Asia Cambodia Buddhist monks and members of the forest community of the Sorng Rukhavorn Wildlife Sanctuary expressed great concern over illegal fishing activities in the sanctuary
Asia Brunei 5G mobile phone service has been launched in Brunei; far-reaching implications for business and consumer technology are expected, as it would foster more IoT and AI-related applications, promoting telemedicine and online education
Asia Bhutan To support cross-border conservation of the red panda, Bhutan will sign a new agreement with the Zoological Survey of India, in the presence of the EU Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
Asia Bangladesh Massive work is underway to dispose of the capital's sacrificial animal waste within 24 hours, with a total of 19.244 cleaners engaged in completing the task
Asia Bahrain In an official statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs joined the group that denounced, in the strongest terms, the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran by an extremist in front of the main mosque in Stockholm, Sweden
Asia Azerbaijan Artsakh Human Rights Ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan issued a statement calling on the international community to hold Azerbaijan accountable for its crimes against Artsakh
Asia Armenia The fourth meeting of the Armenia-EU Partnership Committee established under the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Extended Partnership Agreement took place in Brussels
Asia India Amid an exponential surge in tomato prices in several cities, affecting millions of citizens, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs said this is a "temporary problem" and is not unusual at this time of year
Asia Palestine The Palestinian Olympic Committee spoke of its ambition to leave a "footprint" in international sports, but stresses that it faces "obstacles" on freedom of movement
Asia East Timor Several ministries and organisations in Laos organised a capacity-building workshop for East Timor ahead of its accession to ASEAN organization, which took place from 26-30 June
Asia Myanmar Several dozen Myanmar regime troops surrendered to the civil government of national unity (NUG) and anti-regime resistance groups in southeastern Kayah State in the largest such surrender since the people's war against the junta broke out in 2021
Asia Laos Luang Prabang province's five-year tourism plan hopes to attract 4 million tourists by 2025; currently, at the halfway point, Luang Prabang has seen 1,1 million tourists who have spent over USD 500 million
Asia Kyrgyzstan The Kyrgyz Shyrdagy XIII international festival kicked off in Naryn area, with a parade of needleworkers and craftsmen from seven regions of the republic