An Air India flight carrying 114 Indians, who were stranded in UAE due to the coronavirus- induced lockdown, reached here on Sunday night, an official said. Of the total number of passengers, 64 ... ( read original story ...)
Cambodia: Hun Sen stresses international cooperation for Covid-19; three cases reported on Aug 10
Addressing global leaders at a virtual summit calling for international cooperation in the fight against the pandemic on Sunday (Aug 9), Prime Minister Hun Sen said only if nations worked together ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands of volunteers to help North Korea cope with virus, floods
In Kaesong, volunteers are providing 2100 families most at risk with relief items including tarpaulins, kitchen sets, quilts, hygiene kits and water containers. ( read original story ...)
Nepal strongly objects to S Jaishankar’s reference to Buddha as Indian, MEA issues clarification
Jaishankar, during an interaction with the Confederation of Indian Industries on Saturday, referred to Buddha while discussing India’s soft power. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s ex-finance minister charged again in graft case
Malaysia's former finance minister pleaded not guilty Monday to a second corruption charge related to a $1.5 billion undersea tunnel project and slammed the case as ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan to release 400 ‘hard-core’ Taliban to start peace talks
Afghanistan agreed on Sunday to release 400 "hard-core" Taliban prisoners, paving the way for the beginning of peace talks aimed at ending more than 19 years of war. ( read original story ...)
Oil prices rise 1% on Saudi Aramco’s upbeat demand view, Iraq output cut
Saudi Arabian Aramco's Chief Executive Amin Nasser said on Sunday he sees oil demand rebounding in Asia as economies gradually open up after the easing of coronavirus lockdowns. ( read original story ...)
Oil prices back on the rise on U.S. stimulus hopes, Iraq output cut
Oil prices climbed in early trade on Monday, clawing back over half of Friday's losses, on hopes for a stimulus deal to shore up the U.S. economic recovery and a pledge from Iraq to deepen its crude ... ( read original story ...)
Testing royal taboos: inside Thailand’s new youth protests
Over two days of video calls earlier this month, about a dozen students from Thailand’s Kasetsart and Mahanakorn universities debated whether to break a taboo that could land them in jail: openly ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Thailand’s rich ‘Hi-So’ elite unfazed by pandemic’s economic scourge
With tourism and exports in free fall, Thailand’s economy could shrivel by as much as 10 per cent this year, but there are plenty in the Southeast Asian nation who are ‘financially immune’. ( read original story ...)