Asia Qatar The National Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings 2024-2026 has been launched by the Ministry of Labour through its National Committee to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings
Asia Bahrain StartUp Bahrain has signed a strategic partnership with ordable/, a regional cutting-edge business management platform to improve operational efficiency and support the digital growth of local small and medium-sized enterprises
Asia India A group of 40 students from government school in Tamil Nadu documented the lives of their parents and other adults, showing the strenuous work of some 400 million workers in India in exhibition entitled "The Unseen Perspective" at Egmore Museum in Chennai
Asia Kuwait Several public schools in Kuwait recorded a high rate of absences during Ramadan; a recurring phenomenon on religious and national occasions, it registered an upward trend this year
Asia Uzbekistan All government agencies of the 15 cities and districts of Uzbekistan will be relocated to a single multi-storey building in the centre of the districts; 150 buildings that will be vacated in these districts will be auctioned to companies
Asia Nepal 8K Expeditions, a leading Nepal-based mountaineering company, is tasked with fixing summit routes on Mt. Everest and Lhotse this spring; An eight-member Sherpa team, led by Ashok Lama, will install ropes from Camp II to the summits within early May
Asia South Korea A 79-year-old man, believed to be a supporter of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, self-immolated on 7 March near the Seoul City Hall; He had scattered pro-Yoon printouts before the act and this is the second such incident after a similar case in January
Asia Thailand Former MP urges action against a spiritual group led by a 9-year-old claiming to be Buddha’s son; Despite a court ban, followers continue worshipping him and authorities are investigating potential violations, including child rights and public deception
Asia Taiwan Taiwan has been ranked the happiest country in East Asia and the 27th globally in the World Happiness Report 2025 of the Wellbeing Research Centre at Oxford University
Asia Malaysia The Malaysia Kabaddi Federation aims to gold at the upcoming SEA Games, a major multi-sport event in Southeast Asia, that would give much-needed international exposure; Kabaddi, a traditional contact sport, requires agility, strength, and teamwork
Asia Myanmar An airstrike on Let Pan Hla village in Singu township targeted a market area, resulting in at least 27 civilian deaths, including children, and 10 houses destroyed; The military has not commented on the incident
Asia Mongolia A resolution to combat Ulaanbaatar’s air pollution was approved by Cabinet; 32.000-50.000 households in ger districts, areas with traditional yurts using coal, will switch to gas, receiving stoves and subsidies; government will aid in reducing heat loss
Asia Vietnam 1.000 Vietnamese nuclear specialists will be trained following an agreement between PM Phạm Minh Chính and Hungary's FM Péter Szijjártó; Vietnam aims for its first plant by 2030 and the deal strengthens its nuclear ambitions