ASIA

February 5, 2022

NEW DELHI - India's official Covid-19 death toll crossed 500,000 on Friday, a level some data analysts said was breached last...

Vintage vehicles show in Cambodia on Feb 6 at Cambodia Railway Station

February 5, 2022

The Cambodia Classic Automotive Club (CCAC) will see a congregation of vintage car enthusiasts organised by the club in Phnom...

Cambodia transits to online tax collection for businesses

February 5, 2022

Effective this year, all corporate and business taxes will be collected online. Foreign and local companies which do businesses online...

Coffee culture rakes in $50 million annually for Cambodia

As the coffee culture begins to gain popularity in Cambodia, international coffee chains have begun to sprout up while the...

South Korea extends social distancing rules as Omicron cases spike

SEOUL - South Korea extended Covid-19 social distancing rules on Friday (Feb 4) for an additional two weeks as Omicron variant...

Philippines passes law to tackle anonymous social media abuse

MANILA — Philippines lawmakers have approved legislation requiring social media users to register their legal identities and phone numbers when creating...

With schools shut, teachers in India are being recruited as alcohol spies

by Amrit Dhillon

Teachers are threatening statewide street protests in Bihar, northeast India, after being ordered by the education ministry to work as...

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi faces new bribery charge in string of cases: State TV

Myanmar's military government announced a new bribery charge against deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday (Feb 3),...

Wing Bank in Cambodia and Scienaptic ink pact to enhance financial access In Cambodia

Scienaptic Systems Inc., an innovative AI-powered credit decisioning platform, has announced that Wing Bank (Cambodia) Plc will deploy its service...

‘We want them back’: At Lunar New Year, Thailand pines for Chinese tourists

by Vijitra Duangdee