Asia Maldives Over 280 nominations from officials have been received by the Election Commission for the presidential election runoff scheduled for next Saturday
Asia Malaysia Malaysian Department of National Heritage and University of Science's Centre for Global Archaeological Research announced last week the discovery of a 1.200-year-old Buddhist temple structure in Bukit Choras
Asia Syria 3.121 Syrian refugees left Jordan in the first eight months of this year to return home, according to UNCHR data; in 2022, the number of Syrian refugees returning to Syria from various countries reached 50.966 compared to 35.624 in 2021 and 38.235 in 2020
Asia Philippines Philippines condemned the Chinese coast guard for installing what it called a "floating barrier" in a disputed area of the South China Sea, saying it prevents boats from entering and fishing in the area
Asia China The visa application process will be simplified in a deliberate move to attract more foreign tourists as visa difficulties, lack of direct flights and more barriers -some Covid related-are reducing the flow of tourists into the country
Asia Cambodia A 10-day multinational training session focused on mine and unexploded ordnance removal successfully concluded with participation of soldiers and military instructors from 14 ASEAN-Plus countries
Asia Brunei The country has joined calls for more action against religious hatred, particularly Islamophobia and anti-Islamic sentiments, saying it is unacceptable to justify religious hatred even under the excuse of freedom of expression
Asia Kazakhstan Saiga population reaches 1.915.000 in Kazakhstan and preliminary estimates indicate that their total number, taking into account lambing, will stand at around 2,6 million by the end of the year
Asia Tajikistan New website www.ctd.tj. developed in cooperation with Somon Technology Limited Liability Company has been launched by the Tourism Development Committee of the Government of Tajikistan
Asia Nepal Apples harvested in the Dhorpatan area dropped dramatically this year due to hailstorms in March and April
Asia Georgia Surfshark's 5th annual Digital Quality of Life Index (DQL) ranks Georgia 65th in the world, improving by two places from last year
Asia Bhutan Bhutan achieves the milestone of +27% increase in the tiger population since 2016, indicating the success of conservation efforts and the commitment to the Global Tiger Recovery Program to maintain viable tiger numbers
Asia Thailand Army Headquarters is investigating why over 200.000 litres of diesel went missing from its Ordnance Materiel Rebuild Centre in Saraburi last year