Africa Comoros Tayar, the first Comorian ride-hailing app, has been launched with support of Comorian Association of ICT and its incubator Comor'Lab; relying on geolocation, it is designed to enhance road safety and has an alert system connected to emergency services
Oceania Kiribati The economy continued to expand after the removal of all COVID-19 restrictions in the second half of 2022, reads the concluding statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission published on the IMF website
America Jamaica The Couples San Souci Resort in Jamaica will host legendary Grammy Award winner Michael Bolton performance at the For the Children Charity Concert on 27 May
Asia Malaysia Malaysia has no plans to reintroduce a Goods and Services Tax (GST) or another large-scale consumption tax, said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim
Asia Cambodia The 400 square kilometres of protected area of Angkor Wat are home to 120.000 people, with tourism 'responsible' for the boom; now the government has decided that 10.000 families will be evicted from the area
Asia Oman Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman announced the dates for the opening of registration for citizens and residents wishing to perform Hajj rites for the 1444 AH (2023) season
Oceania Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea's Department of Information and Communication Technology has released a first draft of the National Media Development Policy for consultation to use the media as a development tool
Africa South Africa This year, the South African radio system celebrates one hundred years since its inception, with the first transmission being aired in December 1923 from the Johannesburg railway station
Europe Iceland Efling's negotiating committee unanimously approved three further strike actions; if these are approved by union members, another 1.700 workers will go on strike by the end of the month in the hospitality, cleaning, insurance industry
Asia Kuwait The country has set a new world record for the world's largest bisht: the impressive garment, measuring 17 x 16 metres, beat the previous record of 17 x 9 metres held by Saudi Arabia
America Barbados School Nutrition Policy to be launched today; given the concern about great increase in obesity among school children, it was developed as a guide for school administrators, teachers, canteen concessionaires and vendors to plan healthy meals and snacks
Africa Equatorial Guinea A superyacht and two houses owned by Equatorial Guinea Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang have been seized by South African officials
Asia Japan Academic Yusuke Narita's words, recently published by the New York Times, have aroused great controversy for his bold statement on the country's ageing: "it seems to me that the only solution is quite clear: isn't it mass suicide of the elderly?"
Asia Maldives The first tourism seminar in Huvadhu Atoll was organised for 40 participants to teach them how to support local tourism in the atoll but also to create awareness among people about the local positive and negative effects of tourism