How providing cash, piglets and business training is helping Rohingya survivors of gender-based violence, and those at risk, in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. Rakhine State, Myanmar – Daw Mya Mya Aye, 60, could not hide her joy as she joined fellow villagers in sharing how the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) breathed hope into their […]
Day: January 2, 2023
Thousands remain stranded at Philippines main airport after power outage
Thousands of exhausted passengers on Monday (January 2) remained stranded outside the ageing Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, after a New Year power outage caused hundreds of flight cancellations. “In the 24 hours that we’ve been waiting, we are now very exhausted from lack of sleep. My body is aching from all the […]
Thailand’s top ten fake news stories of 2022
The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) has named the ten top fake news stories of today (Monday), all of which were widely circulated on social media last year. Chew three ripe papaya seeds each day for one month without drinking water can help cure terminal cancer. The Aphelion phenomenon, when the Earth […]
Cambodian leader orders Mekong safe zones to save rare dolphins
Cambodian premier Hun Sen on Monday ordered the creation of conservation zones on the Mekong river to protect critically endangered dolphins, after three were killed by fishing nets and lines last month. The Irrawaddy dolphins, known for their bulging foreheads and short beaks, once swam through much of the mighty Mekong but in recent […]
Dhaka Stock Exchange Extends Technology Partnership with Nasdaq
NEW YORK and DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jan. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced the extension of their partnership where Nasdaq provides DSE with trading technology. The agreement includes an upgrade of Nasdaq´s X-stream INET technology in order to accommodate the increasing trading activity of the exchange with […]