Asia Qatar The Ministry of the Interior's directive to halve fines for traffic violations came into force: the 50% discount is applied from 1 June to 31 August
Asia Nepal The municipality of Birendranagar, Surkhet, decided to close schools for a week due to the scorching heat after students started to fall ill and the learning environment was severely affected
Asia Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan's universities have become a sought-after destination for thousands of Asian students, especially in medicine, but the good reputation built up over the years is in danger of being undermined by recent violent occurrences
Asia Lebanon Adam Afana, aged five, is the first Palestinian child injured in the Israeli war in Gaza to land in Lebanon, where he has been receiving treatment at Medical Centre of the American University of Beirut
Asia Yemen Yemeni Houti rebels claimed an attack on the US aircraft carrier Eisenhower in the Red Sea, a response to the latest joint British-US air raids in Yemen against the same rebels, in which at least 16 people died
Asia Japan The first survey on how much foreign residents are paying in health insurance and pension premiums will be conducted to analyze their impact on Japan’s social security system; currently the country has no data specifically regarding foreign nationals
Asia Thailand The Bangkok Municipality is inviting street vendors to register for the government's fee system to regulate their presence on pavements and in public spaces
Asia Turkey In the park named after the Mexican rescue dog Proteo, who died while carrying out search and rescue work in Adıyaman, south-east Turkey, after the earthquake of 6 February 2023 in Kahramanmaraş, 45 dogs are being trained free of charge
Asia South Korea The national space agency said it will work to develop small reusable space rockets in collaboration with the private sector and explore one of the stable Lagrange points in a bid to make of South Korea a top-five global space power
Asia Bhutan Citizens can now apply for, monitor and process loans online without having to visit the Bank of Bhutan in person thanks to a new digital loan platform, BoBloan, available on the bank's website, on the mBoB app and as a chatbot
Asia Cyprus The development of the Larnaca port and marina "would continue without delays” despite agreements with developer were cancelled, assured the President speaking at Edek party’s event celebrating 55th anniversary and Cyprus’ 20 years in the EU
Asia Tajikistan Part of the funds allocated by authorities and international organisations for the safe disposal of millions of mercury-containing lamps has not been used for the intended purpose, show the results of the journalistic investigation conducted by CABAR.asia
Asia Uzbekistan An 'important agreement' on low-power nuclear power plant projects in Uzbekistan will be developed with Russia, after talks between President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Russian President Vladimir Putin