The Asian Development Bank (ADB) predicts Cambodia will suffer 390,000 job losses this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. But it congratulated the government for its response to the crisis and its ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal Minister directs officials to start preparing for flood talks with India
Nepal’s Water Minister Barshaman Pun has directed his officials to start preparing for talks with India over inundation problems faced by the Himalayan nation, especially the country’s Terai region in ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal youth tonsured in Varanasi, 1 held
India and Nepal may have waded into another controversy after a video purportedly showing a Nepali youth being forcibly tonsured and “Ram” being etched on his head in Uttar Pradesh began doing the ... ( read original story ...)
US-China tensions: why is Malaysia so quiet about the South China Sea?
Malaysia's South China Sea policy has come under the spotlight after a public rebuke of its foreign minister Hishammuddin Hussein by one of his predecessors Anifah Aman, and as Washington hardens its ... ( read original story ...)
Qasem Soleimani: Iran TV portrays assassinated commander as peace-seeking martyr
The shady figure who flitted between Middle East battlegrounds was elevated to martyrdom status by his assassination in a US drone strike last January.The life of Qasem Soleimani, the military ... ( read original story ...)
Iran vows to ‘deal decisively’ with further protests
Iran promised on Friday to deal "decisively" with further protests over economic hardship, a day after security forces fired teargas to disperse demonstrators in the southwestern city of Behbahan. ( read original story ...)
Japan builds up military to meet Chinese threat
Japan is racing to build up its armed forces in the face of increased political and military assertiveness by China, even as it struggles to reconcile the nationalist ambitions of its prime minister ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: New jump in India and warning cases could double
A surge of 34,884 new coronavirus cases took India’s tally to 1,038,716, as local governments continue to reimpose focused lockdowns in several parts of the country. The ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. passenger flights to India can resume July 23
The government of India has agreed to allow U.S. air carriers to resume passenger services in the U.S.-India market starting July 23, the U.S. Transportation Department said on Friday. The Indian ... ( read original story ...)
William Barr cites Disney, Apple in speech accusing U.S. companies of ‘kowtowing’ to China
In a speech in Michigan, the attorney general fired another broadside in the Trump administration’s campaign against China. ( read original story ...)