Tag: Asia Pacific
Macau closes almost everything except its casinos
So far largely spared from the Covid-19 epidemic, Macao has recorded 110 cases of contamination, a very low figure compared to other countries across the planet. However, this latest epidemic…
Namal Rajapakse responds to the scold against his clan
Sri Lanka is sinking deeper and deeper into crisis. Fuel shortages are getting worse, forcing the government to close schools and send civil servants to work from home. The Asian…
Strangled, Sri Lanka accepts that young women can work abroad
Young Sri Lankans will now be able to work abroad from the age of 21, which is between two and four years younger than before. The government has announced that…
The dubious maneuvers of certain elites at the heart of the Sri Lankan crisis
Foreign exchange reserves are almost exhausted in Sri Lanka, which has forced the government to suspend the repayment of its loans abroad. It therefore struggles to buy all essential imported…
In China, the use of the QR code for purposes other than health is controversial
It is a decision that scandalized even the state media in China this week: the diversion of QR codes for purposes other than health, in this case to prevent small…
an ex-American diplomat sentenced to 14 years in prison for drug trafficking
Marc Fogel had been arrested by customs officers as he arrived from New York at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow with his wife. ” US Citizen (Marc) Fogel Found Guilty ”…
In Hong Kong, the former British rule is gradually disappearing from school books
The former colony is preparing to celebrate in two weeks the 25th anniversary of the return of the territory by the British crown to China. But, according to the new…
UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls for the Afghan crisis not to be forgotten
For the 10th consecutive year, the number of displaced people worldwide has increased. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) makes this alarming observation: at the end of 2021…
meager reserves of gas devoted to crematoriums, hospitals and hotels
In the grip of a historic economic crisis, Sri Lanka will devote meager gas reserves to crematoriums and priority industries, the Prime Minister announced after the arrival of a new…
end of the truckers’ strike which paralyzed supply chains
The social movement of the unions, which demanded an improvement in their working conditions and a salary increase, intervened in a complicated economic context, while health restrictions in China and…