M’sia PM sets higher targets to push the government’s performance
Although his ministers have yet to achieve 100% of the 140 targets set for their first 100 days in office, he said they had done well.
NATIONAL AFFAIRS
SIM card registration: Fighting cyber criminals or breaching privacy?
The proposed measure mandates end users to present valid identification with photo upon purchase of a SIM card from a direct seller.
HK’s Lee condemns Summit for Democracy as ‘political farce’
Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration John Lee Ka-chiu also said that the virtual event is a “joke”.
Next target in election campaign: Covid-wary voters
The rival campaign committees from the two biggest parties appeared to blame the incumbent government for the surging Covid-19 cases.
Call for China cadres to have three kids sparks outrage, deleted
The number of children born in China has plummeted in recent years, despite government efforts to encourage births.
Ahead of 2022 polls, Meta working to stop manipulative ‘coordinated campaigns’
Meta head of politics and government outreach Roy Tan said that they are also continuously investigating “coordinated inauthentic behaviors”.
Covid-19 prevents relatives from seeing deceased at funerals
Most people who died from Covid-19 have been transported directly from the hospital to crematories.
Half of villages lack clean water access: Cambodia minister
About 50 per cent of villages across Cambodia still lack access to clean water due to factors like climate change and population growth.
China eyes anti-Covid-19 oral drug to boost image, reopen borders
In the face of new variants, China is racing against time to develop and produce antiviral oral drugs to boost its international image.
Possible jail for monks at political rally events
The Ministry of Cults and Religion and other relevant stakeholders are expediting their work to ban monks from participating in political protests.