Cambodia bans selling, drinking alcohol for upcoming general election

The Cambodian government has issued a directive to ban selling and drinking all types of alcohol on July 22-23, as the Southeast Asian country holds a general election. According to a statement by the presidency, the prohibition aims at preventing…

Malaysia ends mandatory death penalty

Malaysia will no longer implement the death penalty for a number of serious offences as of Tuesday. The Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty Act 2023 was gazetted on June 30 and signed by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department for…

Cambodia: Campaign for general election to kick off on July 1

A three-week campaign for the seventh general election in Cambodia would be held from July 1 to July 21. The country’s National Election Committee (NEC) announced in a statement on Monday. Eighteen political parties would campaign for the election, which…

Remote Tajikistan region shaken by magnitude 6.8 earthquake

A series of earthquakes has hit a remote region of Tajikistan bordering China, with the strongest temblor measured at magnitude 6.8, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The quake struck at about 5:37am (00:37 GMT) on Thursday about 65km…

Asia’s chipmakers fall as Samsung sees worst quarterly profit in 8 years

Shares of semiconductors in Asia fell as South Korean chip giant Samsung Electronics saw its worst profit decline since the third quarter of 2014. Its fourth quarter operating profit fell to 4.31 trillion won ($3.4 billion) — a 69% drop…

World commemoration day of 8 billion population

The world today, 15 November, marks a major milestone as the global population reaches 8 billion. Tagged “8 Billion: A World of Infinite Possibilities’, Asia and Africa drove much of that growth and is expected to drive the next billion…

Shortlist of 26 announced for Commonwealth Short Story Prize 

The 2022 shortlist for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize has been released. Comprising emerging writers from across the Commonwealth, the panel of judges will now choose regional winners for each of the five regions of the Commonwealth: Africa, Asia, Canada…

Turkey hosts unique cross-continental swimming race

More than 2,000 swimmers from 46 different countries are set to dip into Turkey’s iconic Bosphorus strait, competing in a unique race between Asia and Europe. The Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swimming Race, being held in Istanbul on Sunday, is an annual…

Anambra commends Air Peace for 3rd Boeing 777 plane

The Anambra State government has congratulated Air Peace Airlines on the acquisition of a brand new Boeing 777 aircraft for its international operations. The aircraft is the third brand new Boeing 777 which the carrier has procured in the last…

Saharalympics 2018: Celebration, medals galore for Sahara Group staff

Sahara Group’s company-wide games, The Saharalympics, lived up to its billing with amazing track and field performances that saw staff win 70 medals in the keenly contested completion that was designed to promote excellence and team sprit at the leading…

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