The pandemic has pushed India’s unemployment crisis from bad to worse, prompting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to take a new look at an old solution: self-reliance. ( read original story ...)
Pandemic Review Still in Balance as China, U.S. Weigh Response
More than 100 countries have backed a resolution to independently review the global response to the coronavirus pandemic and actions by the World Health Organization to contain the disease. The resolu ... ( read original story ...)
Businesses in Bahrain vow strict preventive measures
Parliament financial and economic affairs committee chairman and Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) board member Ahmed Al Salloom said separate remote meetings with business ... ( read original story ...)
GlassPoint Solar liquidation: Oman’s PDO pledges to press ahead with renewables
Muscat: Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), the Sultanate’s leading oil and gas producer, has vowed to stay the course in the pursuit of its ambitious renewable energy objectives, notwithstanding the ... ( read original story ...)
Environmentalists urge Laos to scrap ‘destructive’ Mekong dam plans
Environmentalists have urged Laos not to proceed with the construction of another “destructive” dam on the Mekong River, a vital Southeast Asian waterway that sustains about 60 million people. Last ... ( read original story ...)
Laos attracts US$37bil in investment since opening up
The Laos government has approved more than 6,000 investment projects with combined funding of around US$37 billion since the introduction of the market-oriented economy and opening up to the world in ... ( read original story ...)
Back to business as COVID-19 restrictions begin to losen in Cambodia
A food vendor grills fish for customers at a stall by Phnom Tamao zoo in Takeo Province, Cambodia on Sunday, amid the easing of restrictions to revive an economy hit by COVID-19. Residents gradually ... ( read original story ...)
Syrian tycoon rejects government demand he step down from mobile operator
Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf said on Sunday that authorities had set a deadline for him to resign from top mobile operator Syriatel or they would revoke its licence but that he would not step down. In ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Syrian tycoon rejects gov’t demand he step down from mobile operator
Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf said on Sunday that authorities had set a deadline for him to resign from top mobile operator Syriatel or they would revoke its licence but that he would not step down. In ... ( read original story ...)
Long queues as Thai malls reopen after virus shutdown
Shoppers flocked to Thailand's top-end malls on Sunday, eager for retail therapy as shopping centres reopened in a gradual easing of restrictions to revive the virus-ravaged economy. Hundreds of ... ( read original story ...)