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
Oceania Kiribati A first-of-its-kind Data Protection Bill was passed during its first reading in parliament; the bill's author, Alexander Teabo told RNZ Pacific that protecting public information is the aim of his proposal, and the bill will protect the people
Asia Thailand Rama VII Pier, a 700-sq-meter "smart pier" in Nonthaburi's Bang Kruai district has been inaugurated; with solar panels and real-time boat tracking, is part of a project to modernize 29 piers, bettering connectivity in Bangkok's land-rail-water transport
Asia Vietnam A 360kg M117 bomb from the US-Vietnam War was safely defused in Quảng Bình Province, by a Mines Advisory Group team; Discovered by a local farmer, the bomb had over 1,5km blast radius; since 2002, MAG has removed over 57.600 explosive devices in the area
America Chile Chile's Constitutional Court has removed Senator Isabel Allende, daughter of Salvador Allende, for violating a constitutional ban on lawmakers making contracts with the state by signing the sale of her father's house to be turned into a museum
America Costa Rica Costa Rica has sought to replicate El Salvador's tough security policies to combat rising violence and crime, as the country faces record-high homicide rates linked to gangs and drug trafficking
Africa Liberia In a decisive move aimed at upholding academic standards and ensuring transparency in student governance, the Cuttington University Graduate School has disqualified a student presidential candidate for failing to meet the minimum GPA requirement
America Trinidad and Tobago Environmentalist group Nature Seekers with local residents started clean-up at Matura as sargassum endangers leatherback turtle nesting site at the height of its turtle-nesting season as fewer than usual numbers of the turtles were making it to shore
Africa Equatorial Guinea Fashion designer Aniceto Nvo Ebana Alene, winner of the contest for best young designer at the International Festival Fashion and Art in Equatorial Guinea, represented his country at the Festival Internacional Moda Fimo228, Togo, 1-5 April 2025
America Bolivia Rejecting Trump's tariffs, Bolivia is strengthening trade ties with BRICS countries while working to fully join Mercosur, according to President Luis Arce
Europe Estonia This year's state pension index, approved by the Estonian government, has increased the average old-age pension from 774 euros to 817 euros and the national pension to 393 euros per month as of April 1
Africa Sierra Leone 201 fire incidents from 1 January to 31 March 2025 have been listed nationwide in the Sierra Leone National Fire Force has in their recent official report as recorded, with 6 non-firefighting rescue operations conducted in the Western Region
America Argentina Argentina's President Javier Milei has announced reforms to meet Donald Trump's tariff requirements, aiming to harmonize tariffs on 50 products to improve trade relations
Asia Laos A state funeral was held for former President and Party Chairman General Khamtai Siphandone, who passed away at 102; Thousands, including international delegations, attended the ceremony in Vientiane to honor his pivotal role in liberation and development