Asia Singapore New cat ownership rules require pet cats to be microchipped and licensed, with limits on the number of cats allowed per household; After a two-year transition period, owners must comply or face penalties, while licences will become chargeable
Asia Myanmar Flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar's southern areas has displaced more than 14.000 people and disrupted traffic on railway lines connecting the country's major cities
Asia Tajikistan A shortage of electricity is expected this season, as the inflow of water feeding hydroelectric power plant is much lower than last year, requiring a regulation of the use of water and energy resources by both businesses and residential customers
America Ecuador Presidential candidate Daniel Noboa of Ecuador's Acción Democrática Nacional party has faced allegations of 14 years of tax evasion, potentially resulting in a five-year prison term, involving around US$2,1 million in foreign transfers
Oceania Vanuatu The largest infrastructure of the Vanuatu Mobile Force at Cook Barracks, with new dormitories, a new fire truck station and facilities for training, cooking and catering, is expected to open around April 2024
Africa Uganda Ugandan start-up Texfad has found an innovative way to use banana plant waste to produce plant fibres in an environmentally friendly way; Uganda is Africa's leading banana-producing country
Europe Liechtenstein Tobias Wehrli has been appointed as new CEO of EFG Bank von Ernst, Liechtenstein, by Swiss private bank EFG International
Europe Luxembourg The city of Luxembourg has launched a call for applications from property developers wishing to sell housing projects nearing completion
Asia Afghanistan Over 90% of the people killed by the earthquake last weekend were women and children, UN officials reported
Asia Malaysia A tax on capital gains and high value assets will be introduced while subsidies will be cut gradually to strengthen the country's fiscal position as the economic slowdown puts a strain on public spending
Europe Croatia The 'It's Time for Your Time' project, designed by Croatian studio Tumpić/Prenc for the limited edition Teran Barrique wine from Franc Arman's vineyard, won a silver award at this year's edition of the prestigious Golden Drum competition
America Chile A new bill extends the current state of emergency in La Araucanía and part of Biobío to allow armed forces fight against gangs in the area; the “Mapuche conflict” is involving indigenous communities, logging companies and law enforcement authorities
Oceania Kiribati The signing ceremony of the agreement between the Millennium Challenge Corporation, an independent US development agency, and the Republic of Kiribati, was presided over by the US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken
Europe Andorra The Andorra Shopping Festival expects over 620.000 visitors; 830.000€ have been allocated by Andorra Tourism for the conference to be held from 3 to 19 November