The UK’s Decom North Sea (DNS) organization has announced the creation of an agreement which it says is designed to deliver a mutually beneficial relationship between its members and Brunei’s late ... ( read original story ...)
Swab tests a must for foreign workers entering Brunei
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Foreign workers in the oil and gas industry who are required to enter Brunei Darussalam must carry out their swab test both in their country and upon ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Cyprus released among the highest proportion of prisoners
Cyprus is among the countries that released the highest proportion of prisoners in the early stages of Covid-19, according to a study by the Council of Europe released on Thursday. The research ... ( read original story ...)
TGS Kicks Off Timor-Leste Offshore Seismic Project
Availability is expected from July 2020, with final deliverables estimated around September 2020. TGS, in collaboration with the ANPM, has commenced a 2Dcubed seismic data project covering offshore ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar Airways Says No New Planes In 2020 Or 2021
"Quite a lot of (deliveries) will be deferred," Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar al-Baker told Britain's Sky News on Wednesday. "We have already notified both Boeing and Airbus that we will not be ... ( read original story ...)
Mongolia to repatriate nationals stranded in South Korea, Turkey, Japan amid COVID-19
ULAN BATOR, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia will send five chartered flights to South Korea, Turkey and Japan in July to evacuate Mongolian nationals amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the country's foreign ... ( read original story ...)
After 65 Years, a Wild Ass Is Back in Eastern Mongolia
The khulan, a Mongolian subspecies of the onager, or Asiatic wild ass, soon vanished from the country’s harsh eastern steppe, through which the railway runs. Back then, in the 1950s, Mongolia “was ... ( read original story ...)
Wildfires destroy over 200,000 hectares in Mongolia so far this year
ULAN BATOR, June 18 (Xinhua) -- A total of 97 forest and steppe fires have been recorded across Mongolia since the beginning of this year, which have destroyed 213,433 hectares of forest and grassland ... ( read original story ...)
The Cybersecurity 202: D.C., Georgia reflect divergent Democratic and Republican approaches to mail ballots
Georgia plans to scuttle its primary system of mailing absentee ballot request forms to registered voters, which was a way of encouraging them to vote by mail during the pandemic, the state’s top ... ( read original story ...)
Winston Churchill’s racist legacy in Palestine
A snapshot of Churchill’s stances on Palestine and race is found in the records of the 1937 Peel Commission hearings, convened to address a major revolt in Palestine. The revolt was a response to how ... ( read original story ...)