North Korea threatened on Thursday to end an inter-Korean military agreement reached in 2018 to reduce tensions if the South fails to prevent activists from flying anti-Pyongyang leaflets over the ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia Coronavirus Cases Rise by Most Since Pandemic Began
Malaysia saw the biggest daily increase in new coronavirus cases since the pandemic started. The country added 277 new cases on Thursday, of which 270 were found in immigration detention centers, ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia reports 277 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
Malaysian health authorities on Thursday reported 277 new coronavirus cases after infections were detected in an immigration detention centre. ( read original story ...)
Top supplier Malaysia sees no quick end to shortages in $8 billion gloves industry
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 ...)