Asia United Arab Emirates Emirates customers made over one million connections to Starlink Wi-Fi in seven months, using more than one petabyte of data through the satellite internet service accessible free onboard aircraft in the fleet
Asia Maldives Drug-related cases were the most prosecuted in October according to the Attorney General's office
Asia Mongolia Indian company Megha Engineering and Infrastructures has obtained a Letter of Authorisation to build Mongolia's first oil refinery
Asia Laos Lao agricultural products generated US$522 million in revenue in the first half of 2022 and accounted for 20% of all exported products
America Paraguay Mariano López Moreira Tovar, 10 years old, has published his first children’s book, which has ranked among the best-selling on Amazon and is now available across all physical libraries in the country
Europe France The French government has announced a bill to create a specific residence permit to allow illegal immigrants working in understaffed sectors to legalise their status
America Saint Lucia Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre praised the 15th Taiwan-Saint Lucia Partnership Tradeshow that showcased aspiring and established entrepreneurs and business leaders
Asia Oman The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism launched archaeological surveys and excavations for the 2022/2023 season in the form of 28 programmes spread across various governorates in the Sultanate
Oceania Samoa All future public parades in support of Samoa's national rugby team will have to apply for a permit from the Ministry of Police Services, Prisons and Corrections
Europe Poland An open-air exhibition documenting the Ukrainian famine of 1932-1933 has opened in Łazienki Park in Warsaw
Asia Singapore 500 items from FairPrice supermarkets will be offered at a 1% discount from January to June 2023 to offset the increase in GST, including essential purchases such as fresh fruit, vegetables, meat and household cleaning products
Asia Philippines The national government will continue to prioritise efforts to improve disaster preparedness and response, President Marcos Jr said, with supporting communities as a government priority
Africa Nigeria A total of 641 investors acquired stakes in 383 Nigerian start-ups for a total of $2,06 billion between January 2015 and June 2022, according to a report published by Disrupt Africa
Oceania Solomon Islands The country bolstered the armament of its police force with a donation of water cannons from China on Friday, just days after receiving weapons from Australia