Superbrands, the independent global authority and arbiter of branding for key global multinational corporations (MNCs) and top local brands across a wide spectrum of different industries, has paid ... ( read original story ...)
Passing of Budget 2021 ends current crisis, but Malaysia no closer to political stability
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's Budget 2021 has finally been approved after surviving threats, warnings, scares and sometimes ridiculous rumours that have gripped Malaysia for the past six weeks.. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia Parliament passes RM322.5 billion budget, proving majority support for PM Muhyiddin
Tan Sri Muhyiddin's government was backed by 111 MPs, compared with 108 MPs who voted against it.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan: Kabul governor killed in ‘sticky bomb’ attack on car
Kabul's deputy governor has been killed in a "sticky bomb "attack in the Afghan capital, security officials have said. Mahboobullah Mohebi was travelling by car on Tuesday when a device attached to ... ( read original story ...)
Kabul’s deputy governor killed in blast in Afghanistan
A bomb attack in Afghanistan's capital city killed the deputy governor of Kabul on Tuesday, security officials said, adding a sticky bomb was attached to his car by unknown assailants.Mahboobullah ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea: how early Covid competence gave way to a second wave
Number of cases, while still tiny by western standards, is on the rise ... ( read original story ...)
Delivery Workers in South Korea Say They’re Dying of ‘Overwork’
More than a dozen couriers have died this year. Some died after complaining of unbearable workloads that kept them on the clock from dawn until past midnight. ( read original story ...)
North Korean defector says he’ll risk jail to defy South Korea’s propaganda leaflet ban
A prominent North Korean defector has vowed to continue sending messages to his homeland -- at the risk of going to prison -- after South Korea banned the launching of propaganda leaflets into North ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. sanctions against Turkey ‘contempt for international law’, says Iran’s Zarif
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday condemned U.S. sanctions against Turkey over Ankara's acquisition of Russian S-400 air defence systems as "contempt for international law". ( read original story ...)
Vietnam Writer Jailed For 12 Years Over Articles Critical Of Government
A Vietnamese activist was jailed for 12 years Tuesday after writing articles critical of the government and posting them on his Facebook page, nearly a decade since being released from prison for a ... ( read original story ...)