Asia India India's Supreme Court granted bail to a prominent opposition leader of Delhi's Aam Aadmi Party, ruling that Manish Sisodia's prolonged incarceration 'violated his right to a speedy trial'
Asia Nepal The Accountability Oversight Committee stated that the bill to amend the Law on the Commission for the Investigation of Disappearances, Truth and Reconciliation contains serious errors
Asia Malaysia The number of unemployed people in Malaysia in June fell by 0,1% to 565.300 compared to May, with an unemployment rate of 3,3%, according to the latest official data
Asia Palestine The Palestinian Foreign Ministry asked the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for saying it might be "justified and moral" to starve Palestinians in Gaza
Asia Taiwan To strengthen defence, a new increase of NT$ 647 billion (US$19,80 billion) was approved on a total budget of NT$ 3,13 trillion for next year
Asia Syria State airline Syrianairlines signed a contract with a private company to improve and develop the airline, which is facing multiple challenges due to the war and the blockade
Asia United Arab Emirates The Dubai authorities have announced the launch of a pilot initiative to reduce the working hours of participating government agencies during the summer that includes the suspension of work on Fridays
Asia Yemen After two months of no contact, CARE International, Oxfam and Save the Children renewed their call for immediate access to staff detained by the authorities in northern Yemen and for their immediate and unconditional release
Asia Pakistan The government is committed to transforming Pakistan into a cashless economy, says Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunications Shaza Fatima Khawaja
Asia Nepal The historic ascent of K2 by four brothers on Makalu in Sankhuwasabha has been recognised by the Guinness World Records
Asia Laos The critical issues related to water insecurity in rural areas have been indicated in a recent research by the Faculty of Public Health of the University of Health Sciences: poor water management has been identified as a significant factor
Asia Kyrgyzstan The implementation of the project to supply drinking water to 28 villages in the Batken region has begun
Asia Myanmar Restrictions on telephone and internet services and increased surveillance are leaving large parts of Myanmar cut off from outside information, reports the non-profit organisation Athan Myanmar