In shock move, India announces bill to ban cryptocurrencies
The government will, however, allow certain cryptocurrencies to promote the underlying technology and its uses
Myanmar opposition raises $8.6m through ‘revolution’ bonds
The move is probably the biggest yet to generate funds for its "revolution" to topple the ruling military junta
Pilot lands aircraft at wrong airport after duty hours end mid-flight
A Nepal Airlines Twin Otter bound for Rukum landed in Nepalgunj on Sunday after the pilot was out of time to fly to Salle Airport and on to Nepalgunj as per the timetable
China’s falling marriage conundrum
A decline in the number of young people, the desire to marry late and the imbalance between the number of men and women are factors behind why the number of marriages is falling
Indonesia prepares regulation to help fund mangrove restoration
Indonesia launched a mangrove rehabilitation program in March, aiming to restore 600,000 hectares of degraded mangrove by 2024 to help absorb carbon emissions.
PM, defence minister urge vaccinations for eligible kids
As of November 21, over 14 million people aged five and older out of Cambodia’s total population of around 16 million people have been vaccinated.
General’s gun smuggling ring busted
One of the suspects is a two-star military general, or Major General, and another is a one-star general, or Brigadier General.
Incomprehensive regulations lead to migrant fishermen exploitation on convenient flag ships
Taiwan’s offshore fishing industry ranks among the world’s largest, with more than 1,100 offshore fishing vessels and more than 20,000 foreign fishermen employed abroad.
UN deputy chief calls for renewed global action against human trafficking
Global crises, including the continuing Covid-19 pandemic, have set back progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including important targets on preventing and…
Japan to use AI to assess possible cases of child abuse
Struggling with a shortage of child welfare officers, local governments are increasingly using artificial intelligence to determine if a child should be taken into custody