Asia

Royal Brunei Airlines cabin crew were declared winner of World Travel Awards World’s Leading Cabin Crew for the second consecutive year; in October, the airline was announced Asia champions in Leading Cabin Crew and Leading Airline for Business Class

Human Rights Watch says authorities should use the customary prisoner pardon on the national holiday today to free political prisoners imprisoned for exercising right to freedom of association and expression in the 2011 pro-democracy protests

A Kuwaiti member of parliament has tabled a motion limiting car ownership for foreign workers in the country to two per person, arguing that the move is necessary to stop illegal trade in car licences and reduce traffic congestion in the country

The Omani-Iranian Joint Military Friendship Committee has begun its annual meeting and will address a number of topics that would contribute to strengthening the existing cooperation in the military fields between the two countries

United International University in Dhaka inaugurated the first Brain Computer Interface research lab in the country, which is instrumental in increasing research capacity and helping to improve people's quality of life through 4IR technologies

The newly created Yelim-Ai National Ecotourism Association organiszed a conference to promote natural tourism and protect biodiversity together with national parks, state enterprises and the business community

The Dubai government launched "Smart Dubai" aiming to digitise all government services; with the full implementation of the Dubai Paperless Strategy, no government employee or customer will need to print any paper documents or transactions

The Mountain Advocacy Summit-2022 will be organised in Mustang district next March to raise awareness about the impact of climate change in the mountain region and the challenges faced by the Himalayan region

The country has inaugurated its first Catholic university, dedicated to St John Paul II, who is believed to have inspired the country's struggle for independence when it was still under Indonesian rule in 1989

The annual swim across Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour has resumed after being cancelled for three years in a row, two due to the pandemic and one due to protests

The largest natural blue corundum sapphire in the world has been found in the Batugedara area and belongs to the Gemological Institute and Research Private Limited, weighing about 310 kilograms (1.550.000 carats)