Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will update Malaysians on the progress of the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) at 4pm on Monday (July 20), mid-way through the relaxed phase of the government's ... ( read original story ...)
Muji says Singapore, Malaysia business not affected by US bankruptcy protection filing
SINGAPORE: Japanese home-goods chain Muji said that its business in Singapore and Malaysia "will be as usual" despite the United States arm filing ... ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan Will Pay You $3,000 if You Visit and Get COVID
If you get COVID-19 on holiday in Uzbekistan, we will compensate you," promises a tourism ambassador in a written statement. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Admitted to Hospital for Tests
Saudi Arabia's King Salman has been admitted to a hospital in the capital, Riyadh, for medical tests due to inflammation of the gallbladder. ( read original story ...)
Iraq warns economic woes could stoke insecurity
It is really imposed on us that we find an alternative to restructure our public finances, to account for this new normal.” The 73-year-old minister is part of a transitional cabinet appointed to ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand Seeks New Economic Chiefs During Worst Crisis
Thailand is replacing the top two officials steering the economy through its worst crisis ever, injecting more uncertainty into the policy outlook. ( read original story ...)
Iran executes man convicted of spying on US-slain general
Iran executed a man convicted of providing information to the United States and Israel about a prominent Revolutionary Guard general later killed by a U.S. drone strike, state TV reported on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Iran Executes Spy Involved in Tracking General Soleimani: ISNA
An Iranian who allegedly spied on the country’s slain General Qassem Soleimani was executed early Sunday, the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency reported, citing Iran’s judiciary. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam actively engages in UN Human Rights Council’s 44th session
Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations in Geneva, Switzerland – ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines defends anti-terror law before US Congress
MANILA — The Philippines‘ foreign ministry has told the U.S. Congress that political freedoms and human rights will be respected as concerns linger over an anti-terrorism law that takes effect on ... ( read original story ...)