Asia

Crackdown on anti-state activity on social media has been intensified, with police investigating and prosecuting individuals accused of spreading content deemed harmful to national security; critics argue it further restricts freedom of expression

Jigmeling Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre is undergoing a major expansion to improve treatment and rehabilitation of injured and rescued wild animals; The upgraded facility will strengthen veterinary services to support wildlife conservation

Graphic artist Lasha Inashvili has won the official poster competition of the 2027 Hahnenkamm Races in Kitzbühel, Austria; His winning design was selected among 286 submissions by 138 international artists and he is the first person to ever win twice

Gold jewellery in the UAE is costing up to 13% less than in India, and many UAE residents travelling home for holidays wonder how much gold they can legally carry into India after changes to baggage rules in 2026 and revised duty-free allowances for gold

Täze Aý, a groceries distributor and a largest private-owned company, is gradually transforming ordinary fruit deliveries into a cold chain logistics from harvest to shops across five regions of the country

Submerged wreckage from K2 airline cargo plane that disappeared on approach to Karachi have been located, some recovered; rescuers are focusing on finding the five crew members on board, all of them identified

Rising memory chip prices have pushed Taiwanese industry players’ 6-months revenue beyond 2025 full-year totals; Analysts said prices are expected to continue rising in Q3 as supply remains tight, forecasting further growth for memory-related companies

Paddy and rice for animal feed production, sale, use are now allowed; the Consumer Affairs Authority issued an Extraordinary Gazette notification to formally cancel the previous restrictions

StatePharma, a fully state-owned company, is working to identify and address difficulties in accessing medicines across the Maldives; specifically, the company's MD and senior officials met with the Baa Atoll Eydhafushi Council as part of this effort

17.612 hectares of degraded land, mostly in former mining areas, have been rehabilitated in 2020-2025; Inspections uncovered 64 environmental violations, leading to partial suspension of 8 mining licenses and referral of 6 cases for criminal investigation