP Cairo: War-devastated Syria Friday plunged into a nationwide ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan’s fashion e-commerce startup Bagallery raises $900,000 Pre-Series A funding from Lakson VC
Bagallery, a Karachi based e-commerce platform with a focus on fashion and beauty, has raised $900,000 in a Pre-Series A funding by Lakson Investment Venture Capitals (LIVC) ... ( read original story ...)
Electricity returns in Syria after nationwide outage
Electricity supply has been gradually returning in Syria after the government reported a nationwide power outage due to technical.. ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka delays Twenty20 cricket league over virus
Sri Lanka delayed the Lanka Premier League cricket tournament on Friday for a third time and cut the number of venues to one from three as coronavirus infections surge. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia budget: Government plans to maintain fiscal stimulus
Malaysia’s government is trying to bring down a sharp rise in coronavirus cases while grappling with a political crisis. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia reports 1,755 new coronavirus cases, biggest daily jump
Malaysia reported 1,755 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the biggest daily rise since the start of the pandemic, taking the country's tally so far to 38,189 infections.The Southeast Asian country also ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia Budget Lifts Development Spending to Revive Economy
Malaysia on Friday unveiled the largest budget in its history for 2021, boosting spending on social sectors and infrastructure to soften the blow from the coronavirus pandemic and get the $365 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s 1MDB State Fund Still $7.8 Billion in Debt: Government Report
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), the state fund at the centre of a massive corruption scandal, still had an estimated 32.3 billion ringgit ($7.80 billion) in outstanding ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia unveils expansionary budget to boost pandemic recovery
Malaysia's government unveiled an expansionary budget on Friday to spur activity in an economy badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, amid uncertainty over the stability of the ruling coalition. The ... ( read original story ...)