A global shortage of medical gloves due to a coronavirus-driven surge in demand will carry over into next year, Malaysia, the world's biggest gloves supplier, said on Thursday, warning buyers to be ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia Group Tests Migrant Workers as Virus Clusters Emerge
An aid organization in Malaysia is offering free coronavirus tests for migrant workers to let them resume their jobs as the country grapples with infections spreading among immigration detainees. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia and Russia push for an extension to output cuts, with OPEC+ meeting this week still possible
OPEC allies, sometimes referred to as OPEC+, were originally scheduled to review their production cuts on June 9-10. ( read original story ...)
‘In Searching for Dead ISIS Fighters in Iraq, I Found Refuge in My Friends’
Along the road I am always looking ahead, wondering whether each crumpled piece of trash is hiding a roadside bomb. I realize that were we to hit a landmine, it is likely that my bulletproof vest or ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea man’s fall at department store ruled a suicide
A South Korean man died by suicide on Thursday in the central city of Daegu, according to local press reports. ( read original story ...)
Kim Jong Un’s Sister Threatens South Korea Over Leaflets
The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un admonished South Korea and threatened to pull out of an inter-Korean accord, the latest sign of her growing profile inside the cloistered regime. ( read original story ...)
Trash is treasure as Myanmar environmentalist turns food scraps into fertiliser
But the 35-year-old environmentalist isn’t complaining, because what he views as his compatriots’ lack of imagination has given him the business opportunity of a lifetime - turning what they throw ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar jails doctor for insulting monks over sex education
Kyaw Win Thant, 31, was arrested in May after angry scenes at a monastery in the central city of Meiktila, where he apologised to monks for deriding them in Facebook posts, a senior monk said at the ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand Plans to Provide Domestic Tourism Stimulus From July
Thailand will draw up a stimulus plan for domestic tourism to be rolled out for four months starting in July, a senior official said on Thursday, as the countr ... ( read original story ...)
Iran’s Rouhani Condemns ‘Brutal’ George Floyd Killing, ‘Shame’ of Trump Bible Photos
The Iranian president condemned President Trump's handling of the crisis, even though the regime in Tehran killed hundreds of people when suppressing anti-government demonstrations last year. ( read original story ...)