Despite the squeeze on family income in a sagging economy, the market is witnessing a spike in consumer demand. ( read original story ...)
A crude quandary for Gulf states and Pakistan
SLIDING market prices, lowering demand and healthy output projections are set to hit the single product, oil-rich economies of the Middle East, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its report ... ( read original story ...)
Packed Bars and Mask-Less Catwalks: With Covid Curbs Fading, China Set for Consumption Rebound
Over the weekend, crowds packed a former industrial warehouse in Beijing as the China Fashion Week got underway, with models strutting mask-less on a square runway and guests oblivious to social ... ( read original story ...)
Macau Radio Taxi Services requests for delay in fleet expansion due to pandemic
The concession holder for the local call taxi service, Macau Radio Taxi Services Limited, has requested to delay the operation start of 1 ... ( read original story ...)
Prince Azim of Brunei obituary
After less than a week’s officer training at Sandhurst, it was clear that Prince Azim of Brunei was not cut out for a career in the British Army.The son of one of the world’s richest men left abruptly ... ( read original story ...)
Sultan of Brunei’s son dies at 38
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 26) — Brunei's Prince Haji "Abdul" Azim has died at the age of 38, state media reports confirmed over the weekend. The state broadcaster Radio Television Brunei ... ( read original story ...)
Jordan- King expresses condolences to Brunei sultan over son’s passing
His Majesty King Abdullah has sent a condolence cable to Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, over the passing of his son, Prince Abdul Azim.In the cable, King Abdullah expressed sympathies ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore leaders send condolences on death of Brunei Sultan’s son
Singapore's leaders yesterday offered condolences to Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on the death of his son, Prince 'Abdul 'Azim.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Australia Says Female Passengers on Qatar Flight Got Invasive Medical Exams
Women told officials they had been pulled from a Sydney-bound flight in Doha, strip-searched and examined to see if they had recently given birth after an abandoned newborn was found in an airport ... ( read original story ...)
Fury after Qatar ‘forcibly examined’ women at airport
Female passengers flying from Qatar were subjected to invasive searches after a premature baby was found abandoned in an airport bathroom, in procedures the Australian government on Monday described ... ( read original story ...)