Police have seized 1.1 tonnes of crystal methamphetamine of “ice” in less than a week, officers said on Tuesday, as the kingdom cracks down on smuggling that has surged since the country’s borders reopened.Continue Reading
Temperatures are expected to dip below -30C in the northern regions, some of the country’s poorest areas.Continue Reading
After nearly two years of military rule, Myanmar remains trapped in conflict, facing increasing political instability and a growing humanitarian crisis. While businesses and the labor market had already been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, post-coup instability has done even more damage to Myanmar’s economy. This began with a cash shortage, rapid depreciation of the kyat against […]Continue Reading
Since last August, the Bank of Korea has raised interest rates from a record low of 0.5 per cent to 3.5 per cent – the highest since 2008.Continue Reading
Food waste makes up 30 per cent of Hong Kong’s total municipal solid waste and cannot break down well in landfills.Continue Reading
With the FATF’s on-site inspection concluded, Cambodia’s reputation as a destination for foreign investment hangs in the balance, but deeply rooted corruption could undermine whatever progress the international watchdog finds.
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A 57-year-old man was arrested on arrival at Suvarnabhumi airport with 79,200 anti-anxiety and stimulant medication pills in his luggage, Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) secretary-general Wichai Chaimongkol said yesterday.Continue Reading
 Minister, in close partnership with tech ecosystem, aims to pivot country Digerati 50 networking: You feel pumped & fuelled to keep disrupting the future No lawball targets for Fahmi Fadzil, the 4th Minister of Communications Malaysia has had since Feb 2020. (The portfolio has been updated to reflect the times,…Continue Reading
Copper is all around us. The metal is both ever-present and invisible in our world. Copper makes reading the words on this screen possible. And the global spread of artificial light, electric power and telecommunications all required ever-increasing quantities of copper. Where does all of this copper come from? How was it produced, distributed, controlled, […]Continue Reading
The situation in the South China Sea is far from stable. Chinese vessels engaged in dangerous and escalatory encounters with those of other states regularly throughout 2022. But for the first time in a decade, Beijing’s control over disputed waters did not appreciably advance. The China Coast Guard (CCG) and maritime militia were deployed at […]Continue Reading