Despite Ankara dipping liberally into its forex reserves to shore up the lira, the currency has continued to slide. ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s MPs vote to tighten grip on social media
Turkey's parliament has passed a law to control social media platforms, a move human rights groups say poses a severe threat to freedom of expression. The law requires social media firms with more ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey Tightens Social Media Control After Erdogan Cries Foul
Turkey’s parliament gave authorities new powers to tighten their grip on social media, delivering on a pledge made by Recep Tayyip Erdogan who’s complained of offensive postings. ( read original story ...)
Turkey tightens control on social media with new law
The Turkish parliament has approved a law that will allow stricter monitoring of social media content. Critics fear the new legislation is a further step toward silencing dissent in the country. ( read original story ...)
Washington Must Address Turkey’s Rising Aggression Amid COVID-19 | Opinion
A new report released today from the Eastern Mediterranean Policy Project at the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), which we co-chair, illustrates the troubling effects of ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines moves closer to taxing tech giants
A proposed bill that will allow the Philippines to tax tech giants like Facebook, Alphabet's Google and Youtube, and Netflix, moved a step closer to becoming a law after a lower house committee ... ( read original story ...)
PAGASA: LPA, southwest monsoon to bring rains, thunderstorms over Philippines
A low pressure area (LPA) and the southwest monsoon are expected to bring cloudy skies with scattered to widespread rains and thunderstorms over CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Western Visayas, and the ... ( read original story ...)
US Commander Affirms US Support for Japan on China Dispute
The commander of the U.S. Forces in Japan is reaffirming his nation’s support of Japan’s protests over Chinese ships increasingly venturing into the economic waters near disputed East China Sea ... ( read original story ...)
UN, CSO call for collective action to address human trafficking in Bangladesh
The newly released 2020 Trafficking in Persons report ranks Bangladesh on Tier 2, which is an upgrade from the Tier 2 Watch List The United Nations (UN) and the civil society organizations (CSO) have ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia farms see boom in online sales of sacrificial animals for Eid
As Indonesian Muslims prepare to celebrate the Eid al-Adha festival, farms are seeing a boom in online sales that limit the need for people to visit farms during the pandemic to buy the goats, sheep ... ( read original story ...)