Prime minister Lee Hsien Loong retains overwhelming majority as popular vote slips amid coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ruling party holds on to supermajority, but with historic losses
Results from the election held amid rising coronavirus cases reflect a growing desire in the city-state for a plurality of voices in the legislature. ( read original story ...)
Singapore ruling party’s support slips in pandemic poll
Singapore's long-ruling party retained power Saturday but its support fell sharply, while the opposition made gains, in a general election held under the shadow of a coronavirus outbreak. The affluent ... ( read original story ...)
Dengue cases rising in Laos – 2,736 in total with 8 deaths
VIENTIANE, July 10 (Xinhua): Dengue cases in Laos have risen to 2,736 with eight deaths since January, the Laos Ministry of Health said on Saturday. The highest number of dengue patients were recorded ... ( read original story ...)
Hikmat Hajiyev: information about extension of quarantine regime in Azerbaijan for 60 more days is rumors
BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 10 By Elchin Mehdiyev – Trend: The information that the quarantine regime will be extended for 60 more days is rumors, Assistant to Azerbaijan's president, Head of Foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Russia, China veto Syria aid via Turkey for second time this week
Russia and China vetoed a last-ditch attempt by Western members of the U.N. Security Council to extend approval - which expires on Friday - for humanitarian aid to be delivered across two border ... ( read original story ...)
UN Fails for 2nd Time to Agree on Syria Aid From Turkey
A divided U.N. Security Council has failed for a second time to agree on extending humanitarian aid deliveries to Syria’s mainly rebel-held northwest from Turkey as the current U.N. mandate was ending ... ( read original story ...)
At least 10 killed, 30 missing in Nepal landslides
Landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rain on Friday killed at least 10 people and left 30 others missing in Nepal, officials said. Seven people died when mudslides hit three different spots around ... ( read original story ...)
Can Iraq win the war on corruption?
Even in the time of the coronavirus, corruption is the central issue facing Iraq today. The protesters that toppled the previous government last year decried the incompetence and opacity of government ... ( read original story ...)
Tiger, pangolin farming in Myanmar risks ‘boosting demand’
Conservationists have warned a sudden change in Myanmar's law allowing the commercial farming of tigers, pangolins and other endangered species risks further fuelling demand in China for rare wildlife ... ( read original story ...)