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Land encroachment crime reported in Pursat
Following the departure of the former governor of the province, authorities reported a resurgence in land encroachment cases.
According to the authorities, land encroachment is taking place in the Thmor Da area, Veal Veng district,…
India cuts fuel taxes as oil prices surge
India has cut the taxes paid by consumers on petrol and diesel after the surging cost of crude oil pushed fuel prices to record highs.
The decision aims to ease price rises and "further spur the overall economic cycle", the…
Malaysian Indians celebrate Deepavali with a sense of normality
Ethnic Indians in Malaysia will celebrate Deepavali on Thursday (Nov 4) with a sense of normality after a year of intermittent lockdowns because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
More than two million Malaysian Indians will mark the Festival of…
Indonesia sets carbon pricing policy to spur carbon trading
Indonesia has passed a much-anticipated regulation that sets a price on carbon emissions and creates a mechanism to trade carbon, as the world's eighth largest greenhouse gas emitter steps up efforts to achieve its climate goals.…
India’s first homegrown Covid-19 shot Covaxin wins WHO emergency use listing
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday (Nov 3) that it has granted approval for Indian drugmaker Bharat Biotech’s home-grown Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use listing, paving the way for it to be accepted as a valid…
Unicef to directly fund Afghan teachers, bypassing Taliban authorities
The United Nations children's agency said it was planning to set up a system to directly fund Afghan teachers, after the international community placed a freeze on funding to the Taliban-led administration.
"Unicef is setting up a…
Hong Kong’s Covid-19 contact tracing app not the most important tool, say experts
Hong Kong's contact tracing app LeaveHomeSafe, which is facing a slow take-up due to inertia and distrust, is a current weak link in the government's anti-pandemic strategy, but experts believe the app is not the most essential tool in…
As Japan pledges big spending on climate action, coal is still the elephant in the room
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, fresh from a resounding general election victory on Sunday, scooted off to Glasgow, where he spent just eight hours before he returned to Tokyo on Wednesday (Nov 3).
The whirlwind trip to…
Hong Kong activist now youngest convict under security law
A 20-year-old Hong Kong independence activist was facing life in prison Wednesday after becoming the youngest person convicted under the city's national security law, but told the court he had "nothing to be ashamed of".
Tony Chung had…
Japan aid aimed at ASEAN chair logistics
The Japanese government has donated 39 vehicles to help support Cambodia’s chairmanship of ASEAN in 2022.
Japanese ambassador to Cambodia Masahiro Mikami presented the vehicles to Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation…