Asia Singapore 230.000 children will receive a Child Development Account top-up of S$200, an amount that will be credited in batches to all Singaporean children aged six and under from 8 September
Asia Sri Lanka The Welfare Benefit Board will introduce a system to identify those who are actually in need of financial assistance due to the current economic crisis, among the recipients of Samurdhi, Elderly and Physically Disabled benefits
Asia Kyrgyzstan Ban on demonstrations in Bishkek has been extended until Dec. 2; on April 1, the capital's municipal administration banned the holding of peaceful demonstrations near the Russian Embassy building and other buildings
Asia Japan The yen has weakened above $140 for the first time in nearly a quarter-century, mainly because Japan's central bank is keeping interest rates at minimum levels while the Federal Reserve and other central banks are rising hikes
Asia Armenia The average market prices of flats in Yerevan's multi-family houses increased by up to 20% in July compared to the same month last year,
Asia Bahrain Bahrain was the third fastest growing Arab country in terms of population between 2000 and 2021, with a rate of 163%, according to a World Bank report on population growing rates
Asia Malaysia Malaysia's genome variations, due to the diversity of its population, offer the best and most ideal site for clinical research, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin
Asia Syria The foreign minister stated that his country "prefers not to raise" the issue of regaining the Arab League seat during the bloc's next summit in Algeria in November
Asia Laos The use of a new breed of mosquito will be tested in the country: the yellow fever mosquito, injected with Wolbachia bacteria, could help control the transmission of dengue fever
Asia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia's central bank has appointed Mohsen AlZahrani to head its virtual assets and digital currencies programme, as the Kingdom ventures with its potential crypto ambitions
Asia Turkmenistan The Turkmenistan authorities have approached Turkey 'with a request to introduce a visa regime of various categories for citizens of Turkmenistan on a temporary basis' to improve and maintain special rules for Turkmen citizens
Asia Iran A court has sentenced Zahra Sedighi Hamedani, 31, and Elham Chubdar, 24, two gay rights activists, to death on charges of promoting homosexuality, activists said Monday, urging pressure from the international community to stop the execution
Asia South Korea The most powerful typhoon to hit the country in years battered the south, dumping almost a meter of rain, destroying roads and power lines; 20.000 homes were left without electricity as people fled to safer ground, but the damage nationwide was limited