HO CHI MINH CITY/BANGKOK: As a heatwave engulfed northern plus central Vietnam earlier this month, clients reaching for their cell phones to order foods or a ride at the Grab app learned they would have to pay the surcharge. The extra fee, used when the local temperature hits 35 levelsContinue Reading
MoU builds on existing cooperation between both organisations
Aims to build capacity, increase sustainability adoption in the digital economy in 5 key areas The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UN Global Compact Network Malaysia and Brunei (UNGCMYB) to further raise awareness, build capacity and increase…Continue Reading
There is hope the breakdown in diplomatic relations between the 2 countries could be closing.Continue Reading
Justin Bieber will be resuming his tour after being diagnosed with an illness which left him with partial facial paralysis.Continue Reading
KABUL: The Taliban have carried out hundreds of human rights violations in Afghanistan since seizing power last year, the United Nations said Wednesday (Jul 20), including extrajudicial killings and torture. “There’s no denying that the findings of our report are extremely serious,” Markus Potzel, acting head of the United NationsContinue Reading
Wickremesinghe has operate unsuccessfully for chief executive twice before, yet secured enough ballots among lawmakers regardless of controlling just one chair – as head of the United National Party (UNP). The Rajapaksas’ Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party, the largest in parliament, supported Wickremesinghe for the obama administration. Born intoContinue Reading
NEW DELHI: Indian and Namibia authorized a deal Wed (Jul 20) to bring cheetahs into the Southern Asian country, using the first batch associated with eight wild cats set to arrive the following month, officials said. India continues to be working to relocate the animals since 2020, when the SupremeContinue Reading
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s imposing presidential secretariat that was stormed by a sea of protesters in early July, forcing out after that incumbent Gotabaya Rajapaksa , was almost deserted on Wed (Jul 20) since his replacement has been voted in. Parliament’s selection of Ranil Wickremesinghe , the six-time prime minister, asContinue Reading
HONG KONG: Macao will reopen the casinos on Saturday (Jul 23), a source with direct knowledge of the information said since authorities seek to unwind some stringent procedures which locked over the world’s biggest betting hub for 12 days to curb its worst break out of COVID-19. Some essential businessesContinue Reading
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe will be the nation’s next president till 2024, a parliament vote rely showed on Wed (Jul 20). Official outcomes showed Wickremesinghe polled 134 votes within a three-cornered vote to replace Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the crisis-wracked country plus retired last weekContinue Reading