Cinemas in Singapore are set to reopen later this month as the city-state takes further steps towards a new post-coronavirus normality. Multiple social distancing and public hygiene measures will ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon’s once-lauded bankers under fire as economic crisis deepens
Lebanon’s banks have been lauded as the jewel in the country’s economy for decades. By the middle of 2019 their combined assets had increased 83 per cent in eight years to $253bn, equal to roughly ... ( read original story ...)
The different ways that annexation would court disaster for Israel
I have not seen anyone provide a survey of all the different ways that annexation would court disaster and how they interrelate, so I will do so. ( read original story ...)
China-backed AIIB approves loan of 661 millio euros for Kazakhstan’s COVID-19 response
The Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) said on Monday it would lend 661.8 million euros (£597.90 million) to help the government of Kazakhstan mitigate the impact of the ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal’s ruling communist party meet to decide PM Oli’s future deferred again
KATHMANDU: Nepal's ruling communist party's crucial Standing Committee meeting to decide Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli's future has been postponed until Wednesday, according to an official ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal power sharing talks fail to end crisis
On Saturday, a crucial meeting of the 45-member Standing Committee was postponed until Monday to allow more time for the top leadership to iron out their differences over Oli’s style of functioning ... ( read original story ...)
Medical tourism for Malaysia drops 75% due to pandemic: Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council
Sherene Azli of Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council discusses how Malaysia uses digital technology and tele-consulting to assist the country's medical tourism amid the coronavirus pandemic. She also ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia Announces Haj Health Measures for Domestic Pilgrims
Saudi Arabia decided in June to limit the number of domestic pilgrims attending the haj to around 1,000 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, after barring Muslims abroad from the rite for the ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. soldier dies in vehicle rollover accident in Afghanistan
The Department of Defense has announced that a soldier was killed over the weekend in a vehicle rollover accident in Afghanistan. ( read original story ...)
Looters target Myanmar temple treasures in tourist slump
Each evening as dusk falls, about 100 officers fan out across the plain of Bagan measuring 50 square kilometres (19 square miles), sweeping torches over the crumbling monuments to scour for intruders. ( read original story ...)