The European Union says it’s started to impose customs duties on certain exports from Cambodia again over human rights concerns in the Southeast Asian country ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan: Activist gets 18 months limited freedom for knocking off cop’s hat
An activist in Kazakhstan has been given a sentence of 18 months limited freedom for knocking off a policeman's hat ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka president strengthens Rajapaksa dynasty in new government
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa named two more relatives to a new government unveiled Wednesday, further consolidating his family's grip on power. Gotabaya and Mahinda will control the key ... ( read original story ...)
3 Rajapaksas sworn into Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet after vote
Sri Lanka’s president has sworn into office a new Cabinet that includes two of his elder brothers and a nephew ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lankan shares hit 5-month closing high as industrials, financials boost
Sri Lankan shares ended at their highest closing level in more than five months on Wednesday, lifted by financial and industrial stocks. ( read original story ...)
Back from the dead? Stem cells give hope for revival of Malaysia’s extinct rhinos
Some skin, eggs and tissue samples are all that remain of Malaysia's last rhino, Iman, who died last November after years of failed breeding attempts. ( read original story ...)
South Korea is building its first aircraft carrier … complete with US-made F-35B fighter jets
South Korea plans to start building its first aircraft carrier next year, and acquire fighter jets to operate on it, the country's Defense Ministry has announced. ( read original story ...)
Bus stop newest front in South Korea’s coronavirus battle
South Korea has opened a high-tech new front in the battle against coronavirus, fortifying bus shelters with temperature-checking doors and ultraviolet disinfection lamps. To enter, passengers must ... ( read original story ...)
‘We Must Fight’: Thailand’s Youth Take On The Establishment
The coronavirus pandemic sent Thailand's economy into free fall, focusing already simmering discontent against the government's handling of the crisis. Alleged human rights abuses by authorities are ... ( read original story ...)
Iran’s Rouhani hopeful US arms embargo push will fail
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani expressed "great hopes" Wednesday that a US bid to extend an arms embargo on his country will fail, warning of consequences if the UN Security Council backs it. Rouhani ... ( read original story ...)