Cambodia kicks off campaign for controversial election
PHNOM PENH: Cambodian political parties yesterday kicked off a three-week-long campaign for a controversial general election later this month, which strongman…
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Smart Cities in SE Asia can deliver real quality of life improvements – report
SINGAPORE: A new report from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), in collaboration with the Center for Liveable Cities in…
Swedish intellectuals form new literature prize in Nobel protest
STOCKHOLM: What do you do when this year’s Nobel Literature Prize, the world’s most prestigious accolade of its kind, is…
Coach of Thai boys trapped in cave offers apology to parents
MAE SAI: The coach of a youth football team trapped for two weeks in a flooded Thai cave has sent…
Medical journal retracts papers on artificial windpipe graft
PARIS: The Lancet medical journal Friday withdrew two papers authored by disgraced Italian surgeon Paolo Macchiarini, found guilty of…
Cambodia charges 33 mothers with trafficking over China surrogacy
PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian court on Friday charged 33 surrogate mothers paid to deliver babies for Chinese couples with…
Pompeo in North Korea for nuclear talks
PYONGYANG: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Pyongyang yesterday to press Kim Jong Un for a more detailed…
Charity shocked after babies ‘sold’ for adoption scandal
NEW DELHI: An Indian charity founded by Mother Teresa expressed outrage and regret yesterday after a nun and an employee…