Asia Lebanon Over half a million people are said to be fleeing the south and east of the country after Israeli bombardments that have claimed more than 500 lives; international organisations are making emergency mobilisations to bring help to the displaced
Asia Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who won Sunday's elections in Sri Lanka, is 55 years old and is the most left-wing president in the country's history; he is the leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, a party still described as Marxist-Leninist
Asia Kuwait The country is considering a global market-based petrol price increase for 'expatriates' only; in addition, a cash subsidy for Kuwaitis will be approved to spare them the petrol price increase
Asia Kazakhstan More than half of the Kazakh citizens surveyed are ready to participate in the upcoming referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant, according to a poll conducted by the Kazakh Institute for Strategic Studies
Asia Mongolia A unified information system for foreign nationals was developed and the Mongolian Immigration Agency began issuing visas on invitation for all categories electronically, as part of the project implemented by the Asian Development Bank
Asia Qatar The country could record its highest number of tourists ever this year, having already welcomed almost 3,3 million visitors in the first eight months of 2024, a 26% increase over last year, when more than 4 million visitors were welcomed
Asia Iraq Nokia announced a strategic partnership with Zain Iraq to upgrade the telecom operator's network in southern Iraq for three years, marking Nokia's first entry into the microwave sector with Zain Iraq
Asia Laos Khammouane forest authorities have launched a new project to protect biodiversity and reduce poverty in the province by involving 600 farmers from three districts to help improve livelihoods and restore local vegetation
Asia Maldives The National University of Maldives has opened applications for its two-year research and book-writing scholarship programme
Asia Japan People who experienced the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki but are not certified as hibakusha victims - Japanese specific word for atomic bomb survivors - will receive medical assistance equivalent to that given to hibakusha, said PM Kishida
Asia South Korea Some 40% of South Korean workers who reported workplace bullying said they faced retaliation from their superiors afterward, a survey by local civic group Workplace Gabjil 119 showed, adding the government is not doing enough to face the problem
Asia Brunei A four-day Al-Quran programme attended by 56 Muslim converts concluded on Saturday with a certification ceremony at the Da'wah Islamic Centre
Asia Cambodia Environmental rangers in Mondulkiri province have received four drones and various types of patrol equipment from the Ministry of the Environment to improve the effectiveness of their land monitoring on over one million hectares of protected area