A number of irregularities internal to the World Bank have been reported regarding changes to the data in the Doing Business 2018 and Doing Business 2020 reports, published in October 2017 and 2019, a ... ( read original story ...)
Abe Defied Expectations to Build a Better Japan
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister, is resigning due to ulcerative colitis. He leaves behind a Japan that is both economically stronger and more socially liberal ... ( read original story ...)
Macau mobile users down to 1.66 million in July
The mobile telephony base in Macau dropped to 1.66 million in July, down from 1.79 million the previous month, according to the Bureau of Telecommunication Regulation. Of the total, 829,053 were users ... ( read original story ...)
Call to Protect Portuguese in Macau
Macau was a Portuguese territory until 1999 and is Portugal’s only ex-colony which is not a member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa or CPLP ... ( read original story ...)
The New Call of Macau to Europe: Via WeChat?
WeChat Ban Justification The US President's ban on Chinese social messaging giant WeChat has been called due to “undermining” of “national security.” Now, Las Vegas casinos with major interests in ... ( read original story ...)
Blow to press freedom as Hong Kong denies editor visa
An Irish journalist is fighting to remain in Hong Kong after being denied a visa, his lawyer said yesterday.Aaron Mc Nicholas, from Co Monaghan, has worked in Hong Kong for years with Bloomberg ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei: Pilot project on road safety launched as govt reports no virus cases
The Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications (MTIC) launched a pilot project to replace speed warning devices (SWDs) under the Road Traffic Regulations (Motor Vehicle: speed warning device), 2002, ... ( read original story ...)
Shocking pics show Maldives beaches covered in rubbish as holiday paradise records worst microplastic pollution in WORLD
SHOCKING pictures show plastic bottles and other rubbish piled high on the beaches of holiday paradise The Maldives. The images follow findings by researchers that the waters and beaches of the ... ( read original story ...)
Holidays: UK in talks with Maldives to ease travel restrictions in hope for winter breaks
THE MALDIVES are currently not on the UK's travel corridor list with the FCO advising against all but essential travel to the country. Now, the UK is reportedly in talks with the Republic of Maldives ... ( read original story ...)
The Maldives has highest levels of water plastic pollution in the world
There are fears that without proper waste management, island nations such as The Maldives could be drastically changed and harmed. Marine scientists from Flinders University in Australia recorded high ... ( read original story ...)