In the modern republic of Singapore, several seemingly ordinary people working in offices or driving taxis can claim to be of royal blood, descendants of a 19th century monarch who ceded control of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 14 new COVID-19 infections, including 2 community cases who work at Changi Airport
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 14 new COVID-19 infections as of noon on Saturday (Oct 24), including two community cases, the Ministry of Health ... ( read original story ...)
SOR-linked financial products to stop by April 2021 as Singapore gears up for Sora
Singapore is in the midst of its move from SOR to Sora as the new interest rate benchmark.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
China-Laos cooperation projects bring better life to Lao people, promote friendship
Photo taken on July 31, 2020 shows the Nam Theun 1 Hydropower Plant's construction site of PowerChina Sinohydro Bureau 3 Co., LTD (Sinohydro 3), in central Laos' Borikhamxay province. (Sinohydro ... ( read original story ...)
Sudanese nationals in Israel fear deportation after peace deal
As news spread Friday evening that Israel and Sudan would establish diplomatic relations, concern swept the Sudanese community in the Jewish state. Their already uncertain fate – many entered the ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia-Azerbaijan war: Old tensions behind renewed fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh
A third ceasefire was agreed on Sunday, this time brokered by the United States after separate talks in Washington between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the foreign ministers of Armenia and ... ( read original story ...)
Jordan cracks down on racketeers following maiming of teenager
In an unprecedented move, Jordan's Public Security Department has launched a coordinated wave of arrests of those suspected of racketeering, bullying and repeat offenses, following the attack on a ... ( read original story ...)
Motorbike turned into improvised jet-ski to get through Cambodia floods
A daredevil in Cambodia took an unusual approach to floods in Phnom Penh -- he turned his bike into a makeshift jet-ski. The Moto Cross enthusiast welded two large pieces of metal to the underside of ... ( read original story ...)
‘Very nice!’: Kazakhstan adopts Borat’s catchphrase in new tourism campaign
Kazakhstan, the home country of the fictional Borat Sagdiyev, has adopted the brash, moustachioed character’s catchphrase – “Very nice!” – for a new tourism campaign. In the recently released Borat ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal reports 15 more Covid-19-related fatalities to take the death toll to 862; national tally reaches 159,830 with 1,741 new infections
Kathmandu, Oct. 26 -- Nepal on Monday reported 15 Covid-19-related fatalities taking the death toll to 862. The country also recorded 1,741 new cases, pushing the national infection tally to 159,830. ( read original story ...)