Asia Kyrgyzstan Water reservoirs and water basins will be built to address the country's water shortage; the reservoir construction programme will last until 2027
Asia Malaysia Tourists visiting Ipoh's Old Town will soon be able to collect stamps and win prizes, said Minister for Local Government Development, who will introduce a 'passport' to collect stamps to encourage tourists to visit the city
Asia Maldives The Bank of Maldives announced an interruption of Mastercard services abroad, due to a technical problem with its service provider
Asia Vietnam Dinh Van Luong, director of the National Pulmonary Hospital and head of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Project, said the country is striving to eliminate tuberculosis by 2035
Asia Uzbekistan Uzbekistan's main pastures have seen their potential for natural fodder production reduced and have become unusable; it was announced at the meeting of the Senate Committee on Agricultural and Water Management
Asia Turkmenistan The country plans to host the TÜRKSOY Countries Youth Forum in October 2024, aimed at strengthening cooperation between young scientists and artists in the Turkic world; Anau has been designated as the cultural capital of the Turkic world for 2024
Asia Thailand Thai Airways International apologised for the incident in which a passenger was spilled hot coffee, causing severe burns and promised compensation; the airline's management is investigating the matter and will inform the injured passenger of the results
Asia Syria Students from the Syrian Scientific Olympiad and the National Centre for Excellence won two bronze and silver medals and a certificate of appreciation at the International Scientific Physics Olympiad at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Asia Bahrain The Saudi Arabian National Centre for Land Cover Development and Combating Desertification has initiated the planting of 100.000 trees as part of its initiative to plant 1 million trees in several proposed locations in Bahrain's capital, Manama
Asia Saudi Arabia The National Programming and Artificial Intelligence Olympiad, or ATHKA, has reached a record number of entries of over 260.000 Saudi Arabian students from more than 10.000 intermediate and secondary schools in the Kingdom
Asia Jordan A Royal Air Force aircraft successfully completed the fifth airdrop of critical medical supplies: the urgent aid was delivered using parachutes to the Jordanian field hospital in Gaza Hospital 76
Asia United Arab Emirates The Environment Agency in Abu Dhabi announced its success in planting of 44 million mangrove trees in the emirate since 2020, as part of the UAE's efforts to reach carbon neutrality by 2050
Asia Qatar The value of educational vouchers for Qatari students with disabilities has been raised by the Cabinet, to ensure necessary facilities in terms of education, specialised technology and additional support, starting from the academic year 2024-2025