Debut of Indonesia’s new school admissions system marred with problems
Observers are blaming technical glitches and fraudulent acts marring this year’s school admissions process on a lack of preparation from education authorities.
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Nearly 70 percent of Bhutanese jobseekers eye migration
Job creation in the country remains sluggish.
North Korean IT workers fraudulently landed jobs at over 100 American firms: US justice department
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Three scenarios loom as court weighs petition on Thai PM over audio scandal
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Air India crash: All 260 victims identified, bodies handed over to their families
While 254 bodies were identified using DNA testing, six were identified through facial recognition.
Dalai Lama set to reveal succession plan as China watches
Beijing views the Dalai Lama, who fled Tibet in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule, as a separatist and says it will choose his successor. The Dalai Lama has said…
Support mechanisms in place as Malaysia’s expanded sales and service tax takes effect
Government initiatives – from direct cash aid and electricity rebates to healthcare schemes and discount cards – are available to help ease the burden and stretch every…
World Bank report finds decline in Bhutan’s rural poverty from 2017 to 2022
Remarkably, Bhutan managed to increase consumption among its poorest households even as GDP per capita fell by nearly 11 percent in 2020.
China manufacturing shrinks in June despite trade war respite
China’s economy has struggled to sustain its post-pandemic recovery as it battles a prolonged debt crisis in the crucial property sector, chronically low consumption and…