Asia Bangladesh Prisoners in Bangladesh legally earn Tk2, € 1 cent, per day for their labour: so low that it undermines efforts to rehabilitate inmates through meaningful work; the inspector general of prisons raised the issue amid reforms in the prison employment system
Africa Tanzania 8 million people in underserved communities will be ensured connectivity by 12 May 2025 at exactly midnight; the deadline for the construction and activation of all 758 communication towers in rural areas has been decided at Ministry level on 15 March
Europe Switzerland Retailer Migros is planning its first Switzerland supermarket with 24/7 opening in Herisau; the test will start this summer 2025: after normal opening hours it will be open in self-service mode, with automatic payments only and CCTV security
Asia Tajikistan Illegal use of electricity for cryptocurrency mining has been discovered at three enterprises in Tajikistan, as well as in private homes, with an estimated damage amounting to over 130 million somonis (€10,7 million)
Europe Estonia Estonia’s first training center for unmanned aerial vehicles has been opened at the Koigi grass airfield and will support the training of the Defence League, the Defence Forces and allied units
Europe Malta The move to curb migrant workers could lead to a slowdown in Malta’s economic growth according to the chief economist of the Central Bank speaking at the presentation of the 2024 annual report, which reviewed Malta’s economic performance in the past year
Asia Qatar Qatari Diar has signed an agreement with Dar Global to develop Trump International Golf Club, a luxury 18-hole golf course, and Trump-branded luxury villas, part of the Simaisma coastal project located 40 kilometres north of Doha; Eric Trump was present
Asia China Tension escalated in the South China Sea as Chinese and Philippine personnel both raised their national flags on Sandy Cay, a contested outcropping, underscoring the persistent territorial disputes and the strategic importance of the area for both nations
Africa Ivory Coast Tidjane Thiam, a former Credit Suisse CEO, is not eligible to run for president because of his dual Ivorian-French nationality, a IC court ruled; he won his party’s primary in a smooth vote and was seen as the main challenger to President Ouattara
Asia Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Airlines will resume passenger flights on the Ashgabat-Moscow-Ashgabat and Ashgabat-Kazan-Ashgabat routes today 1 May 2025; periods of disruption of these services began in August 2023 due to security reasons
America Venezuela The production of native maize seeds for local cultivation has begun; the initiative aims at reducing imports, saving millions, and promoting ecological farming across 40.000 hectares starting in Bolívar state
Asia Oman Royal Decree No. 44/2025 or Law on the Regulation of Human Organ and Tissue Transfer and Transplantation in Oman has been issued, prohibiting the sale or purchase as well as financial compensation for donations of human organs, parts, or tissues
Africa Sierra Leone Freetown Mayor, Ms. Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, on 28 April 2025 called for people-centered leadership while delivering the opening reflections at the Salone Day National Symposium, marking Sierra Leone’s 64th Independence Anniversary
Asia Armenia 15.000 out of 35.000 Armenians who submitted income declarations claimed their right to reimbursement for social expenses and have received around AMD1,4 billion (€3,2 million) in reimbursements; a proposed law aims at extending the declaration deadline