Muscat: Travellers flying back to India can now skip the 14-day institutional quarantine provided they submit a negative COVID-19 test report to the authorities on arrival from August 8. As per the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Universal Studios deploys facial recognition for entry
Visitors to Universal Studios in Singapore will now have to pass through facial recognition scanners to enter the park, in the city-state's latest foray with a technology that has stoked privacy ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon FM resigns in protest at mishandling of crisis
Lebanon's foreign minister announced his resignation Monday in protest at the government's mishandling of the worst economic crisis in decades that has forced Beirut to ask for IMF support. Lebanon is ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon’s foreign minister quits over lack of “will to reform”
Lebanon's Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti resigned on Monday over what he described as lack of political will to reform as his nation wrestles with a financial crisis posing the biggest threat to ... ( read original story ...)
Dengue fever cases in Laos rise to 4,256
Dengue cases in Laos have reached 4,256 with nine deaths since January, according to a report from the Lao Ministry of Health.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Laos: Dengue fever problem getting worse as cases to 4,256
Dengue cases in Laos have reached 4,256 with nine deaths since January, according to a report from the Laos Ministry of Health. ( read original story ...)
The UAE becomes the first Arab country to launch its own nuclear energy program
The Barakah plant's Unit 1 is the first of the country's planned four reactors, which when complete are expected to meet 25% of the country's electricity needs with zero carbon emissions. ( read original story ...)
Cambodia activists urge release of unionist accused of inciting unrest
Scores of activist groups in Cambodia urged the government on Monday to release and drop charges against a prominent union leader, who was arrested last week and accused of falsely claiming that land ... ( read original story ...)
Modest gains expected from upcoming Cambodia-China free trade agreement
Having dodged the worst of the coronavirus pandemic so far with just 240 infections to date, Cambodia is facing structural economic headwinds.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Cambodia Gov’t Says Critics Are Just Jealous of Hun Sen’s Watches After VICE Report Questioned Hefty Price Tag
A Cambodian government spokesman defended Hun Sen’s expensive Patek Philippe watches, saying they were probably “gifts” from rich tycoons, in response to a VICE News article. ( read original story ...)