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MOE orders closure of kindergartens in Cambodia
The Ministry of Education has ordered all kindergartens to close till further announcement due to children below five years of age being unvaccinated against Covid-19.
The directive comes just hours after Prime Minister Hun Sen in his…
UN aid chief says Myanmar deteriorating as Security Council meets
United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths warned on Monday (Nov 8) that the humanitarian situation in Myanmar was deteriorating with more than 3 million people in need of life-saving aid due to a growing conflict and failing economy.
The…
Indian capital’s dangerous air ruins return to school as Covid-19 curbs eased
Many students in New Delhi stayed at home on Monday (Nov 8) rather than return to reopened schools as a toxic smog shrouded the city.
New Delhi has the worst air quality of any capital city but even by its standards the past few days…
Toxic foam covers India’s sacred Yamuna river
One of India's holiest rivers was coated with toxic foam on Monday (Nov 8), adding to the woes of New Delhi residents already enduring a blanket of thick smog over the capital.
The Yamuna is already one of the most polluted…
For 20 years, dozens of Cambodian families struggle to regain lands seized by investors
Dozens of Cambodian families have continued to protest for more than 20 years, to demand the return of lands in Sihanoukville province, which were allocated for the construction of public parks in 1996, but it was later revealed that the…
China Struggles With Worst Covid Outbreaks Since Wuhan Origin
Hundreds of locally transmitted infections have been found in two-thirds of China's provinces, as more parts of the country grapple with the most COVID-19 outbreaks they have seen since coronavirus first emerged in Wuhan in 2019.
China is…
Serious obstacles to the government’s expansion of its e-services
The Communications and Information Technology Agency of Mongolia announced the introduction of the E-Mongolia system for electronic delivery to include 181 government services, as part of efforts to transform into a digital government, this…
Sri Lanka: Beseeching divine help, Catholics gather for Rev. Fr Gamini
A number of Catholic priests and nuns were seen gathered outside the Supreme Court (SC) and praying for Rev. Fr Cyril Gamini whose case is to be taken up for hearing today.
Meanwhile, a demonstration was held near the SC urging the…
Cambodia: Royal Ballet celebrates 18th anniversary
Prime Minister Hun Sen on November 7 celebrated the 18th anniversary of the inscription of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, while the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts urged people to be…
Sri Lanka: No need to arrest Rev. Fr. Cyril Gamini – CID
Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigations Department informed the Supreme Court via the Attorney General’s Department that Rev. Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando will not be arrested.
Reverend Father Cyril Gamini Fernando filed a Fundamental Rights…