Malaysia will temporarily close 28 factories of the world’s largest rubber-glove maker located in the Selangor state to enable workers to undergo screenings as infections there rise, Defense Minister ... ( read original story ...)
In Malaysia’s Sabah, Pandemic Rages as Migrants Flee Testing
Some flee on boats. Some hide in the stilts under their homes. Others run into the woods. All across Malaysia's Sabah region on Borneo island, stateless residents and undocumented migrants are fleeing ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia to close some Top Glove factories in stages amid virus outbreak
Malaysia will close some of Top Glove's factories in stages to screen its employees for COVID-19 after a big jump in coronavirus infections, a senior minister said on Monday. A total of 28 ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia’s STC Pay eyes rapid Gulf expansion after billion-dollar valuation
Saudi Arabia's STC Pay plans to expand its financial services offering across the Gulf region, after achieving a billion-dollar "unicorn" valuation. ( read original story ...)
Netanyahu secretly visits Saudi Arabia, signaling possible breakthrough
Rumors of thawing relations between the two Middle East powers have been swirling for years as the nations have seen their security interests overlap. ( read original story ...)
Israeli PM flew to Saudi Arabia and met crown prince, reports say
Pompeo traveled with an American press pool on his trip throughout the Mideast, but left them at the Neom airport when he went into his visit with the crown prince. ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan war: 26,000 Afghan children killed or maimed since 2005
An average of five children have been killed or wounded every day for the past 14 years in war-torn Afghanistan, a charity has found. Data from the UN showed at least 26,025 children were killed or ... ( read original story ...)
Paul Keating accuses government of using Afghanistan report to bury Treasury backing for superannuation
Former prime minister dismissed suggestions raising minimum contribution rate would slow pandemic recovery during interview with ABC ... ( read original story ...)
The threat to our security isn’t reducing troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq — it’s failing to withdraw them entirely
The author of this commentary says there is little gain by merely reducing the number of troops we deploy into war zones abroad. ( read original story ...)
‘Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory’: Iran to reap benefits of Iraq drawdown, experts fear
President Trump’s decision to withdraw additional troops from Iraq risks expanding Iran’s influence in Baghdad by undercutting the prime minister’s efforts to counter Tehran’s proxy fighters. ( read original story ...)