The Saudi-led military coalition on Monday rejected Yemen separatists' declaration of self-rule over the country's south and demanded "an end to any escalatory actions". The separatists' move ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s top palm oil state reopens company jetties
Private jetties that were shut in Malaysia's biggest palm oil producing state of Sabah due to coronavirus-related curbs have been allowed to reopen, state news agency Bernama reported. ( read original story ...)
15 per cent of hotels in Malaysia may have to close operations
Approximately 15 per cent of the hotels in Malaysia may have to shut down their operations due to Covid-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia ends capital punishment for crimes committed by minors
Saudi Arabia will no longer execute individuals convicted of crimes committed when they were minors, the U.N. Human Rights Commission said. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia to end executions for crimes committed by minors, says commission
Saudi Arabia will no longer impose the death penalty on people who committed crimes while still minors, the country's Human Rights Commission says. The announcement, citing a royal decree by King ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia ends death penalty for minors
Kingdom has one of the world’s highest rates of execution and rights groups have repeatedly raised concerns about the fairness of trials ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea Confident That Rumors of Kim Jong-un Illness Are Wrong
Comments by the country’s unification minister represent the South’s most categorical rebuttal of reports that the North’s leader may be incapacitated. ( read original story ...)
Is Kim Jong-un Dead? South Korea Says North Korea Leader Is ‘Alive And Well’
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is probably still alive and is "vacationing" at one of his luxurious homes in the country's northeast. ( read original story ...)
South Korea mulls reopening schools
South Korea reported only 10 new cases of the coronavirus, its 26th straight day below 100 as officials mulled reopening schools amid the slowing caseload. ( read original story ...)
Kim Jong-un is ‘alive and well’, says South Korea’s security adviser
Moon Chung-in quashes health rumours, saying North Korean leader has been in Wonsan – a resort town in the country’s east – since 13 April ... ( read original story ...)